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Happiest Nine Months, Tate!
Oh, Happiest Birthday, Little One!You continue to be the sweetest. Seriously, you bring smiles and laughter into our lives on a daily basis.You are now a little moving machine. You get anywhere and everywhere very fast. You are obsessed with splashing in Hoss’s water bowl and climbing into the dishwasher. You love, love, love being outside–especially going on walks in the stroller. You are still Henry’s biggest fan, and have also developed a strong interest in touching the chickens.And you eat real food! We are officially done with baby food. You eat cheese cubes, broccoli, blueberries, cauliflower, sweet potato lasagna–the list goes on! You are the sweetest… Read More -
Graduation Gift
While skimming Facebook the other day, I came across two ideas that made me tear up with [anticipated] nostalgia. The first story was about a mom who had secretly collected everything that was left in her son’s pockets from the time he was little. She amassed them all in a glass lamp and presented him with this amazing gift on his wedding day. He said she had basically encapsulated his childhood inside that lamp.Then I read about a dad who had asked every single one of his child’s teachers to sign a copy of Oh, the Places You’ll Go, and he presented it to his child on graduation… Read More -
Teaching the Names of Private Parts
I first saw the book Amazing You! Getting Smart About Your Private Parts in a Montessori catalog a couple years ago and thought about getting the book for Henry’s 2nd birthday. After reading the first couple chapters of From Diapers to Dating, I knew that we wanted to use real language to describe body parts around Henry. It feels like it helps children feel less shameful about their bodies, and I even read an article that made the argument that teaching children the real name for body parts is one component of helping to fight against child abuse.Fast forward a year later and we came across the book… Read More
