In our kitchen, we have a plastic kid’s table. It’s a single piece of plastic molded into the shape of a little picnic table with benches on either side. Amazing the things you can find at garage sales! In any case, one of our big challenges with N has been that he loves to climb […]
Read MoreThere’s something about teaching kids bad habits that is incredibly funny. I realize that every time I mention doing such things, all the moms reading this cringe, but I can’t help it. Anyway, a couple weeks back I found myself engaged in my rather dubious pastime. This time I was teaching N how to poke […]
Read MoreJust as C did, N has been learning language skills from listening to us command the dogs. One of his few words is "tay!" – short for "Stay!" He holds his hand out and says it very sternly, mimicking the way we tell the dogs to stay. N loves to climb. Being less than 1 […]
Read MoreJ and the kids met me for lunch the other day, and we went out to a burrito place called "Moe’s" for lunch. Quite tasty. We ordered a couple burritos and a cheese quesadilla for C. Our plan was to give N (who is transitioning from baby food to solid food) some rice, shredded meat, […]
Read MoreC and N are just starting to get to the point where they can really do battle. Not physically, of course: N still can’t walk, and C outweighs him almost 2 to 1. I’m talking about the battle that siblings all around the world wage every single day. This past weekend, J and her sister […]
Read MoreJust a quick Tuesday update. For the past few weeks, J has been making fun of the troubles I have feeding N. Last night, all was made right. N was in his (rear-facing) carseat, and J was in the minivan behind him. I was driving and she was leaning forward to feed him spoonfuls of […]
Read MoreWe’ve sort of developed a "Sherbet" tradition here. That seems to be our dessert of choice after dinner: a scoop or two of Sherbet with a little whipped cream. C loves it, and it’s not too unhealthy. This evening we were eating dessert, and J thought it would be fun to put a little dollop […]
Read MoreFor those who don’t know, there is something called "Baby Sign Language". The idea behind it is to give kids who are too young to speak a way of communicating. It really is handy (no pun intended). The most useful two are "more" and "done". To make the sign for "more": take your right hand […]
Read MoreFor all of you trying to figure out how to spoon feed your baby, here’s a tip that may work: hand him another spoon. He plays with one spoon while you feed him with another. It keeps him from trying to grab your spoon while you put the food in his mouth. Thanks to J’s […]
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