Carter and Archie had their first indoor swim lesson last night- an effort to maintain the swim skills gained over the summer. Archie was less than thrilled with the prospect of getting in the water without me. I was less than thrilled with the prospect of chasing him around a deep diving pool while Carter [...]
Bad Mommy drives
In the car today: Archie: I saw a mailbox fell down. Me: A mailbox fell down? Archie: Our car must have been there. Our car fell down a mailbox. Bad Mommy disclaimer: While we do have an injured rearview mirror due to a previous mailbox accident, Bad Mommy was no where near this mailbox when [...]
Dreamy Candy
Archie has talked in his sleep since he could talk. The first time I remember was “Gib it back MINE TURN.” I quickly learned that if I just agree with him, he’ll stop. I usually say something like, “Okay, here you go, buddy. Your turn,” and he rolls over. Last night was fairly hellacious as [...]
Libraries and Malls
Of course, the second child doesn’t get quite the same early childhood as the first. Instead of the standby advice, “sleep when the baby sleeps,” you get, “bribe your way back into your firstborn’s heart while the baby sleeps.” We do just as many outings, it’s just rare that I take two boys someplace where [...]
First day of Preschool for Archie
Today was our first day at our new preschool. We chose it because its discipline philosophy matches ours– they train teachers and parents in the Becky Bailey method, so parents and teachers are all on the same page, using similar language with the kids. They have no limits on parents participating in the classroom, and [...]
A one-armed man did it
Archie is at that stage in between actually effectively using the toilet, and being willing to wear a diaper. It’s not one of my favorite stages. He and Carter were outside, so I let him run diaperless all morning, then pulled one on him when he came in for lunch. I cooked their Quesadillas, (all [...]