Big-Kid Baby Talk
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, September 03, 2010
My son was a late bloomer verbally, but he’s finally having an explosion of language and we are loving it.
“Up!” he’ll shout, then swipe his chest with his hand and add politely, “pee?” and we applaud and exclaim at his cuteness. (And pick him up, of course.)
When he’s trying to worm his way out from between a piece of furniture and the wall, he’ll get my attention by yelling, “Tuck! Tuck!” and as... READ MORE
Answer This
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Monday, August 30, 2010
Before the advent of the Do Not Call registry, I vaguely remember telemarketers calling the house a lot. My parents hated it.
These days it’s easier, since only charities can legally call and ask for money. But if you’re anything like us, those calls still come on a fairly regular basis.
We have caller ID, so it’s pretty easy to avoid talking to solicitors by screening the calls. Since some of them... READ MORE
Painful Projects
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Ever take on a project and wish you hadn’t?
We have cloth diapers: two dozen one-size pocket diapers. After 1.5 years of use, the velcro was wearing out. They stuck together in the wash, and while it’s certainly fun for the children when you pull the diapers out of the dryer in one long string, it’s not so fun for the mama.
So I got the idea to convert the velcro to snaps. And for some reason I decided... READ MORE
Good/Hard
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Every once in a while I go through the archives of my personal blog and look at the pictures of my daughter as an infant, read the words that I wrote about her during those early months. It’s good for me.
We had fertility struggles before Camilla, and once she came along I was overwhelmed by how grateful I was for her. Also by how hard parenting was, of course, but foremost I was aware of how much... READ MORE
Leaving Comfort
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, July 23, 2010
Last fall when my daughter was starting Atrium at our parish, I blogged about it, and we had a good conversation in the comments about kids being away from their parents for the first time.
What ended up happening with Atrium was that - fortunately - it wasn’t necessary for me to leave Camilla there. I stayed in the classroom with her, and by spring she was willing to let me bring a book and sit in... READ MORE
No One Beat Me Up
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, July 22, 2010
“If I had to use two words to describe my childhood,” my sister said the other day, “they would be: pink belly.”
I was unloading the dishwasher and almost dropped a handful of forks. What?!? Pink belly? What was she talking about?
Apparently, “pink belly” is a game wherein the perpetrators hold down the victim and smack him on the belly until it turns pink.
I am the oldest of six children, and Tirienne... READ MORE
She Shouldn't Be Afraid
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, June 25, 2010
For years my daughter was terrified to have clothes put on over her head.
We’d become resigned to it, become experts at sliding shirts and dresses over her small ribs, at maneuvering shoulders through necklines.
Then a few months ago, she finally responded to my coaxing and agreed to try putting a shirt over her head. I promised her that the hole was big enough, and she summoned her courage, grabbed... 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
Sweet Surprises
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I lost my iPod Touch while we were on vacation. I thought it was in the rental car, but we couldn’t find it.
(The Bean children helped us look while we were visiting them. They make a great search party - not only did they leave no floormat unturned, they complimented us on the car.)
The iPod went missing on Wednesday, and was still missing when we returned the car at the airport on Sunday.
My husband... 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
