Nathan had his 15-month well-check yesterday! (I know, it was a month late, but the pediatrician’s office we go to stays booked.) His weight and height are both in the 73rd percentile, which is wonderful because this time last year, we were having severe weight-gain issues with Nathan as my milk supply suddenly started to …
Nathan, right after he turned a year old, playing with his spoon. It makes me sad that he will never be 12 months old again! (Wait. Is that whining I hear coming from my own mouth? Why yes, IT IS!)
I’ve been trying to teach Nathan his numbers. He has a set of 10 stackable blocks, and each is labeled with numbers and animals. And the kid absolutely loves when I stack his blocks. So every hour or so, I stack his blocks while pointing to the numbers and saying them outloud. Nathan, in his …
Did you know that drowning doesn’t look like drowning? You know the typical frantic splashing, thrashing, and screaming for help that you see in the movies? That’s not what drowning actually looks like. In actuality, someone can drown right in front of you, while you are looking at them, and you could have no idea. …
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Well. Guess what Paul and I did this morning? No, we didn’t immerse ourselves in glittering rays of sunshine. Or win any money in the lottery. No, it was nothing fancy or even fun. That’s right. It wasn’t even REMOTELY FUN. Well, what on earth could we possibly have done this morning? I’ll tell you. …
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