A while back baby & I wandered to the library on a Saturday to return some books. Turns out it was the anniversary celebration for the library – speeches, cake and prizes. I entered both our names in the draw and my name was pulled! I could pick from a number of sets of books. …
I think of myself as pretty independent and strong-minded. I tend to do what I want regardless of others’ views. Growing up in a different religion with a strange last name and a foreign look definitely help. All the same, lately I’ve seen the value of being around those who can support you in what …
I am currently being. Sort of. Napped with Alya this morning. Went shopping for plants and seeds at a cool seed farm (sunshine farms) on the edge of town – that was both, really. Lunch with a friend. Some bustling during nap#2 but now chilling in bed with tea, laptop & baby, waiting for another …
She will pop off while nursing and gaze at my nipple. And grab it with both hands and wiggle it back and forth. And talk with it. And put it in her mouth and babble with it, listening to how it changes her sounds. And finally open her mouth like a baby Tyrannosaurus and lunge …
I don’t know if these two can coexist, but I’m trying. To be the mom I want to be I know that process – being in the moment – matter. I also know that there are things that need doing: food to prepare, wills to write, errands to undertake – that keep us all healthy, …
After thinking over her thesis on baby care – that it shouldn’t exist as a separate, time-consuming event, but should be integrated into the life and work of adults – I have to wonder if Jean Liedloff ever had children. A couple nights ago I returned from grocery shopping and started preparing dinner at 4:15. …
After drinking (especially if she was really hungry and crying before), she suddenly settles and monologues in a loud voice with her little lips sticking out. In the car before falling asleep she talks and announces things loudly, then suddenly crashes. Grabbing her colourful PJs from last night and laughing at them. Sucking her bath …
I realized tonight that there are a lot of things I understand or see a lot more clearly now that I have a baby. Including:-public bathrooms need change tables, or at least useful counter space. Do you really want someone to lay a baby down on a bathroom floor? -Babies bring joy, even when they …
Interesting book – the continuum referring to our evolutionary continuum and our adaptation to the norms of that evolution. From her perspective these include being worn or carried constantly until crawling; being at the centre of the action of adult life without being the focus of the action; learning by observation and direct experience; being …
I have a serious addiction. To The Gilmore Girls. I used to dislike the show. Didn’t watch it; wished I liked it because it would theoretically be fun to watch, but in practice I found it annoying, superficial, too fast and shallow. Also not deep. When I was in Switzerland a couple summers ago I …