January 2008
12 posts
Sören loves me this I know, for his onesies tell...
Have you noticed how affirming infant clothing is? Besides dubbing the little ones “Princess,” or “Future Millionaire,” those little cotton, crotch-snapping uni’s supply the words we affirmation-aching parents want to hear: “I Love U!” Gag-inducing cuteness (and grammatical correctness) aside, I can now see why. In my giant belly days, I would browse...
Learning to teach
Lately, motherhood is feeling like a study in the art of questioning. Before my mind can finish formulating one complete question, I begin to question the question. He’s just sitting in his bouncy seat looking around. Am I stimulating him enough? Should I be interacting with him more directly? But what if interacting with him just gives him a short attention span? What if then he develops a...