Yoga Pants
We have inside clothes and outside clothes. This isn’t about inside-out or rightside-in, but which clothes we wear while we’re inside the house and which clothes we wear when we go out. In my life as a mom-at-home, I wear a lot of inside clothes. Which means I wear a lot of yoga pants that [...]
Mica Has His Head on Straight
I don’t know if you noticed, but Mica came out with a distinct head-tilt to the right. No one really knows why. Of course, I thought it was probably something I was doing — like how I carried him in the didymos or something. Then we went to see my good friend Laura, a naturopathic [...]
Color Coded
Orlando and I developed a code word that he can use when he absolutely needs my attention. (Yes, ideally, we wouldn’t need this code word, as my attention would be available to him at all times. Hah! It’s true, kids need a lot of attention, but it’s perverse to think that one adult can give [...]
Winking with Both Eyes
A week or two ago, I started giving Orlando a smile and winking at him. After I had done it a few times, I told him, “You know why I wink at you, don’t you? It’s because I love you. It is wonderful that you are here, alive. It makes me so happy.” Now he [...]
What are jelly beans made out of?
That’s easy! Jelly. And beans. “Hey, Orlando, what do you want for a snack — sweet potato? Apple? Yogurt?” “M mmmm mmeemeee ma.” “What?” Orlando does this thing when he wants to eat something wonderfully sweet. He tells me about it in a barely audible voice, and gets louder each time I ask. “I want [...]
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