Before I had kids, I had a picture of exactly what sort of parent I would be. As a teacher and a nanny for many years, I had lots of experience with children. I read lots of parenting books while I was pregnant. I loved kids, and I looked forward to being a parent. And,...
I so wish I had been blogging when David was Caroline’sย age.ย So many of his cute little quips are distant memories.ย I did recall something the other day, though, and I thought I’d share. He was probably five years old, and C was two. ย Out of the blue, he asked me with a seriousness of...
Last year, when we found our little princess hanging by her hands and feet like a possum from the underside of her brother’s top bunk, and swinging on doorknobs all over the house, we decided to enroll her in gymnastics. Not particularly coordinated, but freakishly strong, gymnastics seems to be a good outlet for her...
Last night I was feeling drained and decided to go to bed early. I let the two big kids come into bed with me, since they were both still awake. We do this sometimes. They love it, and they are usually still and quiet and go right to sleep because they know I will kick...
Great stuff! I’ll have to think of some and come back.
I like your 3 and 5.Ace let me rock him while he slept yesterday afternoon and I hadn’t realized how long it had been.*sigh*
I made a list on my blog of things that make me happy.
Thanks for sharing – I was hoping for #4 to come true here in Alabama! #7 is a must for me….and I too love the humor and life my two daughters bring to our home!