Posts Tagged ‘Henry’
Parts and pieces
Sometimes I can’t decide if I love all the individual parts and pieces of them more, or if it’s the whole delicious whole that I love the most. For more Best Shot Monday, click here.
Read MoreAs promised
A while back I asked if you thought it would be wrong to encourage ill-mannered behavior that I am ultimately going to abolish if I can encourage it just long enough to get it on video? I did, and I did. I think I gave it a little too much buildup, but it felt like…
Read MoreSaving babies, one step at a time
Remember this little guy? Henry, Day of Life #2 Henry, Day of Life #8 This is him today, at 22 months. That thing he is standing on? A giant rock that he jumped off a minute later. We remain forever grateful for the excellent care, lifesaving procedures and sophisticated equipment that were available to Henry…
Read MoreSomehow, I thought I would have one before him
Henry is a chatter. You would think both his parents are brokers (NOT) the way he naturally picks up any phone-shaped object, slaps it to his ear and shouts, like he’s at the bottom of a well, “Hellllllloooooooo!” He walks around talking animatedly, rapid-fire, on his toy phone, pausing only long enough to switch ears,…
Read MoreHow to charm me
Say, loudly, WHILE I AM HOLDING YOU, “Mama? Mommeeee? Wheah ah you?” Then smile and pat my arm, like you were just making sure. (Henry, 21 months)
Read MoreGo someplace else
Just for today! Read these other great bloggers and then come back and I promise I will be less busy! and more fun! really! Remember Mr. Nice Guy? Who quit blogging for a while, then missed us so much he came back? He came clean with his identity and has a parenting blog at Newsweek.com,…
Read MoreOh right, the blog
Sorry about that little unintentional hiatus. My to-do list this week, no matter where I keep it, keeps getting longer, not shorter and I haven’t found the Web 2.0 app to fix that yet. Any ideas? * * * Dear Henry, I know you hear me sighing a lot about how you aren’t a little…
Read MoreAgain with the poop
There is a certain karma surrounding me these days, and it seems to have a whole lot to do with poop. For example, a friend sent me this not too long ago, and I smiled and shook my head while reading, thinking “there but for the grace of God go I.” There was Henry and…
Read MoreHow to charm me
Sneeze or cough, and immediately say “God blesh you!” to yourself. And say the same for anyone else around you who sneezes or coughs, and wait expectantly for acknowledgment.
Read MoreIt’s a good thing they can be so sweet
Because some days I need a good reminder as to why we keep them. And yes, those are corn kernels sticking to their bodies. And yes, they ran around around the house after this picture was taken, scattering corn kernels everywhere. And yes, they were EATING them off the floor. Which wouldn’t be so bad…
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