Category Archives: Parenting

Sometimes I put Elias in his room to play so that I can shower. We have a baby gate that goes across his doorway so that he stays in the “safe zone.” No cats, no breakables or chokeables…you get the … Continue reading →

Before my son was born, I had a lot of ideas about how things would go. I can go back now and just laugh at myself. Oh how naive I was! But I really did have hopes about how things … Continue reading →

Oh, my heart aches for my poor son. After a visit to the doctor this morning, we found out that he has croup and stridor. It was quite disconcerting to hear him having so much trouble breathing. After taking a … Continue reading →

Parenting is messy. It’s messy in the obvious ways and in some not so obvious ones. First the obvious: Parenting is messy because children are messy. Exhibit A:                       Tonight … Continue reading →

Toilet training is one of those things that I know I’ll have to deal with eventually….but have kind of stayed in denial about up until a week or two ago. I’m sure it will be nice not to have to … Continue reading →

Back in my days of teaching 3rd grade we had a saying we used for teaching reading skills and strategies. “Reading is Thinking.” It basically helped kids understand the idea that reading is not just looking at letters and words. … Continue reading →

Elias has become quite a good walker these days. He even graduated to the “step 3” shoes which have more regular soles rather than soft, flexible ones. He can walk on his tip toes. He can walk backward. He can … Continue reading →