Norah can be a picky eater.  She can also be quite stubborn. So last night, as she sat and steadfastly refused to eat her pork chops, succotash and rice, graciously provided by Rachel’s mother who cooked for all of us sidelined by the stomach flu, I tried every trick in my arsenal to get her [...]

As of yesterday we were fairly certain we had dodged a bullet.  Norah was feeling fine, was eating fine, hadn’t felt ill since that Sunday when she puked at her grandmother’s house.  She ate well last night and thoroughly enjoyed tearing around with her cousins for hours. When Norah’s monitor woke me up at 12:30 [...]

The small one has reached that phase in his development where his vocabulary really starts to blossom.  Of course, he’s also benefitted from an older sister who likes nothing less than trying to get him to say certain things.  His vocabulary has increased to the point where he’s not only saying a lot of new [...]

I don’t often post links to articles on here, as I prefer this blog be a chronicle of my own experiences as opposed to others.  But Motherjones.com has an interesting article on the pink vs. blue debate and its cultural history and impact on childhood development and gender roles.  It’s a fascinating read. I say [...]