Boring information: it rained all day yesterday and most of today (with thunder and lightning today, too). This evening John and I went for our before-dinner-walk and it started raining again. John took off running like he could get away from it by moving quicker. Ha ha! I guess he's a desert rat after all, even with his Northwest roots.
Some random thoughts:
* Havilah is practically perfect in every way (perhaps we should have named her Mary Poppins?)--a delightful, fully enjoyable baby. I'm spoiled...but at least I know it.
* We are looking for a new place to live. So far we have looked at completely run down homes and an already-rented-to-someone-else home. And everything, everything is terribly expensive. How do people live in even more expensive cities like New York or L.A.? I don't know how they make it work. Anyway, we will keep searching because we have exactly six weeks left on this lease.
* I said "John, take baby Jesus out of your mouth" at least half a dozen times today. (Baby Jesus is, of course, a tiny Playmobil version of the man.) For some reason, John has decided that this particular Playmobil piece (out of the fifty or sixty in the set) is the most desirable for eating. What have I done wrong? (-:
* Here's what I'm trying to sort through these days: what is the right level of expectation for a two years and three month old boy who doesn't talk? What can I push him on? Trying to encourage him (ok, sometimes with chocolate!) to make English sounds. What should I crack down on? Hitting me when he doesn't get his way. But how can I communicate that hitting is not going to work--not for now, not for his future? Time outs sure make him upset. And they do give me two minutes of peace, though not quiet (that was a mini-confession). But do they work in the long run? I don't know. What is the balance between play and self-expression on one hand and learning how life works and how to play by the rules on the other hand? Again, I don't know. If you have any insight, please clue me in! The longer I parent--and I am still a beginner--the more open I am to suggestions. (-:
Saturday, December 1, 2007
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I love it that John is eating baby Jesus. That's fantastic. :)
Learning to talk is a process, and all kids talk at different stages. As long as you're not worried about him having hearing trouble or something, just let it come on his own. Encourage any attempts he makes with different sounds and respond to them. He'll figure it out-- he's got two very conversational parents, so he may just need time to figure out when to make his own input. :)
Love you! When are you visiting the canyon? ;)
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