Raising Three Boys

So the latest update is that Kwabena now is 90% potty trained at home….when he’s NOT wearing a diaper…. (when he’s wearing a diaper, he will totally poop and pee in it). The part that is challenging about diaper training, however: I’m trying to do one thing here at home, and Miss Marilyn is trying to do another thing. You… View Post

Kwasi, Kwabena, and me were in the car driving, and Kwasi and I were discussing something. Kwabena kept trying to interrupt, to tell us about something of interest he saw passing by. We continued talking about whatever topic we were discussing, and the next we hear from Kwabena is, “Listen to me!!” Talk about needing to be the center of… View Post

Thanksgiving is so overrated. I just tend to feel that way about holidays in general, especially when I think about why we do the traditions that we do. But regardless of whether I feel that way about holidays, I do love this time of the year; people spend more time with families, and life just seems more relaxed and less… View Post

Last night I went through some old video and pictures of Kwabena when he was an infant. This is something that always amazes me, because I can’t believe he’s come so far. Okay….I know we all learn to crawl…to walk…to do all the amazing things that we do. But to actually witness a human being that you birthed into this… View Post

Friday was Kwasi’s birthday, and what a day! In previous years, I don’t remember us having as much fun as we did that day. First, we went to Cirque du Soleil to celebrate. It took forever just to figure out where we were going, so by the time we got on the road, it was 3:15 p.m. Um…..the show was… View Post