Tiny Little Things
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, January 05, 2012
Last night a variety of factors converged in a sleep trainwreck: Linus and Ambrose both awoke every two hours all night long.
Six wakeups each times two babies. Do that piece of math and you’ll understand why I crawled out of bed in a stupor this morning.
But blessedly, I checked my email soon afterward and found a message from a dear aunt whose two boys are now in their twenties. She’d gotten our... READ MORE
A Baby's Baby
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, July 12, 2010
Camilla runs past me and I pull her in for a hug, which she loves.
She kicks her feet and giggles delightedly as I nuzzle her neck. I whisper, “I love you, baby girl.”
Suddenly she’s serious, twisting to meet my eyes with her wide ones. “No, Mom. I’m a big girl!”
(“Mom!” It just kills me.)
“Of course you are, sweetie, but you’ll always be MY baby.”
Camilla laughs as if she thinks I might be teasing... READ MORE
An Act of Optimism
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Friday, June 04, 2010
Yesterday evening we went to buy plants and seeds for this year’s vegetable garden.
We also bought manure, five bags of it. This was thrilling for Camilla since we used a flat cart to transport them and she got a chance to ride on it. She never gets to stand up in the cart! And this time she got to stand up ON it! So exciting!
She also asked what was in the bags, but refused to believe me when I told... READ MORE
Babies Don't Ride Bikes
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Saturday, April 24, 2010
At the park the other day, we saw a little girl from our parish who is the same age as Camilla. As the kids played together and we moms chatted, I noticed that Camilla’s friend had apparently ridden a bike to the playground. It was parked right there between her older brother’s bike and her younger sister’s stroller.
Her mom said, “Oh yes, she loves to ride her bike.” I feel embarrassed to admit it,... READ MORE
Under the Big Top
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, March 18, 2010
We are back from a very exciting, harrowing, grand adventure to The Circus. What a time!
Here’s the thought I had, during the nearly three hours we sat watching the cutting-edge flips and daring deeds: what has become of me?
Growing up, my family went to the circus fairly often. My parents brought us whenever it came to town; this was one of those “special things” we did as a family. I loved it and... READ MORE
Not a Baby Anymore
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, October 14, 2009
When we were waiting and praying that God would send us children, I thought a lot about babies. Sweet cuddly babies, with rosy cheeks and soft hair. Tiny ones are achingly cute, literally: I ached when I saw one.
Eventually God blessed us with Camilla, and my focus on babies increased throughout my pregnancy and her first years. This year gave me another chance to immerse myself in babyhood with Blaise’s... READ MORE
Three Times His Original Size
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Have you heard it said about parenting that “the days are long but the years are short”?
The first time I heard that saying, I nodded emphatically. Staying home with little ones often does make the days seem long. The years, on the other hand, are short.
Or in this case, the half-years are short. Blaise was six months old on Sunday, and I’m bewildered by how quickly my tiny, barely-sentient eight-pound... READ MORE
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