Scene: Our living room
Charlotte starts toward the entertainment console that holds the TV, DVD player, wireless router, and other expensive electronics. I tell her “no touch” for the umpteenth time. She turns toward me for a moment, considering, then starts back toward the TV. I say it again. She ignores me. I lift her…
In September I joined a women’s Bible study group that meets on Tuesday mornings. The name of the study is Intentional Living. The passage we are studying is Proverbs 31. I know. Every wife and mother out there just gave an involuntary shudder. Why does this particular passage strike fear into the hearts of women…
One of the perks I most looked forward to when I changed careers from teacher to household COO was that I would no longer have cause to fear Monday mornings. Gone would be those panicky moments when I realized I’d overslept, and was forced to rush through my getting ready routine in order to make…
Last Friday we took the opportunity to cross an item off our family adventure list for the year – a visit to the Tulsa Aquarium. I wasn’t sure if Charlotte would enjoy the experience or not…after all she is only ten months old. I was completely unprepared for her total absorption and fascination with the…
I’ve often heard months six through nine described as the “golden age of babyhood.” Baby is old enough to interact with and to be curious about their environment, they are sleeping longer and more consistently, and are generally just a joy to be with. That has certainly been true for my Sweetness. I’ve loved the…
Over the Thanksgiving break we made the trek to Broken Arrow, OK, to spend some time with my family. I found there are some definite pluses and minuses to spending a holiday away from home with a little one.
Pro: Lots of willing arms to hold and entertain the baby
My mom of course can’t…
I decided to describe Charlotte as she is right now, at four months, for posterity. I completely understand if you think this post is boring and skip it, but I thought it would be fun to put down where she is at this point, kind of like a still frame in the middle of a…
I’m not one to make New Year’s Resolutions. A resolution is too scary, too enormous. I’m too practical to commit to a permanent change. I know how easily I slide back into old habits and the same old routine. I find it easier to make yearly goals instead. These are smaller, more achievable tasks that…
There was a time when I was sure that Charlotte would never learn to roll over from back to front. She just didn’t seem interested. Honestly, I was ok with her lack of progress becoming mobile. For all the curiosity she’s shown already, I know that I will never have a moment’s peace once she…
We decided that it might be time for Charlotte to start sleeping in her crib at night. I will put her down in it for naps during the day, but at night she’s still sleeping in the “newborn napper” attachment of her pack-n-play in our bedroom (her legs have gotten so long that when she…