Quinn has been emulating my caretaking routines with Lyra. He carries his favorite stuffed animal (”American Bear” 
everywhere, and lately he’s been telling me that “American Bear is a baby bear.”
When I sit in my office and work after putting him down for a nap, I can hear him playing in his room, talking to [...]
We moved Miss Lyra in with Quinn, and so far they seem to be fine with it. Last night, they kept each other awake at bedtime for about two hours, but eventually they just crashed. The room is more than big enough for both of them, and they’ve been hanging out in the same [...]
After months of tireless drilling, Quinn now consistently uses the phrases “Thank you”, “Please”, “You’re welcome”, and “Gesundheit” every time their use is warranted.
He may grow up to be a genius physicist, a famous artist, or the slacker clerk at the adult DVD store down the road in Claremont, but he will be polite.
One of the zillion cool things about having kids:
Showing your kid how to blow the seeds off a dandelion, and watching his expression when you demonstrate the process for the first time. He just looked at me like, “That is the absolute coolest thing I’ve ever seen.”
It’s amazing how much we take the little details [...]
No matter how much your three-year-old kid loves Thomas the Tank Engine, you should never
a.) purchase a Thomas the Tank Engine musical toothbrush that regurgitates a cutesy song for exactly three minutes every time you push the button, and then
b.) give in to your toddler’s request to show him how to “play the music song [...]
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