Monthly Archive: June 2011

I just realized that Father’s Day came and went and I didn’t think about my father once.  I thought a lot about my husband and wanting to make sure he had a good day.  I was grateful for my stepdad and my father in law, and happy that I got to see and spend time …

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(another non inclusive list in no real order….)1.  He flat out adores his children.  Really, really.  We had an extremely unplanned pregnancy very soon after we got together (and an even more unplanned miscarriage) and from the very beginning, he was thrilled about having more kids.  Devastated after the miscarriage and just as focused on …

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Jessica had her Author’s Tea yesterday – which is where all the little second graders invite their parents in for cake and cookies and they all read a selection from their “White Book.”  Which is a staggeringly obvious name of the book that they write in all year long.  They wrote a little autobiography, dedicated …

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It’s odd – because it’s just an undefined role.  Not a parent, not really.  But not nothing either.  I spent a LOT of time with my stepchildren, for a very long time, and yesterday, at the the bat mitzvah, it was clear that in the overall scheme of things, my presence was utterly unnecessary.  I …

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It’s so fast… I had stopped latching her into the seat a couple of months ago, but she still sat in the seat, and today – she actually pulled her little self up and stood up in the tub. Where did my tiny baby go?  Suddenly I’ve got a toddler.  She’s not walking yet, so …

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(no order and far from all that I love about her….) 1.  She can nod yes and sign no – and instead of shaking her head no, the way most toddlers do, she waves her hand in front of her face, as if she’s saying “Oh, no, no, I couldn’t possibly….” 2.  She enthusiastically agrees …

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(again – no particular order, and I could easily have come up with a whole bunch more) 1.  He can play for hours, by himself, with a bunch of blocks and little army/firefighter figurines.2.  He adores his daddy, and really, really wants to be just like him.3.  He makes his baby sister light up whenever …

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(disclaimer – these are in no particular order, and I could easily come up with a million more…) 1 – She’s incredibly emotive.  You name it, she feels it 150%. She’s all heart, my girl, and I hope with all my heart that she is always going to be this softhearted.2 – She’s unthinkingly maternal. …

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There, I’ve said it.  I really don’t. Marc’s out tonight, delivering pictures over to Charlotte Cohen’s house (long story).  And all three kids are asleep, and I’m taking advantage of the time and cleaning my little heart out.  I decided to spring clean out the kids’ playroom downstairs, and have gleefully filled two big bags …

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Just all the time.  I don’t know if it’s a function of having Arie and the kids staying with us temporarily (although if it was, it hasn’t decreased the activity level now that they are gone) or if it’s just part and parcel of having a large family with young children.  I feel like Marc …

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