Parenting is full of surprises. Certain things I knew I would definitely do... or not do. Some things I left to fate. Other things I have done complete about-faces on from what I thought I would do (lol the idea of making my own baby food). And then there are the things you can't plan for. I always thought I would be a "Mommy." It's what I called my mom. It's what I call myself. It's what my husband calls me when talking to our kiddo. I figured, because that's what we did, I would be "Mommy" until kiddo outgrew it... hopefully not until college. I did not count on the influence of Daniel Tiger. This was the first TV show we freely let our kiddo watch and she was quickly a fan. On that show, Daniel's mom is Mom Tiger. Mom - not Mommy. Slowly but surely our kiddo stopped calling me Mommy and moved to Mom. I had no idea how sad I would be about that change. But, I let it happen because this was definitely not something that needed to be corrected. Then, this week, out of nowhere, kiddo started calling me "Mommy" again. I don't know what prompted the change but those extra two letters coming out in our kiddo's cute voice makes my heart melt. I don't think it will last, but I'm going to relish being "Mommy" again for as long as I can.
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Earlier today, I presented at an online library conference. Whenever I do a presentation, I always plan for about half content, half Q and A. Sometimes that means we wrap up early, but today I had a lot of questions. I love it when people want to keep chatting! Here's what else made me smile:
I read a lot of books with my kiddo. Kid Reads is a biweekly look at what we've enjoyed recently.
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One thing I have not gotten to is all the professional email in my personal inbox. I've been so busy with other things that I've just been watching my inbox fill up with list-serv, industry, and vendor emails. I might have time to get to all of them... next week. Here's what I am working on:
This week's Wrap is short because, despite some life shenanigans putting speed bumps in the way, the husband and I are (finally!) on our annual friends' ski trip. We're enjoying lots of quality time, a hot tub, putting together a puzzle, and eating great food with people we don't get to see often enough. (I am the strictly après ski type.) What's one of your favorite friend traditions?
Reign: American Royals IV Katharine McGee I've enjoyed the books in this series so far but now the plot seems to be extra convoluted just for the sake of drama. In the past few years, I've read a lot of books by McGee and she has this habit of introducing lots of new characters towards the end of a series. I get that world building is hard, but this feels like a weak spot. It comes across like she doesn't know where the series is going so she needs some new people to bail things out. The book is still an okay read, but it's getting too unwieldly. *Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org In a staff meeting this week, we talked about how we couldn't wait for summer because things would be "easier." Then we all remembered that our entire library needs to move (again), this summer. Joke's on us. Here's what I've been focusing on:
Our kiddo is in a phase of development where she has a decent vocabulary but context is still missing. For example, "tomorrow" is basically any time in the future and "yesterday" is any time in the past. When she says she "slept" during nap time, it means she laid down and stopped playing - it doesn't mean she actually slept. The most complicated issue, at least in terms of parenting is pronoun usage. She gets "I" and "You." She's sorta got the idea of "we." But, when it comes to the third person, everyone is "he." I know that this is mostly because she finds the "sh" sound a bit hard. But, I also want to be cognizant of teaching her basic usage while also retaining inclusiveness. Our kiddo is not yet 5. She's not at the stage where she can fully comprehend ze/zir, xe/xem, ve/ver, or the other pronouns. I've taken to saying, "He for boys, she for girls, they for everyone." I know this falls woefully short of the complexities of pronoun usage, but it's the best I've come up with. If you have tips for teaching pronouns to a youngster, let me know!
I feel shockingly on top of my work right now, all things considered. It's been a jam packed week, but I will finish everything I wanted to tackle. That's a rare feat! I'm not quite sure if this success is because of my efficiency or because I didn't put too many items on my plate this week. Here's what else was good:
I read a lot of books with my kiddo. Kid Reads is a biweekly look at what we've enjoyed recently.
*Books shared here are affiliate links for Bookshop.org
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