Smalls is deep, deep in the twos. If you have had, or have a 2 year old, you know that means lots of tantrums. We talk about taking deep breaths (something that works well for Red, even at 6), we sing the Daniel Tiger song about counting to 4, but he struggles to understand it. …
Month: November 2017
The Weight of You: A Thanksgiving Ode to Smalls
Parenthood is full of contradictions. I should point out, however, that the next person to tell me ‘the days are long but the years are short‘ will get throat punched. Not because it isn’t true, I understand deeply that it is true, I’m mired in it. Every time Smalls gives something up; diapers, a crib,…
Snap It Outdoors: Bunny Hops!
I recently got a new mountain bike, and MUCH better biking specific shoes. They allow me to grip the pedals and finally try to bunny hop. Obviously I would never consider teaching this to Smalls (or even Red, yet, to be honest). But look who’s been watching and taking it all in! Just a quick…
Magnify This!
Red has this great microscope that we bought him last year. There’s so many reasons I like having one, and why I love ours, which is the Carson Microbrite. I thought I’d give you a quick run down. 1. It’s portable I can easily slip this in my pocket if we’re going out for a…
OMG, you guys, I’m in Scary Mommy!
As you might have guessed by looking at the posts on this blog, I’m at the beginning of my writing career. Not at the beginning of writing; I’ve been doing that in one form or another since I was little. Just like Red, I was making up my own stories and books when I started…
Snap It Outdoors: Just Watching
We sat in someone’s front yard while waiting for Red to finish his piano lesson. We had walked a little first, watching the leaves float and twirl from the trees. Smalls picked up a leaf. “Spin!” he shrieked, rotating it in his fingers.