As I've mentioned before, you don't need a lot of money to amuse a child. They are more interested in real objects. But there are some things you can put together using things you have lying around the house anyway, which you can utilize. 1) A rustling pillowcase: Babies and toddlers love the … [Read more...]
Real Objects are Better than Toys
I was inspired by this post about how all this baby wants for Christmas are real objects, and things which we adults do not find valuable but little ones really enjoy. So I decided to do a comparison between toys which gather dust and real objects that get used. Don't get me wrong, Nicky does … [Read more...]
A Step in the Right Direction
I have been observing Nicky and noticing that he has a better sense of direction. He is getting better directing his scooter around, moving it around until it is aligned along the path he wants to travel. He has finally figured out the walker! Previously he would only push himself … [Read more...]
Footprint (in which I discover I’m not crafty) Craft
There is a rather brilliant picture going around Facebook at the moment. It says "All these moms on Facebook making rainbow spaghetti and homemade playdoh. I'm like... I had a shower today and kept the kids alive, go me!" I can honestly agree with the sentiment behind those words. Except my … [Read more...]
Nicky’s First Puke-A-Thon (and a half step video)
I must warn the squeamish to scroll over this post and go to the end to watch the cute video. For the rest of you, here is the blow by blow of my son's illness the past two days. The evening started well enough. My father is in town. We went to go fetch DH from work and needed to wait. Nicky kept … [Read more...]
How to create “me-time” with a one year old.
Sometimes I feel incredibly blessed and lucky, like I'm in heaven. It happens when Nicholas is slowly drifting off to sleep, sleep sucking nursing. Children are so angelic when they sleep! When he laughs that big belly giggle there just isn't anything on the planet that's more amazing and special. … [Read more...]
Baby pushing objects
As I mentioned before, Nicky has a default position of pushing some object along. It can be anything. He particularly likes things with wheels. I thought I'd write an update on this because I've noticed two additional movements with regard to pushing objects around. 1) He likes to put things … [Read more...]
Look who’s babbling at 15 months
We went to the clinic for Nicky's latest vaccinations (chicken pox this time, will do MMR next month) and found out that although he hasn't gained much weight (he is exactly 10 kgs now) his height has expanded from 75 to 82 cm! That's 7 cm growth in 3 months! He is going to be tall, like his … [Read more...]
Baby Steps
Half the fun of getting to where you want to be should be in appreciating how you got there. I know that my specific challenge is to appreciate the present rather than being too focused on the past or the future. Even with infertility, being grateful for the time we had as a couple, rather than … [Read more...]
Montessori Baby
Some of you may remember that I am a qualified Montessori teacher (at Pre-school level). However, I’ve been pretty slack when it comes to using all the skills that I should be. I haven’t given him the room with the mattress on the floor with the mirror. I haven’t been making materials for him to … [Read more...]