Nick that Name
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Do you have a nickname? Did you choose it?
Perhaps because my name has no easy nicknames and I’ve always just gone by “Arwen,” I’m fascinated by the topic of nicknames.
A few years ago I mentioned that we called my daughter Camilla “Billa,” a nickname we certainly hadn’t planned on when we carefully chose “Camilla Claire” before her birth.
But sometime around age three, “Billa” disappeared and we... READ MORE
Which Came First?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, November 08, 2011
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We had a chicken costume in 3-6 months size, and we have two babies, so what could we do but make an egg?
Actually, I wasn’t planning on dressing the babies up at all, since basic non-frivolous tasks take all my energy these days. Kids demand costumes, but babies don’t care, so why bother?
But we only have two babies once. One chance to make a hilarious double costume so we can enjoy the photos for... READ MORE
Stacking Tasks
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Tuesday, August 02, 2011
With two little ones who are not yet three months old, it’s pretty much all baby, all the time around here. I keep trying to think of other things to blog about but I keep coming back to this: TWO babies. My mind is infant-fuzzy right now.
One of the things I find really hard about the early months is the task of working out a routine. I don’t use a schedule - I hate feeling like the clock is bossing... READ MORE
Babies Crazy May
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, June 01, 2011
When I woke this morning and realized it is June, I breathed a sigh of relief.
On May 1st, I got up and said to my husband, “This will probably be the month we have the babies!” I had no idea what a crazy month it would be.
The wild ride began on May 2nd, when I was 33 weeks exactly, with a visit to labor & delivery triage that gave us our first indication the twins might be coming sooner rather than... READ MORE
Pregnancy Fatigue
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Thursday, April 14, 2011
My husband and I were getting in the car. I made an “oof” sound as I climbed into my seat, and he glanced at me sympathetically. “I bet you’re ready to be done being pregnant now, huh?”
What? “Of course not! I’m only 30 weeks! It’s way too early for these babies to be born.”
After a pause, I realized he didn’t mean he wants me to give birth now, just that he imagines I’m starting to think fondly of... READ MORE
Diaper Bag Quest
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Thursday, March 24, 2011
In a couple months we’ll have newborns in our house again, and this time I am determined: I will find the perfect diaper bag.
Over the years I’ve found plenty of great baby products, but my diaper bag quest has been fruitless. IS there a perfect diaper bag out there?
We own two diaper bags, both of which I bought before Camilla was born. (Despite doing virtual and real-life searches for a great bag,... READ MORE
Ups and Downs
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, March 02, 2011
As part of training for his new job, my brother had to take a cold-weather survival skills training course.
Among other things, it involved his being outside overnight in single-digit temperatures.
“I have never been so cold and hungry in my life,” he says. He told me about pacing the beach at 2am, trying to keep warm, wanting to quit but having no choice but to keep going and make it through the... READ MORE
Eat, Please?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, November 08, 2010
I’m all about flexible parenting, but I have a few firm rules for myself, and one of them is this: I do not fight food battles.
Camilla was a slow starter on solids and after a few months of fretting I realized I had two choices: I could spend years of my life coaxing her to eat, or I could let it go.
In the name of sanity I chose the second option. As parents, our approach to feeding kids is to... READ MORE
Not Science, But…
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, October 28, 2010
As of Monday I was six weeks pregnant. It’ll be months until we find out the sex of our baby but I’ve already predicted the sex: girl.
This is not at all scientific, but here’s my “evidence.” During my pregnancy with Camilla, I got hit with all-consuming nausea at 6 weeks and didn’t feel much better until about 18. With Blaise, I didn’t even figure out I was pregnant until 7 weeks, the nausea was... READ MORE
Hugging My Girl
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, October 11, 2010
I’m not usually a fan of pop psychology, but I learned about the love languages a couple years ago, and the knowledge has really enhanced my marriage.
(My husband and I took the quiz which ranks the five languages in order of their importance to you, and our lists are inverses of each other. You can probably see how knowing that has helped us to bridge some communication gaps.)
But honestly, it only... READ MORE
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