January 5th, 2020 This morning I slept in and woke up happy, brought my 1 year old downstairs, greeted my two daughters, and made a pot of coffee. My husband had already left for church (weird). I had a reasonable Sunday morning complete with a sort of healthy breakfast and a mess of cardboard blocks …
She can’t be ready, ’cause I’m not ready.
September, 2019 I spent the better part of last week riding a rollercoaster of emotions about my first born starting kindergarten. She’d fight with her siblings and I’d think, “thank god school starts next week”. Then she’d fall asleep in the backseat of the car at 2pm and I’d think, “how is she going to …
I’m a “cry-it-out” style mom.
This evening, my 1 year old was crying in his crib. Typically I’d let him cry for a while, and as long as he wasn’t frantic, I’d let him “cry-it-out” till he falls asleep. He sleeps well, and rarely cries at bedtime. But this evening I was still upstairs, and after listening to him cry, …