That’s my Benjamin. I thought if we kept him in the church nursery, MOPS nursery, Bible study nursery… his immune system would be better for it. But every other week he’d have another runny nose. Fever. Cough. MOPS and Bible study are over and...
Last night, as we were all headed to the Big Bed for Cuddle Time, Benjamin hung behind in the living room with me. He walked purposefully to the middle of the floor, looked at me, and held out his hands. “Dance me! Dance me, Mommy!” Absolutely beaming, I...
Benjamin has a history of riding the bottom of the bell-shaped curve when it comes to his weight. Before six months, he was in the 90th percentile. He didn’t see the doctor again until after his first birthday, and he had dropped to the 10th percentile and...
Benjamin was super-cranky during a typically late lunch (1pm) today. I cleaned him up and rocked with him while Olivia finished eating and I wasn’t surprised when he promptly fell soundly asleep. I put him down, cleaned up his sister, cleaned up the kitchen,...
I’ve looked into different schooling methods for Olivia’s age, and the one I like best for now is Montessori. I like that it’s activity-oriented rather than lesson-oriented. It appeals to Olivia because it’s more like the work she sees me do...
