While reflecting on my relationship with my children, I came to the realization that though the word “mother” can conjure up so many different interactions, it almost feels strange to me to have the one word cover the relationship I have with each of my children. While I am technically both of their mother, the […]
Taking a drive with my kids is almost always enlightening. I have noticed A become more and more verbal, but today, for the first time in the car she officially pointed out each and every thing she knows the name of. Car, truck, park, light, bird, plane, house, bus, school, girl- and then “what’s that?” […]
A has entered a phase of incredible language development over the past two weeks. She wants to know the names of everything and then is able to recall the words in the future on demand. She is constantly pointing to things and saying, “And this?” or “What’s that?” We look at lots of books together […]
As of today, A officially knows “hot.” The Estonian word is “kuum” but A says “hot” for anything that is warm or hot. Fresh hard boiled egg, “hot.” Pizza pocket, “hot.” Bath water, “hot.” But believe me, she has never met the real “hot” but I guess warm is close enough. She also understands cold, […]
