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Author: calm mama
in which another mother totally reads me the riot act
Also known as: In which I totally prove how NOT calm I really am. So, today, we’re at this cafe/playspace. Wait, let me back up. So, this morning, Jonah wakes up screaming at 4:30 a.m. I go in, he’s soaked…
2, 4, 6, 10, hall
So far, we’d seen him take two steps completely unassisted, maybe twice. This morning he spontaneously took four steps during mom-toddler yoga class. Appropriately, he waited until everyone was looking at him — just after snack and songs — to…
before i forget
This morning, when the cat came in for breakfast, Jonah said, “Bambino, Good Morning.” Although it did sound more like “Beeeano! Goo-morrrnengh.” * * * Today, in the car, Jonah and I counted to ten, taking turns. I did the…
he must be feeling better
We got a normal, full night of sleep last night, and today, except for a particularly knock-down-drag-out battle of wills at nap time (I won, he slept for 2.5 hours — hooray!) he was positively delightful. The morning, we played…
taking it in the tooth (two steps forward, one back)
Jonah was up last night from 2am to 4am. In his entire life, I don’t think we’ve ever had a night like that. Maybe one. We’ve had nights full of night wakings, back in the day, but not this. Not…
at least *he* has manners
Unlike his mother. Nanny reports that this morning at the play-place they attended, when he pushed passed her to get from one place to another, he said “excuse me.” Of course it came out more like A-scuuze Me. He quite…
in his own words
Ever since Kara suggested I have the “Pokiboh” shirt made (and thanks to President Bill’s immediate response to my inquiry at Temporarylanguage.com, there’s now an accompanying image) I’ve been wanting to make a list of Jonah’s recent creative pronunciations of…