Category Archives: aspirations

Becoming a Person

Posted on November 18, 2009 by The Daring One

Tweet To help her learn some motor control, I’ve started her on a series of homemade physical therapy exercises. My favorite so far is called The Block Knock. It involves knocking blocks. I ask her to lie down on the … Continue reading →

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This is How We Roll

Posted on November 8, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetAfter less than two months, Baby Daring, aka Wanda, aka Baby Dolly, aka Baby Lolla, aka Princess Lolla Dolla, has effectively killed off any future attempts at tummy torture time. Around our house, this is how we roll. She doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Pride, Prejudice and Zombies

Posted on October 11, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetI made the mistake of blogging or tweeting a while ago that Little Baby McSquidge had slept 6 hours in a row one night. Yeah. Jinxes are real and pounding on wood after the jinx is enacted will do you … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Wanda

Posted on September 23, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetI am the soft home whose walls you snuggled up against and occasionally tried to claw through, with the loud laugh and the voice that went on and on almost without ceasing. I am everything that’s surrounded you for the … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Is In the Water

Posted on May 10, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetMaybe it’s just in the air. It’s definitely all around us and through us and it’s fun and LOUD and festive and at times obnoxious. My mom always used to say that what she really wanted for Mother’s Day was … Continue reading →

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¼ Cup Pea Chopstick Challenge

Posted on March 31, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetLaylee’s been talking smack. She’s learned how to hold a chopstick recently. Now, I’m not saying she’s learned how to hold chopsticks or even A chopstick correctly. No. Not so much. She has opposable thumbs and she can use them … Continue reading →

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