The Longest Shortest Time

Ground Rules vs. Air Rules

In preparing for Sasha’s first plane ride last week, I asked for advice from some of my friends with experienced baby travelers. One of the common suggestions was to pack a bunch of small toys Sasha had never seen and reveal them to her on the plane. It was very important, I was warned, that […]

You’re Not Welcome in This Castle

Back before Sasha’s school program started, I took her to an open house for new students. Within the first 10 minutes another little girl had torn a toy drum out of Sasha’s hands. I looked up at the girl’s dad but he didn’t seem to notice, so I tried reasoning with the girl. “Sasha was […]

We Can’t Stop: No Pooping Edition

Okay, just on the shortest end of another shortish longest shortest time over here. Last time I checked in about this, Sasha had bronchitis. That wound up blooming into an ear infection and on top of everything she got slammed with a stomach virus. She woke up vomiting three nights in a row. Shivering in […]

Memoranda

Yesterday my mom brought over a journal she kept for the first couple years of my life. Odd similarities between me and Sasha. And some very different things (see diet).