Why I love my kid today :)
Lily James
He has green marker all over his face, brown in his hair.
He has serious garlic breath going on.
He has watched his Dr. Seuss's ABC video at least 53 times today.
He has made me read the book at least 54 times.
He is now reading it to himself.
He has abandoned the Animal ABC video THANK GOD THANK GOD.
He managed to run around outside all day without getting any splinters.
He is dog tired and I know he's going straight to sleep tonight.
He has eaten all the croutons out of my salad.
He never stops trying to catch bugs, even after hours of failure.
He likes our yard better, even though the neighbors have a sandbox.
He painted my shins today.
He fed the goldfish way too much today.
He fed the dog, one kibble at a time, with many trips, straight into its
mouth.
He drank half a cup of abandoned coffee when I wasn't looking, then
immediately went down for a nap.
He has no idea that I have anything else to do in a day except play.
He sings "Q-R-S" extra high, with eyebrows raised.
He said please a few times today.
Is it normal to have this feeling that if the child changes at all, even one
little bit, you'll just die of sorrow, because you're so completely
infatuated with the way they are this very minute? Today was almost
painfully great. He is learning so much, every second, it's all I can do to
just keep up, let alone push. I can see the brain changing every day -- I
feel like his baby clock is ticking down and I'm going to wake up and find
he's a little boy. Nooooo!!!
Love,
LILY
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He has serious garlic breath going on.
He has watched his Dr. Seuss's ABC video at least 53 times today.
He has made me read the book at least 54 times.
He is now reading it to himself.
He has abandoned the Animal ABC video THANK GOD THANK GOD.
He managed to run around outside all day without getting any splinters.
He is dog tired and I know he's going straight to sleep tonight.
He has eaten all the croutons out of my salad.
He never stops trying to catch bugs, even after hours of failure.
He likes our yard better, even though the neighbors have a sandbox.
He painted my shins today.
He fed the goldfish way too much today.
He fed the dog, one kibble at a time, with many trips, straight into its
mouth.
He drank half a cup of abandoned coffee when I wasn't looking, then
immediately went down for a nap.
He has no idea that I have anything else to do in a day except play.
He sings "Q-R-S" extra high, with eyebrows raised.
He said please a few times today.
Is it normal to have this feeling that if the child changes at all, even one
little bit, you'll just die of sorrow, because you're so completely
infatuated with the way they are this very minute? Today was almost
painfully great. He is learning so much, every second, it's all I can do to
just keep up, let alone push. I can see the brain changing every day -- I
feel like his baby clock is ticking down and I'm going to wake up and find
he's a little boy. Nooooo!!!
Love,
LILY
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In a message dated 4/16/2002 9:13:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
glamatron@... writes:
--pamS
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glamatron@... writes:
> Is it normal to have this feeling that if the child changes at all, even oneOH, yes. But, still, you made me cry.
>
> little bit, you'll just die of sorrow, because you're so completely
> infatuated with the way they are this very minute?
--pamS
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Fetteroll
on 4/16/02 10:37 PM, Lily James at glamatron@... wrote:
better :-)
Joyce
> Is it normal to have this feeling that if the child changes at all, even oneYes! But they will keep coming making you realize this new moment is even
> little bit, you'll just die of sorrow, because you're so completely
> infatuated with the way they are this very minute?
better :-)
Joyce
joanna514
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Lily James" <glamatron@h...> wrote:
I have often thought back about my childrens youth and think in terms
of separate little individuals I knew along the way. :-( (-:
Joanna
>splinters.
>
> He has green marker all over his face, brown in his hair.
> He has serious garlic breath going on.
> He has watched his Dr. Seuss's ABC video at least 53 times today.
> He has made me read the book at least 54 times.
> He is now reading it to himself.
> He has abandoned the Animal ABC video THANK GOD THANK GOD.
> He managed to run around outside all day without getting any
> He is dog tired and I know he's going straight to sleep tonight.into its
> He has eaten all the croutons out of my salad.
> He never stops trying to catch bugs, even after hours of failure.
> He likes our yard better, even though the neighbors have a sandbox.
> He painted my shins today.
> He fed the goldfish way too much today.
> He fed the dog, one kibble at a time, with many trips, straight
> mouth.even one
> He drank half a cup of abandoned coffee when I wasn't looking, then
> immediately went down for a nap.
> He has no idea that I have anything else to do in a day except play.
