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Jun
23

Jack’s First Pet Peeve

TweetBecause Lara is home with the boy, she has a better sense of his moods and new Jack developments. Now that he is upright and mobile, resorting to crawling only when in a hurry, she’s discovered something that makes our normally happy, chill child pretty angry. Closed doors. He will stand there, slapping his palm… Continue reading »

Jun
17

The Seven Stages of Separation Anxiety

TweetThe boy has been a pretty good sleeper since he was about six weeks old. But all things must come to an end. The past couple of weeks has been this: no matter how tired he is, he cries before falling asleep. I could carry a dead-to-the-world Jack up to his room and lay him… Continue reading »

Jun
11

A Tale of Two Toys

TweetBefore I left for New York, we took the boy toy shopping. Part of it was so I wouldn’t feel quite so bad about leaving. Part of it was seeing him freak out with happiness at going to another kid’s house who had, well, a lot more stuff than Jack has. There are a lot… Continue reading »