“Good job, mom!”
“Delicious!”
“So good!”
It’s praise from a two-year-old, but I nearly burst a button off my coat every time. You give your kid something and they think it is amazing and they think you are amazing. It rocks. I get it now. This is why parents go a little overboard with the gift giving. I’m [...]
- There are at least a few hours of at least one day a week when taking care of two young ones does not seem easy at all. And it is 11:30 in the morning, and I am still not dressed, Reed is half-naked, my hair is half-brushed. I feel angry at everyone and no [...]
Our second child is doted upon. By all of us. Reed dots her forehead with dozens of kisses at once. Her father and I smile and stare. Even the cat sleeps at her feet. This is our life together. With some crying at check-out lines thrown in for good measure.
Our girl is nearly two months old. I [...]
1. It is what may be one of the last warm days until spring. I took the rosemary in, moved the lavender, and wear sandals. We will be outside as much as we can. We will not wear jackets. We will not be eating soup.
2. In an effort to reduce waste, I made my own [...]
On Tuesday, this little baby turned two.
It’s not a lie, this, “It goes so fast!” business.
I-just-turned-two-years-old Reed likes books, words and stories. He likes animals (so long as they don’t get too close) and animal noises and throwing sticks and leaves. He likes people and personal space and sitting in just the right chair. He [...]
You know? I think she likes me. I sure like her.
In case you were wondering
after three weeks
I still have no idea what I am doing
not one bit
but at the end of the day
the children are fed
reasonably well rested
and with at least a little fresh air in their lungs
most of the dishes are done
I have read books
and on a really good day
I might even be showered [...]
Paternity leave eventually ends, and we find our ways back into our ways- old and new. But I am ready. This morning Helen napped in her wrap while Reed and I strolled down to the banks. He likes throwing sticks in the river more than almost anything, but he still takes time to sit someplace [...]
I can’t say the day began promising. Adam had been sick the last couple days and I woke to a house that seemed wild and a husband tired and coughing (poor dear!) and a son that should have eating an hour ago, but of course there was nothing in the house. And so I tried [...]