July 13, 2016: He Floats!

Look at this smiling, little guy!  Granted, there’s only a few inches of water in the tub, but somehow in a week’s time he went from flailing about whenever he got his ears wet to loving laying down during his baths.  I’m even told that he did so much better in swim class this week…

June 29, 2016: The Pace of Learning

A big fallback for parenting has always been that old saying, “…as long as they’re healthy…”, so it can be particularly scary when somebody tells you that your kid might not be developing like he’s supposed to be… Christopher turned two years-old earlier this spring and although I could never keep most of the dates straight when…

Apr 25, 2016: Reading Is Fundamental

This is one scene around the house that I never get tired of seeing! Even if he isn’t really so much as talking yet, Christopher seems to love flipping through books, whether they’re these big picture books meant to help him learn words or even just regular story books. I was always very much into reading growing up, so…

Mar 7, 2016: Swim Class

I ended up going with Sara to take Christopher to swim class this morning because she’s not supposed to do any lifting for the next week while we give the embryos a chance to take hold, and it never ceases to amaze me how much they’ve been able to teach him at such a young…