Who Knew?!!!
Who knew that one can draw on the carpet with crayon??? One wonderful Saturday morning (April 24, 2004 to be exact) — as we ate chocolate chip banana muffins with our friends Scott and Michele — Joel came in the kitchen and announced, “Livi drew on the carpet with crayon” I was unalarmed. How much [...]
Listen… Relax!!!
I went to my MOPS meeting today. Our speaker was Linda A. Raquer MA, CCC-SLP. She spoke about listening to our children, and gave information on “red flags” to look for in a child\’s speech development. She is affiliated with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Neither of my children seem to have speech difficulties. Joel often [...]
Kicking alone
Yesterday I sat by the pool and watched you. You kicked around the pool, safely in the arms of your swim instructor. I started to get tears in my eyes as I imagined you kicking and swimming on your own. I guess yesterday I saw how close those days are. As your mom, I see [...]
All About Joel!
Joel, you are remarkable! You are so full of energy. It has been quite a journey learning how to be the mom of such a little, actually, BIG dynamo! You are always so busy — always looking for the next thing to do. After one activity is through (say an entire day at the park), [...]
Whining and Obeying
Probably my most challenging issue in motherhood RIGHT NOW is whining. Sure, on the surface “whining” in and of itself does not seem like such a terrible burden to have. However, at this season in my life it seems nearly insurmountable. At every decision during the day there is potential for resistance — miserable sounding [...]
