I'm Officially Done With Parenting Tips
At Zed's first speech therapy session, his therapist brought out a little pig that blew bubbles. He was enthralled. He laughed. He couldn't get enough of the damn thing.Needless to say, we rushed out to Target that night to buy him one.
We've used it in both of his therapies since then. Whenever he gets a little pissed off, we come back to the bubbles. It always calms him down. It's our safety net.
Today at his education therapy session, we decided that we would start using the bubbles as a reward and not as an actual tool. Once he completes a task, we blow the bubbles for a little bit while trying to get him to sign "More" or, God forbid, actually say the word.
This evening, I was telling Ella the way Zed prefers his bubbles. "He likes it best if you blow it in his face, then raise pig up in the air, and then lower the pig. That way he gets three separate waves of bubbles."
"Who are you, The Bubble Master?" she asked.
Thanks Ella!
The Best Father's Day Present Ever
This is my sixth Father's Day (I celebrated my first while Zoey was still in utero). I've received plenty of gifts over the years (never ties, though), but this year was the best. What did I get?A scrapbook.
Zoey, Zed, and (mostly) Ella made a scrapbook with some of my favorite photos. On each page, Zoey would write something about the picture. Like "I like it when my Daddy dances the polka with me."
She must be talking about her other Daddy. I've never done the polka in my life. Unless you count that one drunken night in college. But even then, I think it resembled The Humpty Dance more than the polka.
And on pages where she didn't have photographs to illustrate her feelings, Zoey drew pictures. And Zed would scribble on a few pages here and there.
Thanks Zoey, Zed, and Ella!
And If I Haven't Babbled Enough
Leo at Mommy Tracks was kind enough to interview me recently. And believe it or not, I don't think I sound too idiotic (at least no more idiotic than I usually do). Give it a read if you're interested.Thanks Leo!
Song of the day: Just A Friend by Biz Markie
