Teaching Loss

It's been a very long time since I've been on this blog.  The reason being that I got pregnant with baby #2, and life got busy, and my energy got short.  But I've wanted to do a few other posts on here of things that have been on my mind.  The first one that I keep coming to, and can't quite figure out, is to explain why you won't be reading about our second daughter on this blog.

Lessons From the First Year

Miss.SingSong has turned one, and I've been reflecting on this past year.  Parenting Miss.SingSong has opened my eyes so much to understand better my relationship with Heavenly Father.  I'm lucky to have such an easy and content baby, and I hope that Heavenly Father sees me as being easily entreated, also.

Quiet Time

Miss.SingSong is in that murky phase of sometimes still wanting two naps, but sometimes only wanting one nap.  She's also in that phase of crying for dear life if she is not in the exact same place as I am.  She literally is not happy unless she is sitting on my feet, or in my lap if it's available.  Anyone else know what I'm talking about, or is this unique in our home?

Time Change

We have had a long month during which at least one person in this house has been sick.  Anyone else?  On top of that, Miss.SingSong has a tooth coming in, and she's decided that she has to be right where I am at all times.  Is this what toddlerhood is all about?  As long as she continues to sleep 13 hours each night and I'm getting my sleep I've been able to keep my humor about it...  Surely nothing will change that.  Right?

Preparing Miss.SingSong for Math

In The Well-Trained Mind Jessie Wise shares the cautionary tale of two sixteen-year-old students in her sixth grade class who hadn't yet learned to read.  She vowed that her children would never be in such a situation, and so taught her young son to read at age four.  This is how she began homeschooling.  I had a similar experience my last year teaching, but it had more to do with math.

Learning about Baby Proofing and Rules

I have always believed that babies can learn rules, and that children, even young children, can learn to exist in an adult world.  Indeed, they need to learn that so that when they grow up they can be adults instead of behaving like children.  I'm trying to raise a good person, not a good baby.  And so I've always been of the thought that you don't need to baby-proof, you need to teach!  I've changed my mind.

Baby Miss.SingSong at Church

I loved listening to the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last weekend.  I love hearing the inspired words that comfort my soul and lead me to feel that I really can do better as I learn to rely on the Savior.  What I really listen for, though, is when we are counseled about how we can teach and protect our families in this world.