Tattle tweeting
My daughter tattle tweets:
Month: January 2012
week 10
size of a prune: I’ve been cutting coffee from my diet significantly because my body has an aversion to it. It was a little difficult at first because I would want to drink it but the first sip would send me wanting to chuck. After being on a mostly fresh diet with fruit and occassional meats, I lost 2 lbs. This pregnancy is a little more sensitive to foods than my first two pregnancies. Q. When it comes to getting pregnant, we… …have been trying for months.
blurb
At times when you think you may be the only one growing & outgrowing those who’ve helped you, see if the rest of your body is growing as much as your head.
parenthood: seize the moment
The phrase “seize every moment” is right. I once read a parenthood article saying that it’s ok not to “carpe diem” every moment of parenthood because we also have our low moments with them. But I’ve grown to realize that those tough relationship moments with them is part of what will build their memories and shape them fractionally of who they will become. So it’s a humbling reminder to even take those moments crucially. Looking at the busyness of today’s youth, I’m reminded also to really savor these moments of their honest dependence. And looking at the neglect of family in today’s young adults, I’m reminded to make moments to lay the foundation of a love relationship.
hot vs. lovely
Emma told me that her friend said her classmate Adrian said that Emma was hot. What?! 1st grade? I would have thought it was more flattering to use more respectful words, but I guess media sets the language these days and the meaning gets lost until they’re taught otherwise. I mean, I’m glad that when I was in 1st grade, boys were more respectful with their comments. What’s the 1980s equivalent to fugly?
“mama, say congratulations to me!”
“Mama! I poopooed in the toilet! I get two stickers! Say congratulations to me!” -zienne noelle {congratulations, zi! I’m so proud of you!} We started Zi on toilet training around December when she was 2.5 years old and it went pretty slowly. Emma’s training lasted a week, but Emma was also 2 weeks shy from being 3, so she was mentally more ready. I think the pressure we put on Emma played a big part on Emma wanting to successfully learn to use the toilet. We’re a bit more lenient to Zienne and we’re using more rewards. So far, it’s working more and more to reward Zi with 2 stickers every time she does a #2 in the potty. She’s very excited to add to her sticker book so she’s more conscious in using the toilet every time she gets that funny feeling. So far, for weeks now, she’s pooped in the potty/toilet every day, giving us the signal that she has bowel urgency. So it’s safe to say she’s potty trained when it comes to #2, but #1 is a whole other challenge because she seems not to care to use the potty during urination. She’s comfortable in […]
“I Love God but Hate My Church”
I once read that you cannot truly love your Pastor and not love his wife. I know it may be possible, but not practical. Believe it or not, his wife is the extension of him, the one that supports him when no one does, the one that listens when the man behind the pulpit needs to vent, the one that takes care of his home while he’s tending the sheep. You get what I mean. Similarly, I don’t get this mentality either: “I love God but hate my church because…” 10) the sermon is boring. This is a big thing with people when their pastors don’t retort like John Piper or challenge like Marc Driscoll. There’s a great debate as to whether or not a church can survive without a dynamic speaker. I will tell you of an old testament leader who generations followed despite his absent penchant for oration, but God chose him. We place little importance on integrity these days of our leaders who will speak the truth. And let’s be honest, is it really the sermon that’s boring, so we can wait for God to dazzle us with whirlwind or the fire, as if the worship is […]