tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post5919367375360946691..comments2023-09-26T09:48:49.979-04:00Comments on ...but then I had kids: It's getting betterLiz Aguerrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465793815137696650noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-12562719095064837002010-04-06T14:51:42.111-04:002010-04-06T14:51:42.111-04:00My youngest is a hair shy of six and yes, I miss t...My youngest is a hair shy of six and yes, I miss the baby stages. Love them like crazy now, but I could do it again.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-68758537887419694252010-03-10T22:14:25.465-05:002010-03-10T22:14:25.465-05:00Oh, I love this post. Our youngest is almost 15 mo...Oh, I love this post. Our youngest is almost 15 months old. I feel so terribly torn at times- sad when I see the last of his babyhood fading, but relieved that in just a few months we'll be at a place like the one you're describing. sounds wonderful!LucyCooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038825805426846794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-88594550977065211782010-03-09T20:57:51.334-05:002010-03-09T20:57:51.334-05:00I so completely understand this. It is subtle, the...I so completely understand this. It is subtle, the change, and it is so profound at the same time. I've been trying to craft my own post about this... We remain on the same page. As usual.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969567138255166449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-52441565969960484682010-03-07T16:27:19.231-05:002010-03-07T16:27:19.231-05:00I so know what you mean - the reluctance to wave g...I so know what you mean - the reluctance to wave goodbye to the baby (and mine is only 4 and a bit months and seems to have moved on)Muddling Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702217530704657676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-28346375098819255352010-03-06T15:47:43.803-05:002010-03-06T15:47:43.803-05:00Ahh, Liz, thank you for this promising version of ...Ahh, Liz, thank you for this promising version of the future! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-13499535012101754162010-03-06T07:30:26.822-05:002010-03-06T07:30:26.822-05:00I know what you mean. If I had started my children...I know what you mean. If I had started my children earlier, I probably would have had more....and now two, one boy and one girl, suits me perfectly :)<br /><br />I am now at the stage where we can go out and not take a buggy - that to me is a big deal!! Also, it's not a crisis of nightmare proportions if I don't have a packet of baby wipes in my bag! These last few weeks I have been for coffee with my son and also to a birthday lunch where he just sat with the other children and played - and I had lovely time and relaxed which was a first!!! Things have definitely become easier for me :)<br /><br />PS I know what you mean about eating a meal and being able to talk "to each other"....so true :)<br /><br />Happy Week-end!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435722126028910012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-85648738418503318452010-03-05T20:53:00.294-05:002010-03-05T20:53:00.294-05:00Liz, funny post and beautifully written. Exactly h...Liz, funny post and beautifully written. Exactly how I felt the day I took my daughter to the mall in her stroller and she literally ripped the little canopy to shreds, till it was teetering. That was the end of our last baby contraption. <br /><br />I love having kids I can talk to. I love raising them on my philosophies of life and love and seeing them become really interesting multi-faceted people. I also love having political and historical discussions with my 14-year-old son! (That's a little into the future for you, but still.)<br /><br />That's my forte in parenting. Thanks for putting it into words.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-52926897703066300352010-03-05T20:32:06.660-05:002010-03-05T20:32:06.660-05:00hmmph. i read this and think: yeah, i should have ...hmmph. i read this and think: yeah, i should have stopped at two. cause i just don't think--can't imagine--doesn't seem possible--that i will ever sound that calm as i describe "life" in my family.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188568358103640489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-58229300811178618992010-03-05T19:44:26.238-05:002010-03-05T19:44:26.238-05:00I am with you on not being a lover of the baby sta...I am with you on not being a lover of the baby stage! Bring on the conversation! Bring on the communication! Bring on all of us walking and no one being carried. It's so wonderful to feel like a FAMILY and not divided up by who is on baby watch. Luke is still terrible at sitting at the table when we go out so I'm waiting for us to get there but for now, I'll settle for the games of hide and seek, throwing a ball around and sleeping through the night! And I love your description of the boys conspiring together... my guest post at Kitch's place talks about siblings and you describe what I hope for perfectly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-64821081970166057272010-03-05T16:01:08.435-05:002010-03-05T16:01:08.435-05:00I've been reading your blog for the past few w...I've been reading your blog for the past few weeks and just wanted to let you know I've never read blogs before and I look forward to yours every week! My husband and I are TTC and I love how blunt and realistic you are in your blogs regarding married life and children. I love that you are Cuban-not b/c it makes you a better writer (although some would argue it does, ha ha) but b/c I haven't found many Latina bloggers since reading yours and I just feel like I can relate more to you (makes sense?) I'm Puerto Rican and the stereotypes of being a wife or mother are more then I can handle sometimes so (I'm repeating myself here) your blogs are a breath of fresh air. So m'ija keep writing porque me Encanta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-42610727813433546472010-03-05T12:15:58.770-05:002010-03-05T12:15:58.770-05:00I believe that each Mother shines the most during ...I believe that each Mother shines the most during one or two stages of Motherhood. Me, the babystage...not so much. I know in my bones that "my shining time" will actually be the parent of an "adult child". Does that mean that every day of my life is hard with a 6 year old? No, not EVERY day...but I do look forward to sitting across the table from my son with coffee and just talking to each other...actual adult conversations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201961112490811175.post-24784589721501499762010-03-05T12:12:02.909-05:002010-03-05T12:12:02.909-05:00You do have a point. Small Object in Mouth Watch i...You do have a point. Small Object in Mouth Watch is seriously no fun. Congrats on progressing to the next level!TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.com