> He sings "Q-R-S" extra high, with eyebrows raised.
> He said please a few times today.
>
> Is it normal to have this feeling that if the child changes at all,
> little bit, you'll just die of sorrow, because you're so completelycan do to
> infatuated with the way they are this very minute? Today was almost
> painfully great. He is learning so much, every second, it's all I
> just keep up, let alone push. I can see the brain changing everyday -- I
> feel like his baby clock is ticking down and I'm going to wake upand find
> he's a little boy. Nooooo!!!That was one of the sweetest things I have ever read. :-)
>
> Love,
> LILY
I have often thought back about my childrens youth and think in terms
of separate little individuals I knew along the way. :-( (-:
Joanna
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In a message dated 4/17/02 6:45:44 AM, Wilkinson6@... writes:
<< I have often thought back about my childrens youth and think in terms
of separate little individuals I knew along the way. :-( (-: >>
Me too.
I'll preface a story with "One time Baby Marty..." to a full group or to
Holly or someone, instead of "When Marty were little," especially if Marty's
in the group.
When they're sick, especially, they've all liked to hear stories of when they
were little--things they've forgotten or were to little to catch a memory of.
And I'll tell them how much I loved this or that about them, but from my
point of view it IS like a different person. And at that moment I'm loving
the baby Kirby AND the Kirby who is bigger than I am.
My half brother is not a nice adult at all. But he was an angelic baby and
toddler, and I still remember very, very fondly being with him and helping
him then. I was 19 through early 20's during those years.
Sandra
<< I have often thought back about my childrens youth and think in terms
of separate little individuals I knew along the way. :-( (-: >>
Me too.
I'll preface a story with "One time Baby Marty..." to a full group or to
Holly or someone, instead of "When Marty were little," especially if Marty's
in the group.
When they're sick, especially, they've all liked to hear stories of when they
were little--things they've forgotten or were to little to catch a memory of.
And I'll tell them how much I loved this or that about them, but from my
point of view it IS like a different person. And at that moment I'm loving
the baby Kirby AND the Kirby who is bigger than I am.
My half brother is not a nice adult at all. But he was an angelic baby and
toddler, and I still remember very, very fondly being with him and helping
him then. I was 19 through early 20's during those years.
Sandra
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Yeah. :)
I love my kids just the way they are right this very minute. But I really
really miss some of the kids that used to live here. :-/ There was a 2yo
boy who would happily dig in the dirt for what seemed like hours and then
suddenly, realizing his hands were dirty, scream to get them washed. There
was a 4yo girl who could spend hours oh so carefully applying paint to paper.
A 12yo boy who would happily capture the garter snakes that kept getting into
the house and release them in the hills. A 5yo girl who spent whole
afternoons dancing and singing up and down the sidewalk, entertaining the
neighbors. :) And many more....
I'm starting to see the end of my very last little girl (almost 10), she's
being pushed out by hips and breasts and a sudden height increase that's made
her significantly taller than her twin brother for the first time in their
lives. She's not entirely thrilled about it yet. She's spent a lot of time
telling me she doesn't want to be a grownup yet and being reassured that her
changing body doesn't mean she has to change anything else she doesn't want
to. And my big girl (17) is going to be off on her own in Manhattan for most
of the summer, so it seems to be a year of big changes for all us girls.
Deborah in IL
I love my kids just the way they are right this very minute. But I really
really miss some of the kids that used to live here. :-/ There was a 2yo
boy who would happily dig in the dirt for what seemed like hours and then
suddenly, realizing his hands were dirty, scream to get them washed. There
was a 4yo girl who could spend hours oh so carefully applying paint to paper.
A 12yo boy who would happily capture the garter snakes that kept getting into
the house and release them in the hills. A 5yo girl who spent whole
afternoons dancing and singing up and down the sidewalk, entertaining the
neighbors. :) And many more....
I'm starting to see the end of my very last little girl (almost 10), she's
being pushed out by hips and breasts and a sudden height increase that's made
her significantly taller than her twin brother for the first time in their
lives. She's not entirely thrilled about it yet. She's spent a lot of time
telling me she doesn't want to be a grownup yet and being reassured that her
changing body doesn't mean she has to change anything else she doesn't want
to. And my big girl (17) is going to be off on her own in Manhattan for most
of the summer, so it seems to be a year of big changes for all us girls.
Deborah in IL