E doesn’t like grass. He is learning to like clover flowers, individually, and he doesn’t mind being near grass. He just doesn’t want to put any part of his body right on or in it. Here is the first example of how much he doesn’t like it – note how he will deign to strum…
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From the Pages of Giant-Di: Waiting for Baby
Here’s what I was writing on Sunday, May 24th, just over a year ago. It’s late. We’ve just come home from my parents’ house where we had a nice evening, beautiful weather, good supper. It was so weird to think that most likely, the next time I visit there, it will be as a mom,…
First day back at work
It was pretty good. I enjoyed seeing the kids and my colleagues, and it was track-and-field day, so it was a nice laid-back chance to reintegrate. It’s the first time I’ve left a school and then come back to the same one, and I have to admit it was really nice being welcomed back to…
LAST DAY.
Technically, this would have been my first day of work, but since my principal was kind enough to condense my schedule, I will only be going in three days a week for now. It’s hot today. It’s surreal to think I’ll be at school tomorrow. It will be REALLY hot at school. Top floor, 90-year-old…
My Least Favourite Parenting Question
Okay, folks. Don’t take this as an accusation if you’ve ever asked this question of a parent – I may have asked it myself before becoming one… but please, don’t ask me if my baby is sleeping through the night. I know why people ask: they want to inquire about how things are going, out…
Highlights of a Weekend at Camp
I was clerking spring Committee Meeting at Camp NeeKauNis this weekend, and other than lack of sleep on Friday night (I never sleep well my first night in a strange bed), it was full of those moments I relish: Getting hugs from people I love and don’t see often enough; Business meeting going so smoothly…
How do you recognize a baby’s first word?
E has been doing a lot of verbalizing recently. It’s sophisticated language, full of complicated syllables that seem quite significant, especially when accompanied by his earnest nodding. I can’t help but wonder what he’s saying – or if it’s like when you’re a kid and you write lines of scribbles because it looks like grown-up…
In Honour of Mother’s Day
We had a nice Mother’s Day – my first as a full-fledged mother! It included going to Meeting in Hamilton, which I wish I did more often. E joined us for some of that and made cute noises that people enjoyed in the silence. Later on, we gathered with my parents and sisters and friend…
Eleven Months Old
Dear E, This is your last monthiversary before I go back to work – I’ll have a full day of work on your birthday. 🙁 But today, you are eleven months old and you are a wonderful little person! You are growing and learning so fast it’s mind-boggling. Just in the last couple weeks, you…
AND First Dunk.
Here’s the other key part: the first two dunks! They say that if you blow in your baby’s face, he’ll hold his breath for dunking. It worked for us. It was darn cute! I was so proud of how E took to this whole pool thing like a PRO. I think it’s because Daddy pours…