Raising Children to Weather the Storm
I had problems reading when I was a kid. I think it had a lot to do with transitioning from one culture to another. Even though English is our national language in Jamaica, there are still a lot of differences between my home country and the United States. For example, some words are pronounced differently…
When I first heard about today being “Siblings Day,” I was like ‘word?’ I immediately texted my brother and sister, who both had no idea there is such a day. It seems fitting to write this post to not only celebrate being a sibling, but to also my two little munchkins. Last year Princess was…
I’ve written about the silly things I do to get my baby to go to sleep on my BabyCenter blog. I thought I had it all covered. But, I recently figured out another cool way to get Baby O to nap. I dress him in a snowsuit for nap time! Every morning when we drop Princess off…
Let’s face it, being a parent is the toughest job ever. I’ll admit, I used to be one of those people who would hate waiting for the mom with her kids in tow and tons of shopping bags to boot. Now that I’m a mom, it looks like karma has bit me in the butt….
Back in the day my friends and I would often plan these extravagant excursions. Okay, I admit our plans were pretty lame. But to us, they were super exciting. It consisted of things like walking to the mall. I know it sounds pretty boring, but it wasn’t to us. Those walks were literally like five…
Last summer I accomplished something I never thought I could do. I got on a plane with my newborn. The trip was a success. Baby O and I had a blast. Now, My hubby and I are gearing up for a trip in a few weeks, and I’m going nuts. Here are five reasons why…
It’s crazy how much of myself I see in my daughter. Whenever she goes through one of her “I think I’m grown moods,” my Mom or Hubby (sometimes both) are quick to chime in saying, “She gets it from you!” How can I argue with that? They’re absolutely right. That said, I’ve been thinking a…
It never occurred to me that an infant can talk. I’m not just referring to meaningless baby babble. I’m talking about real words. I tackled this subject on my BabyCenter blog. A couple of weeks ago Baby O, now seven months old, uttered the word “dada.” My husband and I figured he was just making sounds,…
