Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category

A magical television station

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

It's called Playhouse Disney and it has come to me in my most dire hour of need. If The Wiggles is fine Columbian cocaine to toddlers (haha, I can't wait to see my search queries in a couple months) then Playhouse Disney is a toddler's cyrstal meth. It doesn't make ...

Complete and utter defeat at the hands of The Wiggles

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

They're not terrible. Really quite catchy tunes. I like their Australian accents. I like that the guy with the yellow shirt looks like Rhen's doctor. I like it when the guy with the blue shirt plays the drums. I like the fact that they actually play instruments. I think the ...

Individuating

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Last night C_ performed a self-actualization test (scroll down a bit in the link) on Rhen while I was at work. She reported that Rhen initially touched the mirror and then touched his own nose. He's gets a C+. If I had been home I would asked her not to do ...

Me, the 15 watt lightbulb

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

When I catch Rhen doing something he's not supposed to do (like pounding on the DVD player or kicking the dog) he purposely looks in the opposite direction and points to something totally unrelated and proclaims loudly and sternly, "DAH! DaaAAAH!" It's cute but it's basically the equivalent of someone yelling ...

The game of distraction

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Tonight Rhen threw a major fit after being stopped from playing with the living room blinds. Thank the Lord that the six o' clock news was on and the weather man was doing his report with hip hop dancers (I know they'll do anything for ratings nowadays). "Look Rhen! Hip hop ...

Visualize yourself saying peas over and over again

Monday, June 5th, 2006

One of the things Rhen likes to do now is point at pictures. We've developed a bit of a game. He points. I tell. So this morning we played the game on his high chair tray placemat. On one side it has various fruits and vegetables. He'd point and I ...

Happy mother’s day! Vroom-vroom!

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Hi Mom! I hope you're enjoying your day. Thank you so much for everything you do. Your support and love is unconditional. Such a great gift to receive each day. Thank you. I love you. Now, let's take a look at a couple of pictures of Moms and their g-rides. Mom ...

Advanced diaper change

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Rhen has become such a squirmy worm on the changing table. A few years before we had Rhen, I watched a friend change his 1-year-old daughter. So chaotic was the scene that it reminded me a bit of medical triage. I have come up with several different diversions to keep ...