If there’s one thing you should know about my child, it is this: She is completely book obsessed. I don’t just mean that she enjoys being read to, I mean that books are basically a comfort item at this point. We brought her favorite book to the last surgery she had because we knew it would be the one thing to keep her calm & happy. And we were right. So when the fine folks at Bookroo told me about their… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Motherhood
Borrowed Time
Saturday night, J went out with a few friends and I had a low key night at home with some laundry. You should know that I pushed J out the door to spend time with friends and I did laundry of my own free will. Miracles do happen sometimes. I was folding a few things of G’s and around midnight and decided to sneak into her room to put them away & to check on her. I’ve gotten pretty good… Read more »
I Saw the Sign
Lately, we’ve been working with G on saying “please” and “thank you”. Because, you know, raising a kid who has basic manners helps in one’s quest to appear to be an adequate parent. I mean, I realize that at 17 months we’re far away from her using them & using them correctly but if we can add those two magic words to her vocab list I figure it can’t hurt. Anyway. The number one thing she wants in the world… Read more »