When it comes to infant communication, before having a baby I doubted the value of infant sign language to healthy children. I mean, babies communicate in their own way, right? Through cries, responses, looks. When spoken language has so many challenges why add to it the difficulty of trying to learn and remember signs? I …
Over the past week little L has come up with a host of new words. Last weekend we visited his grandmother and Chachaji and Chachiji who were with us in Chicago and the little tyke managed to learn how to climb the stairs in their split level home. Up and down he wanted to go, …
Today’s post will feature my little toddler’s communication, as I stare at the tornado of books strewn across our living room. No, we don’t have a ton of books, maybe 20 or 30 for children. It just isn’t practical for us to keep a ton of books around when L has a great time looking …
With a will this strong . . what will he want next? Read More »
You may recall that when L was 6 months old he gave me “The Petit Appetit” cookbook for mother’s day. Nearly 1 year later, that book is on the shelf (with the noted exception of actually being helpful for puree preparation) and I stick to cooking what I prepare for T and I (or just …
I can hardly believe how quickly the weeks are passing now; just think how I will feel one, two, five years from now and how much little L will have grown. some of you have been fortunate enough to witness with me L’s new talents including: dancing on command, throwing objects on the ground, escaping …
