Jonah said: “The animals need to come and listen to the story.” And then he set them up. One by one. Forgive the fuzziness of the photos. Frustratingly, I still don’t seem to have my camera skillz quite at my…
Category: sleep
the preschool diaries: transition completed?
On Friday, Jonah had his first full day, 8:30-3. It took some convincing for him to stay there without me. The bells helped. Anyone who has been in a Montessori preschool will recognize these bells. I am curious myself as…
hannukahfied: post-party wrap up
So, in fact, 56 people were at the Hannukah party at our house on Saturday. And here’s the thing I discovered: 1/2 lb of potatoes per person only applies to ADULTS. When a good 1/3 of your guests are 9…
wear the white shirt
Two days ago, I was wearing a white shirt. It’s a remarkable shirt in that you wouldn’t guess in a million years that it was made by a fancy designer, purchased in Beverly Hills. My mother bought it for me,…
mom’s day out
Other people have been watching my kid a lot lately. The nanny should really write her own guest post about how they went for a ride on the BUS! the other day, with another nanny and the 3-year-old girl she…
and so it goes
Jonah’s sleep is so much better and mine is so much worse. Why, insomnia? Why? Is it because I’m 40? Is this some kind of pere-meno-wha?-z’all thing? Oh dear. Or just the moon? Not that Jonah didn’t wake up at…
he has a way with words and sleeping
I am falling down in my reporting in that I should be relaying all of these stunning sentences the boy puts together. I should be taking notes at all times. He should have a list. But I don’t take the…
the sleep consultant experience continued (hook removal)
Are you experienced? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. So, where was I? Oh yes, we saw her again on Tuesday. This time, Jonah came with us. It was kind of an observation visit. We were not going to discuss anything difficult…