Raising Three Boys

I know that when I am older, say, in my 40’s, one of the things that will stand out about my mid-twenties, but particularly my early 30’s, is the experience of being surrounded by pregnancies and babies. It’s drenched in every crevice of life when you reach this age, because it’s the prime age when women are cranking out their… View Post

Kwabena didn’t fall out of his bed! WHOO HOO! I plugged in the light ball that Mom had given to him, which provided sufficient light for him to see. And when he called out to me at 3 a.m., I quickly dashed to his room so that I could make sure he didn’t catapult out of his bed. To my… View Post

Kwabena’s new bed came!! But I’m freaking out…a little bit. It’s a low-loft bed, with a 3-step ladder. He loved playing on the bed this evening. It took us (Kwasi!!!!!) a few hours to put together, but thankfully, we got it done before bedtime, and that’s where he’s sleeping tonight!!!! (Thanks, Daddy!!) But I’m freaking out a little, because in… View Post

I used to think that maybe I was just a little too uptight of a parent–I bathed Kwabena every night before bed…tried to set a routine bedtime…tried to provide a balanced meal every evening….etc. But in the last few months, I have become very lax. Now, I don’t bother bathing Kwabena every day, unless he truly needs one. Otherwise, it… View Post

I did something different this New Year’s Eve: I decided to call everyone in my cell phone address book and wish them a “Happy New Year.” First of all, there’s not that many people in there (I know some people have hundreds of contacts!!). I had changed phones about 8 months ago or so ago, and many numbers were lost… View Post