Archive for April, 2006
Today I want to share my excitement that Aiden is adding a new sign to his daily communications to me. He can sign “eat” which is very helpful to know if he is ready for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I get so excited when I see him trying to tell me things in this pre-verbal stage. Excuse me while I go give him another hug cause he just amazes me so!
If you would like to see how to sign “eat” or almost any other word you can think of you can visit the American Sign Language Browser and watch a video of how to sign the word you choose. Good luck!
April 24th, 2006
Did you ever think when you were a kid that you couldn’t wait until you were an adult so you could do all the things your parents said you couldn’t do because you were a kid? This random thought popped into my head today. We were on our way to do errands (strangely without Tara and Drew) and during the rainy trip to one of the stores I started discussing this with my husband.
I remember when I was a kid I would think, “When I’m older I can eat anything I want and no one can tell me not too!” Now that I’m an adult, I realized that all the things I couldn’t wait to do, I have no desire to do. Being an adult sure can stink…
Wanted to stay up late…now we rejoice when we can go to bed early.
Wanted to eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted…need to make sure we eat healthy balanced meals/snacks.
Wanted to watch TV whenever I wanted…so many other things to do other than watch TV (like read blogs - ha ha!).
(I’m sure I’m missing some good ones, so please feel free to comment your own in)
Being responsible sure puts a damper on doing whatever you want. I guess that’s why my parents never let me do all those things when I was a kid and now I’m in line to burst the bubble for Aiden. Sorry little one!
April 23rd, 2006
Happy Earth Day everyone! Today is rainy, the perfect weather for such an occasion.
Nothing exciting to reposrt, except that Aiden had his first experience in the shower and he loved it! He enjoys the tub, but I wasn’t sure how he would react to water falling on him. “Giggling and splashing with excitment” is the best way to describe it. He didn’t want to come out. I guess that means that we should look into getting some type of sprinkler for him to enjoy in the summer, since we don’t have access to a pool and he will probably be walking by then.
We are headed to Washington, DC for Memorial Day weekend and the hotel has an indoor pool. I will be getting him some Swimmies and a bathing suit before then, seeing that he is a water fanatic. That also means I will have to squeeze my not-so-lovely-since-I gave-birth-and-haven’t-lost-all-the pregnancy-weight body into a bathing suit as well. If it’s for my son I suppose I can do it and not whine too much about it. It’s the shopping that scares me. Wish me luck!
April 22nd, 2006
Parent Hacks is a cool place to find tips from parents on things that just aren’t in the books. I am proud to announce that my first official hack has arrived! It’s entitled Blow Bubbles in the Tub. Enjoy!
April 21st, 2006
I love being a stay at home mom and I have no desire to have a full time job at the moment, but I do enjoy interacting with adults (minus baby). I currently teach a class at the local Community College in the evening and it’s the best of both worlds - I get out of the house without the baby and I get to interact intellectually with adults.
Today I had a meeting with my supervisor and I was oddly nervous. She is in the process of revamping the entire program of classes and she wanted my help. I have been teaching this class for the last 4 years, but I have been feeling a bit out of the loop since I became pregnant. I haven’t changed the format of the class in the last few years. Now it’s time to change and I’m afraid of being left behind due not keeping up with the latest trends.
Turns out my fears were unwarranted, I had lots of great ideas and she is very excited to incorporate them into the class. She is even going to pick my brain for one of the other classes in the next couple of weeks. Since we were discussing new classes, I thought I would put in a good word for myself. I let her know that I would be willing to teach another evening class. There it is out. I am comfortable with not adding another child to our household in the next year or so.
Strange, that is not where I thought this post was going. It turned from me wanting to add some intellectual stimulation to my days and ended up being a declaration of me being comfortable with only one child. Hmmm. I guess all the talk with friends planning their next baby has entered my subconscious and I have made a decision. Very interesting. I think I need to share this little tidbit of information with my husband.
April 19th, 2006
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