Showing posts with label hugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hugs. Show all posts
Friday, January 21, 2011
Friday, February 12, 2010
A New Experience
James woke up crying around 10 one night this week. Sobbing. He never does this. Once he's down for the night, he sleeps until morning (unless he is sick).
His dad and I came in, to find him sobbing "It's okay, Wubzy ... it's ooookay!" After rubbing his back and letting him hold on to us, we asked him if he was okay. He said there was a monster in the closet.
Woah!
Our daughter had a good year of monsters and bad dreams waking us up throughout the night. This was the first time James had this experience.
My first thought was "Wow, that is such a cool sentence! Awesome" and the next: "My poor baby!" So I held and rocked him while his dad explained there are no monsters. Then we closed his closet door and he relaxed and went back to sleep.
Since the disaster of frenetic activity from mid-December-mid-January and recovering from the latest bad-ass cold, James has emerged as almost a different child. More talkative. More snuggly. More relaxed and confident. It's wonderful to see.
P.S.: Let me add that both our kids have watched and loved Wubzy for many years. Wubzy = Good Guy.
His dad and I came in, to find him sobbing "It's okay, Wubzy ... it's ooookay!" After rubbing his back and letting him hold on to us, we asked him if he was okay. He said there was a monster in the closet.
Woah!
Our daughter had a good year of monsters and bad dreams waking us up throughout the night. This was the first time James had this experience.
My first thought was "Wow, that is such a cool sentence! Awesome" and the next: "My poor baby!" So I held and rocked him while his dad explained there are no monsters. Then we closed his closet door and he relaxed and went back to sleep.
Since the disaster of frenetic activity from mid-December-mid-January and recovering from the latest bad-ass cold, James has emerged as almost a different child. More talkative. More snuggly. More relaxed and confident. It's wonderful to see.
P.S.: Let me add that both our kids have watched and loved Wubzy for many years. Wubzy = Good Guy.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Specialty
The Queen of Windsor (or was the the Queen of Santa Rosa?) visited James' preschool earlier this month.
The classrooms all make a big deal of pushing their desks together and creating a royal banquet table. The teachers decorate. It is marvelous! The kids are given the option to dress in costume to meet the queen and feast at the royal ball. What a neat way to engage in creative play, teach table manners, and put a little zip in a month that has been largely cold, grey, and damp.
I love this picture because I see James being shy but wanting a hug from his queen, then getting totally sidetracked by becoming fascinated with her gloves.
The classrooms all make a big deal of pushing their desks together and creating a royal banquet table. The teachers decorate. It is marvelous! The kids are given the option to dress in costume to meet the queen and feast at the royal ball. What a neat way to engage in creative play, teach table manners, and put a little zip in a month that has been largely cold, grey, and damp.
I love this picture because I see James being shy but wanting a hug from his queen, then getting totally sidetracked by becoming fascinated with her gloves.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sweetness
I got James up from his afternoon nap and his face lit up and he leaned in to hug me, then pulled pack and kissed me before hugging me again, patting me on the back.
He has never done this before. Awwww, James! I am a big melted Mommy puddle.
He has never done this before. Awwww, James! I am a big melted Mommy puddle.
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