Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
I think my favorite thing about this parenting gig is getting to experience the world through the eyes of a child. This manifests in a million different ways on any given day, but recently I've been enjoying it through my favorite 5-and-a-half-year-old's guesses. It was last spring when I first started noticing him use the …
In an effort to breath new life into our post-school afternoons, I started something new for Eddie. Now when he gets home from school the first thing he does is check out what's in the "surprise bag". At some point that morning (hey, it's even been in just the few minutes before he comes in …
Jonathan, our real rocket scientist, the one who actually builds the real deal stuff to send rocketing into outer space, had a blast reliving his childhood as we picked out a model rocket at a hobby store in Illinois. We were on a date. Yes, this is the stuff our dates consist of sometimes. We …
Did you miss me? Phew, it's been awhile! And it's not for lack of content I've been MIA for a few weeks. If anything, there's more to report than ever! We are thrilled to announce the exciting news of another rocket baby joining our family early next year! And so, let's be real, finding energy …
A few weeks ago, I picked some ripe lemons off the tree hanging over into our backyard. Just a handful, not sure quite what we'd use them for, but they were so yellow and summery and beautiful. They sat with the other fruit in the bowl on the counter for a couple of days. One …
All the gusto in this kid, tell you what. You know how they say, "Each one is so different!" "They're all their own person." Well, it's still amazing as it actually unfolds. Eddie was always cautious, observant. He'd turn something over in his pudgy toddler hands as if figuring out all the ways it worked. …
Opening a file, I've heard it called. Imagine your child's mind like a computer hard drive. They are sponges for information, and ask a million questions, storing away the answers. Even when it's a concept they cannot possibly grasp completely, there is no harm in explaining it simply, opening a file on that subject so …
Here's a great resource: your local library! Books are always a good thing. So much to be learned in a book, and the research supporting reading aloud to littles is undeniable. "[T]he more adults read aloud to their children, the larger their vocabularies will grow and the more they will know and understand about the …
Want to hear something that just amazes me? How good my kid is at noticing, paying attention! Sometimes. There are of course those times he can't find the toy he's looking for when it's right in front of him. If it were a snake it would've bit him, so they say. Goodness! Other times he …
The other day we hung out at a local park with some friends. It featured the fun play structure, as you'd expect, but also delightfully displayed all there is to love about southern California in February. It was gloriously warm, but not too hot. The sprawling green grass of the large park, the shady wooded …
Launching Rocket Babies 