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DIY Balance Beam: Henry’s Birthday Presents
Since we’re on a tight budget as I harped on earlier in the week, we wanted to be super-conscious about not spending too much on Henry’s birthday presents. Honestly, this occasion is the first time I’ve felt truly compelled to commemorate a holiday with presents for Henry. We did make him a board book for his 1st birthday, but that was more for sentimental reasons rather than the fact that Henry actually appreciated or enjoyed opening a present on his birthday.But now he’s clearly at a stage where he enjoys opening presents, and we wanted to give him the opportunity on his birthday. I thought long and hard about… Read More -
Savoring Each Stage
I read somewhere that parents are quick to celebrate “the firsts” but that “the lasts” are just as important and can easily slip away unnoticed.
I’ll be honest and say that mustering the patience it takes to parent Henry the way we want to is difficult. I say “the way we want to” because some of our personal choices make parenting more difficult. For example, we use cloth diapers, so we’re constantly rinsing poop into the toilet instead of just throwing it away. We avoid screen time with Henry, so I can never just plop him down in front of a TV and have some time to myself. I also… Read More -
Finally! A Growth Chart
It seems kind of silly to devote an entire post to discussing my search for a growth chart, but the process took enough time and went through enough iterations to seem worthy of a conversation. Perhaps all my thinking can save you some thinking if growth charts are on your horizon.First, let me say that I’m a little sad that I waited two years to purchase a growth chart. Ideally, we would have been charting Henry’s growth from the time he was standing. But we didn’t.I’m over it.I started my search on Etsy and immediately fell in love with giant wooden ruler growth charts. I love… Read More
