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Self-feeding
This week, I had it planned. I was going to insist Liam feed himself.He has the idea that it's inappropriate and evil for us to expect him to touch his food. That's our job!People kept telling us,...
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Guys' night out
Since Marisa was at Ladies' Night (ladies only, but Charles got a pass), Liam and I went out for Chinese.He can pick up his own food pretty well now. The occasional misfire is not usually enough to...
View ArticleTreasure each moment? Yeah, right OR Feeling blue, Part I
We just went on vacation to visit family several states away.It was exhausting. OK, this is hardly news, that traveling with babies is tiring. But I started feeling blue, because...I didn't spend...
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Toooooooooeeeeeeees...
Liam actually has done some significant new things lately.The biggest one is so... weird. His first word is"Tooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeees...."We have heard him late at night, after everyones in bed,...
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Dreams
Up until now all the blog posts have been Will's. But last week, I felt the need to write my feelings and so I made my first ever blog post.I had a dream last night. In the dream Liam was in our bed...
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Milestones continue
About 5 seconds? of free standing, spontaneous today.We played with a toy phone, and Liam said "Hi" into it. (Marisa points out it only sort of sounds like "Hi," but I'll go with it -- although we...
View ArticleOutburst
CAN I ONE DAY TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT WHAT LIAM'S LEARNING WITHOUT THAT ONE REASSURING ME IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?His learning is interesting. I would like to be able to discuss it without having...
View ArticleTo sleep, perchance...
Why do babies need so much sleep? (Ours excepted.)Because if they didn't, their parents would die.
View ArticleThe Mozart Effect
I happened on this book in the library about how attention and intuition work. (I won't give the title till the end of the post, because you may first want to test yourself on the video here...
View ArticleRules of the house
1. Other people's tongues are not for touching.2. Your brother's head is not for climbing on.3. Splashing is fun, but not in the toilet. (If we hadn't been in such a hurry to stop it, we'd have...
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Crazy little thing called "sleep"
Someone gave us a framed photo of the Holy Family. To me it shows a sort of humor: Joseph is taking care of that Baby because Mary is totally wiped out.Trouble is, with one baby that wakes up because...
View ArticleHow to help this boy: incremental learning
I'll be writing some blog posts now about the issue of how to help Liam learn. (I don't think anybody thinks "Leave him alone and he'll be fine" works for DS children. Or other children, for that...
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How to help this boy: emotions and learning
Liam's keep interfering.OK, they also help. He loves his push-mower toy. Until it comes up on the edge of a rug. It doesn't stop or turn over, but it bumps, so he gives up, sits down, and fusses.His...
View ArticlePurposeful communication
No pictures this time. We are run ragged and it would take some trivial effort to put pictures up so forget it. (Topic of another post.)But: I had to post Liam's latest accomplishment.Not standing...
View ArticleOMG
Friday before last we went out to eat, just the four of us. (Because the two babysitters who called us back either aren't available weekends or can't arrive till roughly Liam's bedtime. I'm posting a...
View ArticleBrothers, but Lordy, how different
Now that we have two babies, it's easier to see what's personality and what's just being a baby. Personality is a lot. Here's how theirs differ.The first time eating solid foodLiam needed it now. When...
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He imitates!
Liam slapped his hands on the platform at the playground. Marisa put her hands on it and made polishing moves; he did the same. She patted it; he did the same. "I wish I could think of something else I...
View ArticleDown syndrome adults
Almost every time I run into a Down syndrome adult, I get discouraged.We ran into one at Logan's today -- or, rather, into his parents. Sure, he was present, but we talked around him, while he looked...
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This side of beriberi
I'm inspired by a recent conversation with experienced parents about the travails of getting children to eat their vegetables -- complete with negotiations, hidden evidence, malingering ("my tummy...
View ArticleYou are so full of it
I've mentioned before my brother-in-law's principle that you can tell an involved father from an uninvolved one by saying "five-wipe diaper," and seeing if he says, "What's that?"I thought: you are so...
View ArticleKeep your distance!
I got way too much enjoyment from this. A lady at church came up, gushed over Liam (and that's not a crime, is it?), touched his cheek, and said, "How's Liam today?"I said, "Sick. And contagious."She...
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Peers
I was reluctant for it to happen -- but it's not like it's something I can control.Liam's visiting teacher suggested we get a clear canister, put something Liam may want in it, and get him to hand it...
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