All the Things That Matter Blog

So I think we might be moving towards days of one naps. But I’m not exactly sure. Last week, Erin decided that she didn’t need to sleep in the afternoons. Alex would still crash for 2 or more hours both morning and afternoon. But not Erin. She’d sleep in the morning, and then, come...

…why my son has started getting awake between 5:30 and 6:00 am for a week or so. …how to teach toddlers (16 months old) to come when they are called. …why I can’t seem to get back into reading the way I used to be. …when it’s going to stop getting cold altogether. …why...

So the weekend was pretty good. My parents graciously came up on Friday night and watched our kids while we went the Good Friday service at church. Saturday was an at-home day. Eric got lots of little chores done and started on his newly-decided-upon hobby (gardening) by building a seed starting set-up in the...

It’s only 7:38 and it’s already been one of those days… – I couldn’t fall asleep last night. – Alex woke up at 4:50 am. – I couldn’t get back to sleep until almost 5:45. – Eric’s light comes on at 6:15. – Alex woke back up as Eric’s light turned on. – I...

This is Alex’s new favorite thing. His grandmother (Eric’s mom) showed him how to do this, and he took to it like a duck to water. He gives us smoochies, gives his sister smoochies, gives his stuffed animals smoochies. It’s really cute. Of course, “smoochies” are just rubbing noses with someone. But he loves...