One Advances, One Retreats
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Blaise will be 19 months old on Thursday, but when he was just 18 months, I was worried a mental breakdown might keep me from making it to this point.
Has anyone else gone through this? Dealing with an 18-month-old who makes you think you’ll lose your mind?
I don’t remember this with my daughter, but when Blaise hit 18 months it was like someone flipped a switch. A BAD switch. His already not-stellar... READ MORE
Keep It On!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, August 09, 2010
Blaise toddled past me, as he often does, and I noticed him out of the corner of my eye.
It took a few seconds… and then my head whipped around. Because the kid was not wearing a diaper.
We are not particularly uptight about cleanliness in our household, but we have to draw the line somewhere, and in the past we have always drawn it in a place that results in our non-potty-trained children wearing... READ MORE
Pretty… Boys?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 29, 2010
A college friend of mine came from a family of six girls followed by two boys.
She told me a story of a time her father came home and his son tripped into the room to meet him. He’d been playing dress-up with his sisters, and he was decked out in a skirt, heels, and jewelry: the whole dress-up package.
Apparently this kind of dress-up was a common occurrence in their home (with six girls, of course... READ MORE
Fighting Bath Fear?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, June 24, 2010
My formerly bath-loving toddler now hates the bath.
Back in March, he took a tumble in the bath. We were on vacation, it was a bigger tub than usual, and he went under. It was no one’s fault; my husband was sitting right there, but would have needed unrealistically fast reflexes to stop the dive. Accidents happen.
Blaise was only underwater for a second or two. He might have inhaled a teaspoonful,... READ MORE
I Can Do It Myself!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, June 07, 2010
Both my kids have gotten their first-ever haircuts in the past month. And I did them!
Blaise is sixteen months and his hair had never been trimmed. I was loath to take that step, since it seemed to symbolize the end of his babyhood. But he was starting to get a mullet. The hair growing off the back of his head was looking ridiculous.
I asked my stylist and she said that there was no point in bringing... READ MORE
Sweet and Sour Siblings
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, June 01, 2010
I’m all about making lemonade, but the thing is: lemons aren’t enough. You’ve got to have sugar too.
Both my kids have been on a major Mama kick lately. My daughter turns “I-want-MA-ma!” into a whine that sounds like one four-syllable word. My son babbles it almost without ceasing, “Mamamamamamama…” They both want me to hold them, feed them, cuddle them, and read to them, every waking hour of the... READ MORE
Talking Babies
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, May 18, 2010
I am ridiculously excited about the word “ball.” I’ve heard it several times today, and on each occasion I’ve wanted to clap my hands with glee.
Why? Because Blaise is the one saying it.
He’ll be sixteen months old tomorrow, and he does not say much. He’s had the words “Mama” and “Daddy” for a while, and he hisses “pzz” while he swipes his hand down his chest, the sign that we’ve taught him for “please.”... READ MORE
Kids Who Climb
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, May 13, 2010
When my daughter was a toddler, she hardly ever got hurt.
I’m not bragging here. It wasn’t due to my vigilance as a parent. It was just that Camilla rarely put herself in situations where it was possible for her to get hurt.
For instance, if she was in need of amusement, she’d find some blocks or some books and spend half an hour stacking cubes or turning pages. If she was feeling especially spunky,... READ MORE
Flashback to One
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, May 05, 2010
When Blaise was born and we suddenly had two kids, Bryan and I realized that having only one kid is easy.
You need one adult to take care of one child, and the other adult is free. It’s great. Why had we not appreciated it while we had it?
(I know that having the first baby is hard because of the learning curve, and often both parents must work together on childcare tasks. But in retrospect, that... READ MORE
Baby? Toddler? Preschooler?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, February 24, 2010
My Blaise, who is thirteen months old, has made big strides this week. Just days ago he would take three tentative steps from the couch to the coffee table; now he walks boldly across the room unassisted.
Often he falls down. Still, he walks. I guess it’s time to start calling my baby a toddler?
This seems weird to me, because it feels like mere minutes ago that we started referring to Camilla as... READ MORE
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