Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 14th, 2008
…was ok. Not great, not tragic, just ok. We got off to an inauspicious enough start: Simon woke up at about 6:20 this morning. That’s a good hour earlier than his usual early waking time and more like an hour and a half earlier than his standard one. Meaning that today, a day we all […]
Today is a day I’ve dreaded for quite some time: It’s Molly’s last day with us. When Molly first arrived in February, I wasn’t sure if we were a good fit. I didn’t hear her the entire day, and she barely talked to me even when I asked her direct questions; for an extrovert like […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 11th, 2008
Sometimes it’s the grace notes in a given day that end up making the biggest impact. Today seemed especially full of small gestures or moments that left me smiling and feeling very blessed. The first was Simon’s head tilt when Molly arrived this morning. It’s hard to explain, but when Simon is very drowsy or […]
By Tuesday morning this week, I was getting pretty keyed up about all the changes and separation coming my way. I was stressed about my conference, my budget, my annual presentation to my publisher, a possible extra presentation to an outside company and the beginning of the school year all coming in a six-week window. […]
Right now, I am engulfed in a wave of anticipatory anxiety. I have nothing to feel anxious about at this exact moment, but I’m on the brink of some major changes. At 6:00 p.m. last night, I finally got on a plane to Las Vegas (I was supposed to fly at 11:25, but my flight […]
What does your stroller say about you? If your answer is “I have a baby”, you have clearly ignored or withdrawn from the stroller competition. Well done! I am made of weaker stuff and have gotten sadly caught up in both what I need in stroller (that is, basic performance issues) and what I want […]
Simon has settled on a new group of favorite books, only one of which I bought him. They are: Fun Cars: A wheeled book shaped like a car with lots of fun cars inside. Evie put this one in his Christmas stocking Each Peach Pear Plum: A gift from my boss, Karen. The book features […]