avablog

If I were better versed in child development, I could tell you the name of whatever stage Emmett is in at the moment. It’s characterized by fugue-like fits of hyperactivity and, alternately, periods of intense creative focus. Lately, the creative periods are filled either with coloring or completing puzzles. In Decorah over the weekend, Emmett […]

[Read more →]

Ava wants a dog. Between getting home from school and my arrival home from work yesterday, Ava plastered every door upstairs with small posters depicting sad puppies and including phrases like, “Daughters need dogs!,” and “Puppies need love too!” I was not swayed. Which, of course, resulted in another of Ava’s tantrums. I reminded her […]

[Read more →]

Last night was the first night Emmmett didn’t sleep in a pull-up. Really, he probably could’ve done away with them a couple weeks ago, but last night’s milestone represents his parents’ willingness to strip his bed in the middle of the night and clean his sheets as often as they need to rather than buy […]

[Read more →]