Gymnastics. Eli attended his first gymnastics open gym and class this week. He thoroughly enjoyed open gym: it was two hours of gross motor bliss. He was definitely the youngest one there, so I loved observing him watch the older toddlers and preschoolers and attempt to try what they were doing. At one point, he … [Read more…]
At 20 months, Eli is all about gross motor, language, gross motor, practical life, and gross motor. Have I mentioned gross motor? Ha! Eli’s need to move his body has been so clear and so strong that there was a week or two at 19 months that I removed almost everything from his work shelf … [Read more…]
Before we were married, my husband and I made a pact to “bookend” our days together. In the mornings, we try to read a brief devotional and prayer, and before bed, we share with each other our favorites of the day–traditions Eli is now a part of as well. I wanted to start sharing some … [Read more…]
Despite whatever challenging phase Eli has entered (and then exited), cluster feedings or teething or hitting, my biggest parenting challenge has been muting judgement from parents and non-parents, Montessorians and non-Montessorians. There seems to be a lot of “this is the best way to do it” out there, and I just wanted to take a … [Read more…]