Raising Three Boys

I’ve told Kwabena in more than one occasion that if a person watches too much TV, it makes their brain stupid. So what does he tell me this weekend?? “I can’t pay attention to the TV, because it might make my brain stupid.” LOL…. On Saturday a.m. when he had come to our bed in the morning when he woke,… View Post

A friend of mine who just delivered her second child a little over a month ago gave me (what I thought) was a good idea: take Kwabena to Build-a-Bear and let him pick out a gift for Ohene. Picking out a sibling gift is a good idea because it helps to the older child to be involved with the infant;… View Post

I realized recently that these are my last few weekends as a “mom to one.” Actually, the thought of going from one child to two children….well….sort of unnerves me. I think about all the things it takes to care for a newborn, and then add those responsibilities to taking care of a preschooler, and I know I am going to… View Post

I meant to post this sooner, but I’m just now getting around to it. Here’s a picture of Kwabena’s first attempt at writing his name! We had gone to a really great restaurant on October 30th, in Columbia, called “Great Sage,” and they’d given him this menu on which to draw. I read him the letters of his name and… View Post

Okay, this is something I have wanted to do for YEARS!!!! And now I’m finally making it happen! I’ve been keeping journals since age 15….And as of late (well, for the past 3 years), I have kept this blog, documenting my parenting journeys with Kwabena. I’ve finally figured out a site that will allow me to publish it all into… View Post