I'm a mother of three, five and under. I'm a wife to a perpetual student. (Seriously, just graduate already - I mean, "I support you, honey.") I'm a child to the only Father who can claim to be Perfect, and I study under Him daily in hopes of learning from the Best.
I believe in breastfeeding, natural childbirthing, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and attachment parenting.
Compared to the bottle-feeding, Pampers-wearing, crib-sleeping, day-caring world around me, I thought maybe that qualified me as a Natural Mommy.
I’ve noticed something about my middle child. Every question I ask him is followed by three questions from him to “clarify” what I mean. For lunch, “Benjamin, do you want your sandwich heated up so that the meat and cheese is melty?” “But… is it not cold?” “No, it’s heated up.” “But… is it hot?” [...]
Filed under: The Benjamin on December 2nd, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Benjamin wanted to play the Clickstart game we had brought over on our last trip to the house. I went to hook it up only to find we had left the power cord behind. I explained all this to him, but he still proceeded with, “But I *waaaaannnnnt* to play it!” So I decided to [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin on August 12th, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Ever look at your four-year-old on his birthday and wonder how that 8 pound, 13 oz bundle of helplessness transformed into the independent preschooler grinning at you from his perch on the kitchen table? I found I couldn’t believe the two were the same. So I went back through my pictures and proved it to [...]
Filed under: The Benjamin, Wordless Wednesday on March 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes my kids do things that just make me want to cry. This afternoon, for example, Benjamin (who is almost four) threw my kitchen timer on the floor. I didn’t see the first throw; I figured someone had simply dropped something. I was curious when I heard the second throw. I came in just in [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin, The Mommy on March 7th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here are two gems for you. I wish I could remember more. I love the words that come out of my three-year-old’s mouth. ———————————- Levi thought Benjamin had a fruit snack in his hand and tried to open it. To which Benjamin responded: “I don’t have anything. I only have blood inside my skin. That is [...]
Filed under: The Benjamin on January 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Olivia did multiplication yesterday at breakfast. Lunch? Or was it today? She was thinking while eating, then looked up and told me, “Three 2′s are 6!” I was very proud. And I told her so. And then she said, “And four 2′s are 8!” And I kissed her. Josh told Benjamin it was too muggy [...]
Filed under: The Benjamin, The Levi, The Olivia, The Ramblings on August 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Josh and I were having a conversation in the car. It was either yesterday or the day before. Or the day before that. The days tend to blur together. Anyway, we were talking. I had some point I was trying to get across. Meanwhile, in the back, Benjamin was chorusing, “Mommy. Mommy. Moooooooommy. Mommy!” I [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin, The Funnies, The Mommy on August 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Olivia drew Daddy a picture for his birthday. It was a picture of him. And me. And heart between us. Her description was this: It’s Daddy and Mommy and heart between them because they love each other. When Daddy got home, we showed it to him. And before Olivia could explain it, Benjamin jumped in [...]
Filed under: The Benjamin on July 16th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Benjamin comes out in jeans on a day where the high is over 80 degrees) Me: Benjamin, it’s too hot for jeans, go put shorts on. Benjamin: No! Me: Yes! It’s too hot for jeans! You need shorts! Benjamin: No! Me: (thinking: I am NOT washing those jeans AND shorts when he realizes how hot [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin, The Mommy on June 17th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
He is very logically minded. I adore listening to his reasoning and arguments. He has a fantastic memory. He is always surprising me with details he recalls from the past. They do take awhile to figure out, though, as he refers to everything that happened before today as “last night”. He watches out for his [...]
Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin, What I Love About My Kid on May 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
