When Dave, Carly, and I had dinner with some friends for Xmas, he was annoyed that I was completely and unabashedly jealous of the adorable daughter of two of our closest friends. After all, she — two months older than Carly — is communicating with both her parents and strangers at a level much [...]
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Jealousy
Posted in babies, bi-racial families, family, life, motherhood, parenting, tagged Children, jealousy, Parenthood, parenting, perfect children on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everything at Once
Posted in babies, tagged babies, Children, family, kids, life, parenting on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It took Carly forever to crawl. She actually didn’t really “crawl” for a while. She scooted across the floor on her butt, like Igor would if he were a baby (“Masther! Masther!”), using one leg to reach ahead of her and propel her forward. Then, she switched from scooting to crawling — but just on [...]
Finally, Asleep
Posted in babies, tagged babies, family, life, Naps, parenting, Sleep, Teething on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Baby’s had a rough time of it this week. Her afternoon nap, which is also my respite between teaching and taking care of her, has been inconsistent at best (same with eating, which leads me to believe it’s teething). I tried to put her down just after 1, and she cried for a half an [...]
Learning to Share
Posted in babies, family, life, parenting, tagged babies, Dogs, family, Sharing on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning it was my turn to get up early with the little girl — 6 a.m.
The dogs decided to get up with us. It’s not unusual for Luke, the cattle-dog mutley, to come down and warily watch her play, but Fezzik, the husky, stays away most of the time. He can’t be bothered by [...]
Is one enough?
Posted in babies, family, parenting, tagged babies, Children, family, Parenthood on September 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Our daughter is now 10 1/2 months old. I can see 1 bearing down on us. The past year has brought us many changes — 90% of which have been positive. So now that Carly’s almost a year old — and Dave and I are soon becoming another year older, as well — we’re contemplating [...]
Today, 6 p.m.-ish
Posted in babies, family, life, motherhood, parenting on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes I feel like a horrible mom, even though I know I’m a really good one. But life can get really boring being home with Carly.
She doesn’t quite crawl yet — something I’m trying to deal with, as it’s hard not to compare her with all her baby-friends — so there’s not tons of stuff [...]
