I'm having a hard time lately accepting that my son is basically no longer a baby. I am trying desperately to hold onto whatever baby-ness I can, while also being so excited to see how he is learning and growing. I feel like I blinked and he was a walking, talking little boy. How much… Continue reading I see you, baby.
Tag: toddler
Clingy boy.
Clinginess used to be a huge irritant to me... clingy people drove me crazy and usually drove me away. My almost 17-month-old has always been clingy to mommy, but is going through an exceptionally clingy phase. He wants me to hold him ALL the time. He wants me sitting within arms reach. He wanders around… Continue reading Clingy boy.
Finding myself.
I don't think I was fully prepared for parenthood (who really is?). I think part of me expected that life would go on as usual only now we'd have a little baby tagging along with us. I really didn't realize how much things would change, or how quickly. One day, I was living this independent… Continue reading Finding myself.
16 months.
Spen-J is 16 months old today. HE IS THE BEST. The literal best. We couldn't have been blessed with a sweeter, funnier boy. (Help me remember that when he's older.) At 16 months, his vocabulary and personality are really blossoming. I love watching him think and process things. And he of course has no filter,… Continue reading 16 months.
Friday faces.
So tired.
I never knew the meaning of tired until I had a baby. Oh my goodness... I... am... so... tired. But it's not sleepy tired, like I could just go collapse in a heap on the bed and sleep for 12 hours. I actually have a lot of trouble sleeping even when Spencer is sleeping (which… Continue reading So tired.
Remember this.
Being a mother is hands-down my greatest accomplishment, my fullest joy, and my reason for living. Nothing else has touched my heart or changed me as a person so profoundly. From what I've heard about my mother, she loved being my mom as well. She loved doing things with me and taking me places and… Continue reading Remember this.
The toddler and the lobster.
When you take a baby out to a restaurant, it's not a big deal. Usually the baby is content to nap in their carseat, or let people take turns holding him/her. When you take a toddler to a restaurant, especially a non-fast food restaurant... it can be a little more stressful. 😜 Jordan's parents got… Continue reading The toddler and the lobster.
Our first bully.
I took Spen out a couple times today, and now that he's getting bigger, he's starting to have more contact with other kids, especially "big" kids, and that kind of freaks me out. Our paths crossed with two different kindergarten age boys today. The first was at Barnes and Noble. There's a little table in… Continue reading Our first bully.
Oh, tantrums.
Well, we are definitely heading into the toddler years with our tantrum skills on point. It's kind of sad to see him freaking out, but it's also kind of funny, because he's crying over the most ridiculous things. He cries when he can't go outside. He cries when he has to come back inside. He… Continue reading Oh, tantrums.
Kristen Stewart, Writer 