language

language aquisition for the 2nd kid

language aquisition for the 2nd kid

(Today’s post is brought to you by my amazing husband and mother-in-law who have taken the kids out to let me get some things done.)
We’ve been trying to teach Graham sign language, really we have.  But it’s a much more difficult task when your hands are busy doing something for the first born child.  So [...]

He walks!  (and other updates)

He walks! (and other updates)

Four days after his first birthday Graham took his first solo steps: into the arms of a daycare staff member at the health club.
Sigh.
Okay, I’m a little bitter. I stay at home with the kids, in part, to be able to see these milestones myself rather than get a report from a third [...]

what they're doing now

what they’re doing now

Graham declared that he could no longer sleep in his tiny co-sleeper — or with us — since our tossing and turning and breath-checking was keeping him awake. And to prove it, he slept in his room in his crib ALL. NIGHT. LONG. That’s right, people, from 9 p.m. to [...]