A lot of people I’ve talked to express surprise when they hear that I am still nursing my 4 year old son along with my 22 month old daughter. Maybe surprise isn’t the right word. Some express shock. Just the other day I was on the phone with a virtual stranger talking about a freecycle exchange when it came up. The woman was totally disbelieving when I told her I was nursing a 4-year-old, no less that I was also nursing my toddler at the same …

I enjoy sleeping with my kids. Sometimes I see their faces in the moonlight, sleeping peacefully and feel very fortunate and lucky that they are my little ones. Not that I wouldn’t mind some extra room, but my ideal solution would be a king-size bed. Our kids can leave the bed when they’re ready, and we see that happening with M. We’ve talked about it but didn’t push it much since pushing doesn’t work with him. He likes the idea of his own room, especially …

There are two great things in this picture – a picture of my new accomplishment (knitting a tube with a set of 5 double-pointed needles) and a boobie-grab from M, my still-nursing 4 year old. Gotta love a good boobie-grab!
Knitting always makes me nervous. Crocheting? Not so much. In crocheting, if you make a mistake, you just start pulling the yarn and unraveling the stitches until you get back to where it looks nice. Easy. With knitting, I have heard that you can rip it …

Actually, I overheard it last week.
J and I were in the big sandbox.  A parent sees their approximately 2-year old toddler do some kind of mild misbehavior, and the parent says, somewhat jokingly, “(Child’s name), stop that!  Do I have to come over there and punch you in the nose?!”  Who says that to a child?  I was horrified.  But I’m sure this won’t be the last time I see something at the park that disgusts me.