Some women get the baby blues after their babies are born, I got a bad case of the volleyball blues. Man I miss the game. I miss the camaraderie, the quick strategy thinking, the discussions over how to beat a certain team, the exercise. All of it. I got to play with some friends on Read More
When you have a baby, it’s difficult to do simple things like eat a basic meal. So, I decided to make eating my dinner entertainment for Caleb. I think he enjoyed watching me eat my taco!
Some good friends of mine, Kevin and Abby, are adopting from Ethiopia. I’ve added a link to their site on the sidebar so you can track their process and hopefully help them through donations or prayer.
Today Caleb had his 10 week check-up at Kaiser. I spent almost three hours at the doctor’s office, most of it in the waiting room of the pediatrics vaccination clinic, but I’ll get to that later. Here are his current stats: Weight: 12 lbs., 9 oz. (61.68% of weight percentile for age) Length: 23″ (42.42% Read More
Well, after many attempts to get a photo of my super happy little guy, I finally nabbed one! He usually squeals and grins at me until I hold up a camera or bring in another person. This time I really had him going and luckily had the camera in tow. This is the face I Read More
Yay me! I just started selling books on Amazon, and so can you.. It’s easy! I have a ka-jillion books that I’m never going to read again. So, I’m slowly building a stack of them (and maybe some other used stuff…) so I can make a bit of profit! If you have books you don’t Read More
This is reflection two. When interviewed, many mothers use the word “shock” to describe their initial feelings of being mothers. Why? Because your entire life changes 180 degrees in a moment. I relate it to culture shock. Suddenly, you are solely responsible for a little being, a little being that is needy and freaked out Read More
I found this neat website called How Stuff is Made. It’s an online visual encyclopedia that visually documents every process in the production of goods. I found the concept to be an intriguing way for students to learn and consider all the many pieces that go into making a product. I also appreciated how it Read More
This is reflection one. Summary: This chapter is about how it is difficult to convey to others what a mother does all day long parenting her child. For one, people who are not mothers don’t understand how “nothing” gets accomplished all day. This is especially because mothers often have nothing tangible to show for their Read More