Forever & Yesterday: Big Boy

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Cat-Owl 36/365

Image via Wikipedia

Cat-Owl

Round owl eyes-

feather-like fur;

casting shadows on the bedroom floor

as you silently...creep...away.

I was reading Owl Moon to Big Boy last night and when we got to the page where they finally find the owl, he pointed at the illustration and said, "Stella." Stella is our cat pictured above. After he said that, it struck me how children are natural poets often speaking in similes and metaphors. Children see the world is a beautifully innocent way that allows their brains to speak poetry. So today, we took a picture of Stella and then printed it out. I got the book back out and we took the picture and placed them side-by-side. I then asked Big Boy to name all the ways that Stella and the owl were similar. We listed them on paper and then created the above poem together. It was so fun and easy! Try this with your child sometime. Begin making a list or documenting when he or she speaks in similes/ metaphors (something like, "Mommy- the lights on the car are like eyes seeing in the dark.") and then turn their ideas into simple poem- it's a great way to get kids thinking about using writing in everyday life.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Sick 31/365

We had quite the scare at home today. Big Boy woke up from his nap flushed and on fire. I immediately took his temperature and found it to be 105! I'm actually pretty calm under most circumstances, but I can't lie, my heart was racing when I saw those numbers (the last time he had a fever that high he stopped breathing and has a history of febrile seizures). My first instinct? Google it- see if he's dying; after fighting the urge, I quickly decided to call the Ped instead. She suggested getting him into a tepid bath and then giving him a dose of Ibuprofen. I then rushed him to their office, by that time, the poor guy was quite pitiful. It turned out to just be an ear infection. For some reason, (well there are technical terms involving words like "white matter" and other scientific words that basically mean his brain is set up a little differently than the average) his temperature spikes really high with minor infections. The good news is he's doing much better now that he's on an antibiotic.

Mothering can be so nerve wrecking at times. When we first discovered that Big Boy had his health problems, I decided to cling to Bible verse Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." That's been my life verse for his life and has gotten me through many doctors visits (it's so hard to hear physicians say that your baby is somehow "imperfect" because to you, they are absolutely perfect). What's the highest that you child has ever spiked a fever? Do you have a life prayer or verse for your child?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Wordless Wednesday , My Handsome Man 26/365

Big Boy's preschool picture :)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wordless Wednesday , My Big Boy 19/365

Friday, January 14, 2011

Collection 14/365

COLLECTION

1 Collection
   2 Buses
   3 Racecars,
   4 Police Cars
   5 Ambulances
   6 Construction Trucks
   7 Fire Engines
   8 with missing parts
   9 doors that open
   10 minutes of fun.