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Use the shows’ subjects as starting points for pretend games and conversation.
With every month that my grandchild grows, I gaze at my daughter in utter amazement.
When you stoop down, brush the hair off her forehead and look her in the eyes as she talks to you—it matters.
Something clearly needed to change.
You deserve the rest you are getting.
I see you looking for the lost mitten—WHERE DOES IT ALWAYS GO?!—because the kids want to go outside.
The ‘firsts’ are talked about and remembered, but what about the lasts?
Sometimes I’m not sure I can make it—but I always do.
Yes, it’s possible to minimize conflict and find the balance we’re all seeking.
It starts April 6.
I cannot imagine our lives without you.
It is then that you are my sweet, cuddly baby once more.
I can't even tell you the number of times I've said to myself—okay, I am going to start putting my phone down at 9:30 pm and I'll get right into bed! Then, I am going to read for a half hour and go to sleep by 10 pm!
Thank you for always having just what I need—even if I didn’t know I needed it yet.
If you need someone to sit with you and your sadness, tell me. I will be there.
I still call back some of the techniques I learned in hypnobirthing in my everyday life.