Mary on October 1st, 2012

Letters, Words, and Phrases Today was a good day for reading, working on the alphabet, and saying more phrases. At dinner the boys did a great job recognizing their lower case letters and knowing what sounds go with them–though p/q, b/d/h, and o/e/c are some of the tougher ones. Dom and Alex also really enjoy […]

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Mary on September 30th, 2012

This morning Alex woke up around 6:30 and let us know he was awake, and I thought, “Please, please, go back to sleep…at least a little longer.” He seemed to pick up that silent communication, and afterward like a snooze button, he would make a little noise every 10-15 minutes and then settle back down […]

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Mary on September 29th, 2012

I went to bed a bit late last night, was up briefly with Dom at around 3 AM, and then was up around 6:15 trying to get Alex to sleep in a little longer. Fortunately for me Puck was home and sent me off for a nap that went pretty well even with our little […]

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Mary on September 28th, 2012

This morning I had to be out the door by 7:30 to make our appointment at University Honda in Davis for an oil change and checkup. I got a lot of things ready last night, and in the morning Puck was amazing. He got the boys diapered, dressed, fed, and out to the minivan while […]

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Mary on September 27th, 2012

Dom and Alex had a fussy day. This morning was marked by crying, pushing, and timeouts over toys and space. Finally, with both boys flopping on the floor in tears and the wagon (an evil source of temptation and strife) banished to the front porch, I packed up some food, slipped the boys into sandals […]

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