Playtime evolving
We had planned for Theo and Quentin to be about two-and-a-half years apart, and it happened that way. We had a toddler that could walk, talk, and eventually was potty trained, limiting the overlap in two kids in diapers. Outings eventually became a breeze with a double stroller. They shared a room and played well together. Continue reading
The day crept up. Stealth-like. Amid fatigue, snow days, and household winter illnesses, I looked at the calendar and realized that it was February 12th. The day that we found out that Iris had no heartbeat. After 14 hours of labor, she was born on February 13th at 7:42 am. Continue reading
The past few weeks of winter have been brutal. Illnesses continues to circulate my house, though leave me untouched. A snow day, followed by two days where temperatures plunged to -50F left school cancelled and us juggling the kids at home. My only hope at remaining sane as winter stretches on is that the groundhog did not see his shadow, so spring is around the corner, right? Continue reading
My husband and I have a long-standing arrangement on weekends. On Saturday morning, he sleeps in and I wrangle all of the kids. Up with Autumn around 6:00, breakfast for the older kids when they wander into the kitchen around 6:45… usually pancakes or waffles. By 8:00, I have left the house with Autumn in tow to go run errands for the week. The big kids have their morning screen time and Ger keeps sleeping. All of this lasts until about 9:30 when I return home from shopping, screen time is over, everyone is awake and the weekend day commences. Continue reading
Last night, I took a bath with Autumn. She has been sick lately, and we had noticed that she seemed skinnier from not having much of an appetite, but last night her little belly was the roundness I would expect from a toddler. She happily splashed and wanted me to keep filling a small, orange plastic cup with water and then pouring the water over her hands. Each time, I clearly said the word “water” accompanied by the sign. Eventually, she raised her hand to her chin in a faint copy of what I had been trying to teach her. Continue reading
