Raising Three Boys

Kwabi just started crying out in his sleep a few moments ago. I knew he must have had a dream or something, and wasn’t completely awake. After a minute, I went in and covered him up, and laid down with him, kissing his ear. Instantly, he stopped crying, and in his dreamy state, with eyes closed, reached his hand behind… View Post

So funny how a 2-year-old processes information….. This weekend we made big progress in potty training. You see, before…even though Kwabi knew to use the potty if he was DIAPERLESS, he wasn’t “getting it” when he was wearing underwear or pajama bottoms with no pants. So we went back to diaperless for a while, which he’s been doing great with…. View Post

….the parents will play…. Friday night Kwasi and I went to a “white” party for his friend’s fiance’s 30th birthday. Kwasi’s mom kept Kwabi all night. Ahhhh….how refreshing to get dressed and go out somewhere without a curfew. I admit it was hard getting out of the house–there were 10,000 excuses NOT to go–nothing to wear…..being tired…..would rather watch 20/20……Yeah…. View Post

So this is our latest “struggle”…….getting Kwabi to hold his crayons and markers with the correct grip. He is still fisting it in his palm. Miss Marilyn brought this to my attention some time ago, and I started trying to work with him on it at home. I would lay out his crayons and markers, to encourage him to color… View Post

Baltimore Inner Harbor, November 1, 2008 Frolicking in the grass I don’t know what he was looking at, but it sure was a funny expression! I love this picture…. Posing for a quick pic while having a picnic… Having fun sliding down the thing-a-ma-jiggy…. I just sat back and took it all in…. …Ahhh….what a blessing Kwabena is….