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Learning To Let Go | Parenting Ponderings
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Learning To Let Go. March 4, 2014. Right now it is causing me to refuse help when I need it. To not take advice that is well meaning (and likely good). To hover. To hold my arms out halfway from my body to be at the ready for any bad thing that might happen to Henry if he isn’t in my arms. To watch others holding Henry like a hawk. Even Allen. To drive everyone around me nuts. I can see it happening. I see the crash happening before my eyes and there is time to stop it and I don’t. Pull it together, lady...
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Parenting Ponderings | Saying, perhaps, what we shouldn't about parenting… | Page 2
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March 9, 2016. I am not sure that anyone specifically told me that the second time would be easier because you are equipped with knowledge and experience, but this is certainly something I believed to my core. But this second time is leaving me in a tizzy. Meanwhile, baby 2 has dropped. He is so low. I know he is. And people feel free to comment on this, too. A co-worker stopped me yesterday and exclaimed, “That kid is so low he’s going to reach out and give you a high-five! I had to get the Group B step.
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I forgot pictures | Parenting Ponderings
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April 13, 2014. And I can’t deprive the readers of pictures! This past weekend we were in Minnesota for a memorial service for Allen’s Uncle Chuck. It was a great time to celebrate his life and introduce Henry to the Eastlunds. Here, Henry is with his Great Grandma Lola. Lola was smitten. This is a picture of Allen’s Uncle Chuck and his mom, Audrey. When I saw it I totally freaked out. You see why? Henry is very clearly an Eastlund. Apparently, all Eastlund boys look this way as babies. Erica on Our Vaca...
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Pictures! | Parenting Ponderings
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June 7, 2014. The pictures didn’t post in the last entry, though I loaded them. Oh well, we’ll do them here! Why must we do tummy time? You will never ever be able to tell me no. NEVER. Ha. Sucka! One thought on “Pictures! June 8, 2014 at 3:32 pm. Ben likes Henry’s chubby cheeks. I enjoy his expressive face! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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Sleeping with my Eyes Open | Parenting Ponderings
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Sleeping with my Eyes Open. March 15, 2014. One thought on “Sleeping with my Eyes Open”. March 17, 2014 at 11:30 am. Your narrative is helpful and hilarious. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. I Am Done Being Sorry.
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This is hard | Parenting Ponderings
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April 2, 2014. This is hard is an understatement. This is the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life is also an understatement. Yes, I’m tired today. Does that mean I’m probably being a bit unnecessarily dramatic? Probably. But… goodness…. THIS IS THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. There is really no parental recourse for spitting shit out and refusing to swallow. So, maybe the antacids would work better if more than a titch made it down his throat. This wouldn’t feel s...
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Pain | Parenting Ponderings
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April 13, 2014. The one thing I clung to was that a few days later Henry would be getting his two month shots and then I wouldn’t be the person that caused him the most pain any longer. I couldn’t wait for that appointment. 8221; So, our two month old doesn’t need a diet quite yet. So… TWO MONTH OLD. How in the world did that happen? I’m so confused! 8221; to “OHMYGODTHATHURTS WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME CRY CRY RED FACE! Zippers are worse than shots. Now you know. Nonetheless, I’m in heaven and loving t...
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March | 2014 | Parenting Ponderings
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Monthly Archives: March 2014. March 20, 2014. Allen set up the video monitor and we did some testing. Henry was ready. Forget Henry. He doesn’t care where he sleeps. I was ready. I thought I was ready. I really really was so excited to have him out of the room. But not hearing him is scary. We went to bed around 10:00, excited to be without meeps, beeps, yelps, and grunts. I checked the monitor. Henry was sleeping. Time to get me some sleep. I didn’t mean to do it! Full panic set in. Henry must have ...
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Aggressive Eater | Parenting Ponderings
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March 9, 2014. They will tell you that the first two weeks with your baby are the honeymoon period. Your baby will sleep all the time (sure, get up in 2-3 hour increments, but otherwise will sleep all the time), not make much noise, and generally be pretty easy. This is exactly what happened with Henry. Best baby in the world. Hecks yes! We win the baby jackpot! 2 weeks 1 day. JUST KIDDING, GUYS! A week and a half of this passes and it hits us… maybe this is not normal? OH MY GOSH. IT IS ME! We are defin...
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