When Sebastian was three months old, a dear friend came to visit along with her almost three-year-old. The two ages seemed (and were) worlds apart. I was astonished, for example, at the completely understandable sentences my friend’s daughter could say. It was hard to imagine my little proto-human ever being like this walking, talking, little…
Category Archives: Sebastian
The best way to start the day
I think this will make you smile, too… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0PMfKR_lPo&w=425&h=349] And if you’re so inclined, you can read last year’s post about what mothers want. It’s still true.
Ten days
It took ten days. Ten days before bedtime was not a blur of tears and exhaustion. Ten days before the raging beast we thought we’d seen before – but truly never had – finally went back into hibernation and left our toddler in its place. Ten days of wondering if we’d made a huge mistake….
The Easter bunny’s new job
What do you get when you cross the Tooth Fairy and the Pacifier Fairy? The Easter Bunny, of course! She (he? it?) is coming early to Chez Rasler this year. We’ve had ups and downs aplenty with Sebastian’s pacifier over the past two and a half years. I still laugh in solidarity when I read…
