Raising Three Boys

Baby Movement Tonight Kwasi felt the baby move for the first time! I am 22 weeks and 2 days along. I was lying in Kwabena’s bed, reading him a story, and the baby tends to be bouncing around a lot during that time. Sure enough, Kwabena felt him move (this is the second time he’s felt him), and we called… View Post

So I was showing Kwabena my scrapbook Mom had made for me several years ago, and there was a pic of me at age 3 with Santa. Kwabena pointed it out and asked, “Is Santa Clause real?” I said to him, “No, Santa’s not real. It’s just something that parents think is fun that parents tell their kids. Really, we’re… View Post

I’m on week 20 already! Actually 20 weeks, 4 days along. Things are going very well. I have gained, according to the scale this morning, 21 pounds. YIKES…..Can I keep the weight gain at bay for the remainder of the pregnancy? I doubt it. But if I could keep it at 35 pounds MAX, that would be awesome. Only time… View Post

OMG, I just had to write this down! So funny! Kwabena, Ohene, and I had stopped at Target this evening to get some butter and maple syrup (we were having pancakes and veggie sausages). I decided to just grab a basket instead of a cart. Well, Ohene, who decided he wanted to be my big helper, decided that he wanted… View Post

Looks like everything is good with Kwabena! He had his 5-year check-up today, and he was 49 lbs and 48″ tall. That’s 91.2% percentile for weight, and 99.8% for height! OMG! What a big boy! Trey just told me, at age 16, he’s 6’3″. I guess we just come from a tall family, huh? 🙂