文書は英語ですが、写真は共通
(though I'm taking a break from blogging for a while)
Archive for the 'Parenthood' CategoryPosts relating to parenthood Over a year ago, I posted an entry on how to raise a bilingual child, describing the approach that Fumie and I are taking with Anthony. These days, Anthony is quite fluent in both languages, at least as much as one would expect of a four year old. I make a point to quietly correct his grammar when I hear the same mistake over and over, such as the "I is" that he says a lot these days. I'm careful never to ram it down his throat, and he seems to pick up the changes, eventually, so I think we're [...]
The pure, wide-eyed, innocent joy of an excited child. It's something all children have, and all adults wish they still had. In the case of this adult, it's also something I wish I could capture.... with my camera. These were the best I could do on Christmas morning... Sometimes, the excitement is just a little too much for him. Opening one present (a bubble-maker from Grandma and Grandpa, thanks!), he exclaimed "Yeah! This is just what I need!" This alone is funny enough, coming from a four-year-old, but it was soon followed by "What's this?" I have it [...] 
View full post » This morning, Anthony's preschool had a Christmas service, which included the kids (aged 3-6) putting on a "pageant" depicting the Christmas story. The older kindergarten-aged kids did a lot of speaking roles and other complex things, while the younger kids like Anthony had less challenging tasks. Anthony was the star. Or, at least, a star, lighting the way for the three kings. He wore a star hat, and made "twinkling movements" with his fingers above his head. If you use your imagination, you can see Anthony on the far right in the picture above. (A crop taken from [...] 
View full post » Today started like most days, with Anthony waking me up because he wants some milk. (He normally gets up before us and plays until he gets thirsty enough to wake us up.) Walking into the livingroom/kitchen, I said "It smells a bit like poopy in here" and looked at him. I checked his butt to see whether he'd done a poor job of wiping, but that seemed fine. I asked whether he knew what the smell was, and he got quiet. Uh oh, this is not a good sign. After a bit, he said "I want you [...]
Last week I showed four-year-old Anthony with a messy face, and received comments like "that's not a messy face," with commenters recklessly comparing my well-behaved four-year-old with their snotty-nosed incorrigibles as infants. Well, I used to have one of those, too 🙂 11-Month-Old Anthony in Various Stages of Un-EatNotice the rice in his nose in the left-hand picture. Anyway, here's a followup to the messy face post. When asked to smile for the camera, Anthony tries, but it's a very fake, plastic smile. So while taking pictures of his messy face, I did various things to try to [...] 
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