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Anders: 4 months
Here’s our happy little guy at 4 months. Anders is an incredibly smiley little guy. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve turned around in a line to find several adults competing to see who could get a bigger smile from him. He smiles in a wide-mouth full bodied way- his head swinging back…
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Pre-plan your parenting
I recently read this post by Kate from Picklebums, and I really liked her approach. I liked her idea of creating a script. I’ve found that set phrases can work wonders in helping me phrase things in a kind polite way, when I might not be feeling so inclined. When Scotland hollars “I want water!”…
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The fun Aunt
A few weeks ago I was talking with my eldest sister Sabina when she mentioned that her daughter Brecklyn (my teenage niece) had mentioned that she felt like she had “lost” her aunts. “They get married and have kids and just get tired, and aren’t fun anymore.” I loved being a single Aunt. I loved…
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Mothering is hard- when I perceive it as such
In my last post I spoke of needing to find more time to meet my needs. Then I left for the weekend at my folks, and returned full of desire to “get things done.” My return coincided with three days of GORGEOUS sunshine and warmth. And true to my “drop everything and enjoy the sun” rule, we…
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So many thoughts- so little time
As a blogger, I constantly have post ideas flowing through my mind. I’ll find myself composing a post while doing the dishes, or other mindless activities. I’ll play with the word selection and sentence structure until it “reads” as I’d like in my head. But then, I’ll never find the time to write it down.…
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Anders: 11 weeks milestones
Anders has become so alert and playful in the last few weeks. His big wide-mouth smiles and twinkly eyes always melt me, and help assuage my grumpiness after a night with little sleep. He is interacting with the toys that hang from his bouncy seat now- trying to grab them, and smiling and squealing at…
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Name and Blessing: Anders Cyril Foutz
While we were in Phoenix we blessed Anders. In our church infants are brought before the church and given a name and a special blessing a few months after they are born. As I was thinking about the tradition the morning of, my mind turned to the Savior and how his parents took him to…
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Bribes, Threats and Other Parenting Conundrums
We've resorted to a fair amount of bribing and a small amount of threatening around here. It all started with potty training. If you go potty, you can get a candy. My first attempt at potty training was the three day intensive boot camp variety. There were no bribes just a lot of “fun” chip…
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Sayings that suggest I'm succeeding as a mother:
It's easy to wonder if anything you are trying to teach your child is sinking in. Scotland has firmly entered the “I don't want to,” “I don't want it” stage of toddlerhood. It's his automatic response. At times he says it before he's completely heard the question. Often he'll realize only after saying “I don't…
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Baby Visitors: Petersen's
My Mom and Dad were the first visitors to see Anders. We had been going back and forth on the best time for my Mom to come out. Tom originally was going to get the six days following Anders's birth off, but then we got realizing it would be great for the NICU team if…