Lots of progress this month! David has a tooth finally, and he’s just now started eating solid food (well, mushy food really, but you know what I mean) pretty well. He’s been sick much of this month, and is now in the post-sick whiney stage where he still wants to be held most of the time. We’re trying to get on a regular nap schedule. I’ve...

This is Jack’s favorite expression lately. I get this look about 100 times a day when he gets upset about something not going his way. I’ve begun punishing him for arguing when I’ve already said no, so he feels his only recourse is to assume the most angry look he can muster and get in my face so I can see how frustrated he is. Jack has begun...

We’re visiting Mom & Dad, along with other family south of San Antonio at what has become their winter home, and the house comes complete with some toys for Jack to play with. Among the toys are some Bible action figures which I find to be rather odd.  The Jesus figure is particularly disturbing. Should we be buying action figures of the Son of God? Is it...

This video obviously comes from a completely secular perspective, but I thought it was an interesting discussion.  They’re both difficult, but I think parenting is far more difficult than being a spouse.  What do you...

David learned to roll both ways this month, allowing him to roll across the floor, rarely staying where we put him. Not that we put him down much, because our sweet boy wants to be held most of the time. He will play a little while in the exersaucer or in one of his seats with some toys, but all things being equal, he’d rather sit in your lap. We worked on...