Raising Three Boys

(Tonight…..) Me: “Open your mouth, sweetie. Let me see your teeth and your tongue.” Kwabena opens his mouth and sticks out his tongue. Me: “Yuck! Your tongue and teeth need to be brushed!” Kwabena: “I don’t want to brush my teeth. I want to be yucky!”…..Then he busts out laughing. Crazy kid…..

Ahhhh…..the joys of potty training. Well, I can’t even say potty training, because it denotes that we’re still training. Actually, I can say that Kwabena is 99% potty trained during the day. He goes on his own, as well as is receptive to reminders when needed. But, anyhow, he’s potty trained. YIPEE! What an exciting time! But one thing I… View Post

It’s been a while since I’ve posted the latest “Kwabi-isms”. One thing I think that is interesting is how a couple people I know that have blogs for their kids have bitten off of my “isms” format when posting funny things about their own kids. HA! That’s okay…feel free to borrow 😉 Tonight I met Kwasi and Kwabena (briefly) at… View Post

Last Friday was Ghana’s 52nd Independence Day. Kwasi, me, and Kwabena were invited to the Ghana Embassy in D.C. to attend the Independence Day celebration. This uncle’s wife works there. I was a little skeptical about how much fun we would have; some Ghanaian events seemed a bit too uptight, and I always stand out like a sore thumb. So… View Post

This weekend while away in Canada, Kwabena had quite a few melt downs: at the ski slopes while waiting on equipment rentals… at the mall… several places, in fact. And several times, I did lose my temper a little, only because I felt like his temper tantrums were disrupting everyone around us. Most of the time it was because he… View Post