A Mindful Life

The good:

We paid off our car loan and the title arrived today.
Claire discovered the delight of knocking a tower of cloth blocks over. Repeatedly. And she laughed each time.
I repurposed a basket that came with a floral arrangement when Claire was born, converting it into her Easter basket. Not that she’s old enough yet for [...]

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.
–Oscar Wilde

We want to provide Claire with a variety of musical exposure. The Music Together songs are an excellent start. We listen to a classical music radio station sometimes. And we have a huge collection of music on CD which is stored also on our computers. (Ain’t technology grand?) So I made seven CDs of music [...]

Starting Sunday we again attempted to help our wee one nap in the crib. Let’s just say we’ve failed spectacularly. You might even call it an Epic Fail.
Yesterday she began sneezing and coughing a lot. At first I thought it was from the snot from so much crying, and that her throat was dry and [...]

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This observation was included in an article about adult discomfort with a crying child who won’t be comforted, and what to do for the child. The answer: just stay near. The excerpt articulates what I struggle with when my child cries.
“The inconsolable state of grief, or what feels like an intolerable level of loss or [...]

Developing a Taste for Literature

I had to go to the bathroom. I just could not ignore the body’s imperative. I lay her down in the crib, expecting her to wake and cry — if not immediately, within the first 5-10 minutes.
More than 20 minutes later, she remains asleep. I should be overjoyed that she’s napping in her crib, [...]

I think about posting, but my interest and energy wane. I’ve nothing insightful to share. Every day is full, not a minute idly spent. Claire changes daily. I do the same tasks daily. Husband has been in bed sick with The Crud since Saturday. My throat is sore. Please, may I be spared?
I’d like to [...]

We’ll probably start solids in a month. Claire’s fascinated when we eat, shows a lot of interest in what goes in our mouths. So we gave her a baby spoon to sample tonight.