Archive for the 'Parenting' Category

Nightmare Zen

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Lawrence told me this morning about a nightmare he had last night about Transformers coming to his school and killing him and his friends. He paused and added, “But I’m trying to move past it.”

“I got a little Jesus Christ-y”

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

I have no idea what this means. Lawrence said it means he got a little funny.
Figuring out their minds is a full-time job, I swear.

My son’s first engagement

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Lawrence told me yesterday that he and his friend Ava are “getting married together” when they’re older.

“We’re rich!”

Friday, September 14th, 2007

I was waiting in Lawrence’s room tonight, as he was supposed to go get his favorite stuffed animals, Monkey and Blue, when I heard him say, “We’re rich!” It took a few seconds for me to realize what in the world he was talking about. I had just brought out from the garage the gold-plated […]

Talking furniture

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

“Mommy, all the furniture in our house talks. I know because my dresser said to me, “Lawrence, wake up.”

PopPop’s Cars

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

There are times when your child does something that makes you love them so fiercely that you almost can’t bear it.
George is in New Orleans this week, so I’ve been dropping Lawrence off at my parents’ house before I go to work. They give him breakfast and take him to school (it is so wonderful […]

Doctor Mom

Monday, June 11th, 2007

I spent most of Mother’s Day in the hospital. Below you can see the picture of my poor baby, Lawrence, hooked up to an IV. He had been feverish (up past 104 degrees) and throwing up the previous week. We had taken him to his pediatrician two days after it started. He found that both […]

What didn’t work in potty-training

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

So here we are three months after Lawrence finally became toilet trained. It’s as wonderful as I thought it would be. Not only do I not have to change poopy diapers anymore, but a lot of the pants that I thought were getting too small get another few months in them now that he doesn’t […]

An offer from my son

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

“Mommy, I can teach you how to pee standing up.”

A loving goodnight from my son

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Loving hug and kiss between mother and son.
“I love you, honey.”
“I love you too, Mommy.”
Then:
“Mommy, I got snot in your hair.”