Today baby lead us in a yoga practice. She likes to initiate them whenever the spirit moves her. She lies down on the floor and calls us to practice: “Mama!” (pats the floor on one side of her). “Dada!” (pats the floor on the other side). We follow our inspired leader, dropping whatever mundane task …
My girl’s first and favourite shape is the “owal.” She learned this word a few weeks ago, along with the shape, with one of those “stick the shape through the hole in the box” games. Since then she’s begun to spot the shape everywhere, and ask for “more, more, MORE OVALS!” This morning she was …
Last night baby woke up at 1-something to nurse. She wiggled and stretched, then latched on and stayed close. And then, rolled back over, wiggled her arms down by her sides, snuggled up under the covers and went back to sleep. Her next wake-up was at 4-something. She nursed again, on one side, then lay …
Lord, give me strength: my baby is becoming a toddler. Homing in on a year and a half, baby is fully into the transition into being a person with her own, fully-expressed, needs and preferences. It’s wonderful. I want to nurture it. I love to discover how she sees the world and what she wants. …
Back from my break, I think and hope. Email access in the hotel in Vancouver was surprisingly weak. Once back, we found that our internet still wasn’t working. Husband spent a long, long time on the phone, with the result that they’re sending out a new router for us. We hope this means we can …