We were starting to wonder, but she proved otherwise.
Thanks for your patience with our small one, Kwame. :)
5 months ago
Monday, October 31, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
In an attempt to repent of my ignorance I have written the following statement of admission:
I plead guilty to the following offense:
Judging a mother for letting her young children watch "too much" TV.
At one point my assessment of "too much" TV watching may or may not have even constituted as just a little more than none at all.
Before I had children I had a vision of being a super parent, with learning activities constantly up my sleeve ready to keep MY child's attention.
Now that I am a parent, my previous vision is slowly fading into a more realistic picture.
Sometimes I just need the baby to sit quietly and stop climbing in the dish washer, in the dryer, in the trash can, in the toilet, pushing the chairs around, getting in the fridge, pulling out all the books from all the shelves, all the tupperware, pots, pans, bags, towels and washclothes from the cupboards and drawers and just stop stop stop stop stop.
I love my daughter, every moment of every day is not like that (but there is usually a moment in almost every day where she is like that).
So, I committed the offense of which I have unrighteously judged against.
I turned on the TV.
Not only that, I searched for a show that would most keep her attention.
I taught her to watch TV.
Today I washed the dishes, tidied up the kitchen and switched the laundry while my busy toddlerbaby sat peacefully on the couch crunching cheerios and hugging her teddy mesmerized by the picture and sounds coming from the television. She sat for at least 25 minutes. (Sesame Street, it's genius)
I can't say that I'm proud of it, but at the same time I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I am elated by the thought that she doesn't have to be asleep in order for me to get something done without my little buddy at my heels, literally pushing and pulling me along.
I plead guilty to the following offense:
Judging a mother for letting her young children watch "too much" TV.
At one point my assessment of "too much" TV watching may or may not have even constituted as just a little more than none at all.
Before I had children I had a vision of being a super parent, with learning activities constantly up my sleeve ready to keep MY child's attention.
Now that I am a parent, my previous vision is slowly fading into a more realistic picture.
Sometimes I just need the baby to sit quietly and stop climbing in the dish washer, in the dryer, in the trash can, in the toilet, pushing the chairs around, getting in the fridge, pulling out all the books from all the shelves, all the tupperware, pots, pans, bags, towels and washclothes from the cupboards and drawers and just stop stop stop stop stop.
I love my daughter, every moment of every day is not like that (but there is usually a moment in almost every day where she is like that).
So, I committed the offense of which I have unrighteously judged against.
I turned on the TV.
Not only that, I searched for a show that would most keep her attention.
I taught her to watch TV.
Today I washed the dishes, tidied up the kitchen and switched the laundry while my busy toddlerbaby sat peacefully on the couch crunching cheerios and hugging her teddy mesmerized by the picture and sounds coming from the television. She sat for at least 25 minutes. (Sesame Street, it's genius)
I can't say that I'm proud of it, but at the same time I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I am elated by the thought that she doesn't have to be asleep in order for me to get something done without my little buddy at my heels, literally pushing and pulling me along.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Online Shopping
We decided that we want to get Gracie her own little chair for Christmas, while we were shopping on amazon for baby/toddler chairs we found this one:
Very cute, eh? (it's not the one she's getting)
The chair only had one poor review, here's what it said:
HILARIOUS! Just imagining this guy receive a baby chair at the door made us laugh with tears for a solid 10 minutes, it still gives me the giggles.
The chair only had one poor review, here's what it said:
2.0 out of 5 stars Dissatisfied, September 28, 2011
LUKE: This review is for: Trend Lab Ultrasuede Club Chair, Red (Baby Product)
I'm afraid that I have to say that this chair is not at all what it appears to be. I was under the impression that it was for an adult. Turns out, it is child-sized. You'd think that they'd put that in the description somewhere...HILARIOUS! Just imagining this guy receive a baby chair at the door made us laugh with tears for a solid 10 minutes, it still gives me the giggles.
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