Adah is in her second week of school and has been enjoying it (although today she pulled the "mommy don't leave me" cry as I walked out of the classroom). She will come home talking about a new song, a little girl named Anna, art, and what Mrs. Wood said that day.
Ranen is crawling. This month has included too many developmental leaps; I can't keep up. When he started sitting up, I thought, "Hey, I should start thinking about 'baby proofing' the house." Too late. The little bud also has a cold that he's shared with all his new friends (sorry Nena, Aiden, and Clark!!!). Here, let's pass out a plate of sleepless nights and cranky babes. Ugh!
I thought that when Adah went back to school that I would have a lot of time to get projects done. That hasn't really been the case. Ranen needs his morning nap or the rest of the day is shot, so I fight being selfish about running errands. What Adah's absence does give me is this sense of breathing room. I'm a pretty introverted person and with children you don't really get emotional/physical down time. When Adah comes home from school, I feel much more energized and ready to give her my best then under normal circumstances.
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When Ranen won't settle down for a nap on his own, it will usually escalate to a baby who is gulping for breath. So one of us has to go in and settle him. I don't seem to be successful at calming him. However, Christopher can get deliver him to sleepy town in just a minute or so. I duplicate his efforts, singing, swaying, laying him down gently, to no avail. It's just the daddy's touch.
Ranen is crawling. This month has included too many developmental leaps; I can't keep up. When he started sitting up, I thought, "Hey, I should start thinking about 'baby proofing' the house." Too late. The little bud also has a cold that he's shared with all his new friends (sorry Nena, Aiden, and Clark!!!). Here, let's pass out a plate of sleepless nights and cranky babes. Ugh!
I thought that when Adah went back to school that I would have a lot of time to get projects done. That hasn't really been the case. Ranen needs his morning nap or the rest of the day is shot, so I fight being selfish about running errands. What Adah's absence does give me is this sense of breathing room. I'm a pretty introverted person and with children you don't really get emotional/physical down time. When Adah comes home from school, I feel much more energized and ready to give her my best then under normal circumstances.
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When Ranen won't settle down for a nap on his own, it will usually escalate to a baby who is gulping for breath. So one of us has to go in and settle him. I don't seem to be successful at calming him. However, Christopher can get deliver him to sleepy town in just a minute or so. I duplicate his efforts, singing, swaying, laying him down gently, to no avail. It's just the daddy's touch.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
8:48 AM
The masses speak!
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