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Five Months: Happiest Birthday, Tate!
Dearest Tate,This has been the month of movement for you! You are such a little scoochie bug. At the beginning of the month, you were doing 360 degree turns. By the middle of the month, you were propelling your body anywhere you wanted to go (mainly by pushing off the ground with your legs, but also by pulling with your arms). By the end of the month, you were getting up on all fours. You are determined to join the action!You are still such a joy to be around. You are all smiles. You are always watching and laughing and wanting to be in the middle of things.… Read More -
Setting Up a Nanny Share
I’ve talked a lot about the things I did for Henry that I want to be sure to replicate with Tate and the things I’m willing to let go. So far, I’ve been really happy with how it’s all played out.The one area where it’s been a struggle, however, is the length of time I’m able to stay home with the baby after birth. With Henry, I stayed home for 14 months before enrolling him in daycare. I was still working during that time (e.g., I wrote a book and did some educational consulting), but I was his primary caregiver the entire time.With Tate, I wanted to be… Read More -
Snapshots of Joy & Gratitude
When I used to teach 3rd grade, I read Cam Jansen with my students. Cam had a photographic memory, so she would go around taking snapshots in her mind. She would later use these snapshots to help solve mysteries.Lately, I’ve found myself doing the same thing (well, the mental snapshot thing, not the solving mysteries part). I find myself taking a mental photograph of a situation as a way to pause and soak up the joy. The intentional pause also gives me a moment to acknowledge the gratitude I feel.It happens in simple moments, like when Matt, Henry, Tate, and I are “making a tent” on the bed… Read More
