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Peace of Mind, Piece of Time

Memorial Day Parade in Peninsula How does time go by so quickly?  We go from little dolphin squeaks to belly rolls to first words to lots of "No's!" to "why do you have a vagina, Mommy" in like, three blinks. This morning, Wild One told me he needed to use the potty.  I expected him to laboriously climb on top of the toilet, scootch over on the seat, centering his positioning just so, as he   always   adorably does, and pee.  Fresh 'Do by Miss Claire Instead, in slow motion, I watched him pull down his pants, pull out his penis, and pee standing up.  Pee was everywhere, but my shock was as a result of never having witnessed this standing-peeing before.  No one in my parenting team had mentioned this new pee positioning (as a working mom, I am fortunate enough to have a pretty stacked team: my husband, Clever, our two amazing childcare providers, and my mother and father-in-law).   Basically, I now have one more tiny man living under...

Three

April 29, 2012 A year ago I started a blog.  It was inspired by my Wild One turning two.  Life has happened, and I haven't made writing a priority, but because I was so inspired last year around the time of Wild One's birth, maybe I'll just make this an annual tradition on the anniversaries of my children's births. April 29, 2015 Today, Wild One, you are three.  After reflecting on last year's entry, I pore upon your growth and change in one short year.  My love for you continues to explosively expand with each rotation of the earth. You will always be my first baby, and you have taught me to love more broadly and fervidly.  Last night, I cried hard, ugly tears about your birthday.  These were not necessarily sad tears, just tears representing feelings about how much you've changed me.  You've changed my heart, the way I feel about the world, the way I feel about your daddy, the way I make choices, big and small.  You have been t...