We started on the day before my birthday. It was a way to take the pressure off. So much import, this milestone. Plus, that day we had childcare. So we both took the day off and I had a pedicure…
Author: calm mama
the other stuff i would say if it wasn’t gauche to post twice in one day
I just want to tell you that Bumbo and Dando were at the Vivarium with us today. And they were wearing hats. Jonah was talking about them while one of the employees (the place seems to have almost as many…
the hipster parents’ guide to children’s books
There are so very many good (and bad) children’s books. And then there are a few that so tip the scales on hipster street cred, for various reasons (beat poetry text, ironic plot twists) that they deserve their own special…
bumbo and dando
Jonah has a lot of words. He knows them, says them with startlingly crisp articulation at times. He sings songs. He recites books verbatim. And he babbles. A favorite game is to run in circles chanting: Bumbo bumbo bumbo —…
ceci n’est pas un blog post
This is several blog posts, and none. A summary. A smorgasbord. I love Magritte. So I reference him. C’est tout. Where have I been? Why the blog silence? Even I don’t have a coherent answer and I’m the only one…
thanks, mom
We’re in L.A., visiting Nana and PopPop, a.k.a. my mom and dad. Mom has just finished her rigorous morning workout and is getting dressed so we can take Jonah to the park. The boy and I are ready to go.…
we should…
Last night, sleep was a bit of a struggle. Because he seemed tired at 6 but by the end of bedtime routine he clearly wasn’t tired. At all. We need a plan, I said to Scott. To Jonah, I said,…
sleep? check. self? checked.
He was out by 7:06pm, people. 7:06. For the record, tonight he was suuuper cranky at 6:30pm, we skipped the bath, went straight to potty, toothbrushing and pajamas, only read three books, one more potty trip, and then Scott sang…