Monthly Archives: May 2011
Listening to the Birds
Yesterday morning I brought Cohen to sit with me out on the patio swing shortly after he woke up. We were both still in our pjs, but I figured it was a welcome alternative to watching the movie Toy Story … Continue reading
Pretend
Every day I am amazed at Cohen’s imagination. Here are snapshots of the pretend games he plays. “Library”: The earliest version of this game included actual library books, a small wooden block (the library card) and the remote (or computer). … Continue reading
Two new Cohen phrases today. Rather than say “come in here,” Cohen now say, “come join me.” Today I heard him playing by himself in his room. First came a loud, “I did it!” Then a short pause, and a … Continue reading
the teenager who plays pretend
Today when we got home from grandma’s/ school we played pretend. Cohen had just eaten a popsicle in his high chair, and Sophie had crawled under it when he was eating. Cohen thought this was funny, so he crawled under … Continue reading
Two Heads & A Traffic Jam
Friday evening we decided to go out to our favorite Chinese restaurant with the kids. As we were leaving to get in the car, Cohen stopped Jacob just short of the door. “No go out there. It’s raining. My two … Continue reading
She Crawls!
Well, two days shy of 9 months, Sophie did it! She crawled! We were in our bedroom doing our nightly routine of jumping on the bed after bath time (well, Cohen jumps and Sophie tolerates being bounced all over the bed) when we noticed … Continue reading