Just a short post to wish you all the happiest of Christmas! Nicky had a super day today, after a hectic night where he woke up at 4am, bounced around and then went to sleep only about two hours later. So I think this is the first Christmas we have missed church, just to let our child nap. But … [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...]
When does the throwing stage stop?
Today as I was throwing yet another dirty nappy in the nappy bin my mind was drawn to the action. Throwing is actually a task I have mastered and it has a function. I guess it is a function of context. You can throw balls. You can throw objects into places where they must go e.g. nappies in the bin. … [Read more...]
In the swim of things
We have been enjoying ourselves the past few days with my mom visiting. It has been so hot we have been swimming pretty much every day. Nicky has been getting braver. The first time he did not like the pool at all. Then we got him interested in a blow up boat a friend had … [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...]
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...]
Discipline without Distress
This book arrived direct from the author! What a gift! Thank you! The other, more possible explanation is that my mother ordered it for me and forgot about it. Thanks Mom! The title of this book is "Discipline Without Distress:135 tools for raising caring, responsible children without time-out, … [Read more...]