Raising Three Boys

I’m addicted to knitting! I’m still a novice, but I do have a scarf, a couple hats, and a pair of socks under my belt. I’m excited that the sweater I am knitting for Baby Ohene is turning out (so far!). I was up until 2:30 a.m. last night finishing the back panel! I am now almost halfway through the… View Post

My, my, how my belly is growing….. Amazing how I am feeling the baby move more and more. I felt him move pretty early (I could swear it was as early as 12 weeks!). But it hasn’t been until the last couple weeks that I have felt him more definitely. Today, in fact, he made me burst out laughing because… View Post

Where has the time gone?? Actually, I just turned 20 weeks today….But here’s a pic from several days ago, at 19 weeks!I’m super pleased with my weight gain so far! I’ve gained about 11 pounds, which hopefully should put me right on target to gain ~30 pounds when all is said and done in December! We think we’ve settled on… View Post

Kwabena and I went to a car show last weekend. Fun!!! I’m hoping we can catch one more before the summer is over. It was about an hour away, on the Indian Head military base. There were moon bounces for the kids, as well. I was surprised that not many people showed up. We had some of the moon bounces… View Post

My friend, Tamra, brought up an interesting discussion in my July 06 Mom’s group regarding the question of whether each of us moms are more of a friend to our child, or more of a parent. I thought it was a very interesting discussion, because I think there is this misconception that if you’re a “friend” to your child, then… View Post