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A bunch of my fellow mothering peeps have been writing posts every week about "real" moments, not just the shiny, happy blogpost-worthy moments, of motherhood. I fully intended to participate, but, to be honest, usually on Mondays, I don't feel up to ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/02/2010 - 12:09 - 4 comments

First of all, the blog carnival: Ministry of Reality Monday. (do we even have blog carnivals anymore? not even sure what to call it. A meme? But anyway, a bunch of my mom peeps are doing it) For those of us who don't always post the shiny and happy on ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/12/2010 - 23:16 - 5 comments

Or, Sometime You Don't Get What You Want. Act 1 Scene: getting ready for school. Mom: Ellis, go upstairs and brush your teeth. Ellis: yells NOOO! Mom: Ellis, remember what Daddy said about yelling. That is not nice talking. E: ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/31/2010 - 22:59 - 5 comments

On being a fun mom: When I'm a fun mom, the kids get to do cool stuff. Like play with water. Or paint. Or scoop rice. They have a blast. They are doing great things that are developmentally good for them. I don't go all free reign with them, ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/06/2010 - 10:42 - 4 comments

Tonight we went to an open house at Ellis's school. We got to hang out in his classroom with the other families and see what he's been up to. On the way out, we got some of his artwork, including a picture that was clearly four people. I said, "oh, I ...

Blog entry - diber - 10/19/2009 - 20:30 - 7 comments

Ellis runs ahead of me in all his four-year-old boy vivacity. As I lumber along with the baby on my back, lugging our little bag full of snacks and water bottles, I watch him, waiting for the moment, just before he disappears around the ...

Blog entry - diber - 09/14/2009 - 22:36 - 19 comments

where i found Marlowe the morning he turned 15 mos. he's obsessed with trying to get onto the table now. My friend Chandra took these beautiful pics of Marlowe last Sunday. Marlowe likes music. The first movie ...

Blog entry - diber - 09/09/2009 - 08:55 - 0 comments

I've been wanting to do a little post about Marlowe since he turned 15months a week ago. But well, let me just tell you something. Last Tuesday, a week ago today, he turned 15 mos. I heard him bustling about in the kitchen, assumed he was at ...

Blog entry - diber - 09/01/2009 - 22:55 - 5 comments

While I took a quick shower during Marlowe's morning nap, Ellis dismantled his room. I should step back. A few days ago Chris remarked that Ellis had not made a fort in the new bunk bed yet. I pointed out that the bunk bed already is kind of ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/19/2009 - 22:37 - 5 comments

Yesterday my mom and I zipped over to Ikea and got a new bed for the boys. It barely fit in her minivan, so I'm so glad I hopped on the opportunity. We got KURA , the reversible bed. One way it's a bunk bed, with the bottom bunk on the ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/15/2009 - 20:15 - 6 comments

Today Ellis is four!!! We've been having Big Birthday Weekend. I'll write more about that soon. I just can't believe how BIG Ellis has gotten. My little baby who was born a month early weighing six pounds, now is so big he wears 5T ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/15/2009 - 08:44 - 4 comments

This bit of news warrants its own post arising from unintentional blogging hiatus. So this morning I woke up and Ellis was in bed next to me, naked from the waist down. Hmm--a little background. Since he decided that he was potty trained a ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/28/2009 - 11:35 - 2 comments

Can you believe that today my baby turns one-year-old!? A year ago today Marlowe was born If I didn't have a calendar I would know it's time: the peonies are blooming. Poor baby was a bit sick (or teething, still not ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/25/2009 - 22:21 - 8 comments

Dare I say it? But I think Ellis might have achieved that which had seemed impossible, that which belongs to all humans who have advanced beyond infanthood, that feat of taking himself and his bodily functions to the toilet! A week ago today, ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/05/2009 - 22:19 - 8 comments

So I'm still navigating this two kid thing. It takes a long time to have a baby. First, there is the pregnancy, which is 40 weeks of FOR.E.VER. The actual labor and delivery part is short, sweet, and to the point, and then there's this long, nebulous ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/11/2009 - 23:19 - 9 comments

Look closely, because this is the last picture where you will see a toothless grin emanating from Marlowe's twinkling face. Yes, no more gummy pictures for us. The baby has two teeth. I tried to tell him that he had to wait for Santa Claus to ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/05/2008 - 14:38 - 2 comments

Some days I can't Ellis out the door fast enough. I hear the school van beep his arrival, and I am all about getting that three-year-old OUTTA here!!! They say he's much better behaved at school. I guess he knows who has to love him unconditionally. ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/04/2008 - 09:02 - 2 comments

So we've kind of been in a slow lull in the potty training thing. He mostly gets the idea, he'll go at school. He'll occasionally even pull down his pants (thus negating the need to be naked). Sometimes we get lazy about constantly taking him, and just ...

Blog entry - diber - 10/14/2008 - 10:13 - 1 comment

Today Marlowe graduated to the back wrap cross . He's getting to be big boy. I'm still pretty new to wrapping, so I didn't feel confident back carrying him when he was younger, though it's entirely possible (see Africa). But he's seems ...

Blog entry - diber - 09/22/2008 - 12:04 - 7 comments

This week in M-azing Marlowe Development we have featured: * I can reach out my hands in a purposeful way to touch, nearly grasp something. and * I can turn my head to localize sound and do so when you say my name. I also bought him his ...

Blog entry - diber - 09/18/2008 - 22:39 - 4 comments