'A portrait a week of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013'
Caught again! Soren attacking the yucca with his trucks. It's worth the mess!
Helmets
Are SO important. I don't mean to sound old or anything - but one saved my life and another prevented a lot of injuries.
I wouldn't say I was exceptionally wreck-less on a bike, but I did have a LOT of fun. I raced alleycats (where I was hit by a car and rolled off the hood. Won first female but found a crack that ran all the way from the outside to the inside of the helmet after the race - saved my life), played a lot of bike polo, raced unofficial track races (responsible for the loss of another helmet - over the handle bars) and wove through traffic (ok, that was wreck-less and irresponsible. 7 traffic lights and got off with a citation and no injuries. LUCK-EEY!)
My point comes to this. Soren has two bikes. A Strider and of course, a tricycle. And he is getting brave. I mean - really brave. He's a bruiser and can take falls, but helmet wearing in this household is a non-negotiable. My dome would be scrambled eggs without one and I still feel the pain of a knee injury from another cycling accident. I know how dangerous they can be, even in the drive way.
But cycling is so much fun and I want Soren to love it too, and he does! I don't shy away from telling him just how dangerous it is to ride without a helmet. It isn't always easy convincing, but we are getting there. He tells me, 'Ride Bike! Helmet peeease! - fall, OUCH! hurt, waaaaay bad!'. Want to get something fun, check out these little nuttys!
Soren has this one - gotta figure out a way to scratch off NY and replace with OH, or QC (for Queen City).
Five on Friday
Five links this fabulous Friday:
This adorable family's videos are up on ulive! check it out! Olive Us episodes are quick and fun! Hey Rick, move to France perhaps...??
Can't wait to grab one of these for Soren - inspired by this great Montessori blog.
LOVE the style of this home. From the white walls to the furniture. Even the bean bag chair!
Wish I could over turn our kitchen like this. Subway tile is a great idea for a backsplash and adore white cabinets. Then maybe I could snag some white plates and do this!
My hair is almost long enough for this.
photo from dailydoseofstuf via rachelswandesign
Looking forward to wrapping these pseudo-locks into braids as the seasons turn!
lately...
I have been reading this great book. And this parenting classic.
I ran my first 5k in years and have picked up jogging with the little guy. He loves it! We use this stroller (a hand-me-down, so lucky!) and fitted myself for shoes at a wonderful store down the street. Planning on running this Sunday at the Zoo!! Any ideas for IT band support??
I am still on the Lumenocity high with the Symphony. Work is really starting to feel more settled... in a good way. I know it's taken 7 years, but I am really finding my happiness in recording.
However, I am still a doula by late night! My profile will be here soon and you can check out my services here.
I am hoping to DIY this shelving unit soon, staining the shelves to match the refinished table (an insane DIY I chose to do this summer. Whew! However... it looks a bit like driftwood, but I love it. It's OUR's)
I love this canvas printing service and know exactly where I'd like to put a special picture of our little guy. This DIY kitchen is right up our alley. Hope to paint some cabinets soon!
Trying to stay in our budget more these days with this app. Seems to be working - Rick and I just received free admission to New York's AES convention. He's never been to the big city so I am hoping we can make this a reality - tips for hotels and such???
'Once again, a toddler is teaching me to slow down and enjoy life' - Dr. Sears from The Discipline Book .
This book has been amazing. I wish I would have read it before Soren was born. Although we opted for attached parenting anyway (co-sleeping and all!), this book has great insight into the way our young (to 10) year old children think. I don't know that I ever gave Soren the credit he truly deserved. He's willful, lively and energetic. I admire his tenacity during play and learning. He won't be interrupted (but re-directed *wink) and he will always be questing for something new and inspiring.
I love and cherish his spirit.
Cincinnati Weekend
It is SO nice to grab a couple more weekends in Cincinnati before the season starts up again. This weekend was packed and perfect.
After a Saturday morning play date, we swapped with Pappa at Coffee Emporium - then I headed off to a fantastic Underground Tour with a friend ending at the Taste of Belgium. Our evening was filled with excellent Indian food from Dusmesh and large train tracks, dump trucks and cranes.
Sunday we woke up at dawn (literally) and I ran the Erlanger Friendship 5k - which was an incredible feat. My first run after having Soren, completely unprepared - was able to run the entire race and even finished 3rd in my division. We came home, I caught a quick nap, we all showered up and headed to Eli's BBQ - SO.... GOOD! We went around 4, so the wait wasn't as long as usual. There was Rhinegeist on tap and Dojo Gelato in tow. Soren and I dropped Pappa off at work, and headed out to the park to round out our evening.
Perfect.