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Name: Rachel
Birthday: 6/17/1982
Interests: Playing and writing music, teaching piano to little kids, educating women about the choices they have throughout pregnancy and childbirth, eating, drinking beer, watching Estrella dance.
Occupation: Piano teacher, mom, doula.
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Member Since:
11/5/2002
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| My only political blog.I saw a blurb on some news sight that said something like, 'Fact checking Biden and Palin: Some remarks they made were not entirely accurate!' (That's me paraphrasing).
My comments: DUH!!!!
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| Well, I certainly haven't blogged in a LONG time.
If I had I would have written about the perils and benefits of preschool. I hear so many of Estrella's classmates mom's singing the praises of preschool. Now their kids are much better adjusted, etc. In all honesty, Estrella has gotten better at playing with other kids, but she has mostly just acquired a lot of bad habits. Whining, fit throwing, baby talk, all around rudeness. About 2 weeks in I was thinking, 'what happened to my little angel???'.
It's a coop preschool so I go and help out once or twice a month. I have seen the one child that Estrella is imitating and she is a piece of work! What I can't figure out is why Estrella would choose HER to imitate. Most of the other kids are just normal kids who do normal kid things, both good and bad. But this girl is in a category of her own.
I'm just glad it's a GREAT school with GREAT teachers. I think they do a great job of handling it. I have faith that Estrella will grow out of this phase, I just have to endure it without making too big of a deal of it.
Ephraim is crawling, pulling up, saying ma-ma-ma and pa-pa-pa, waving, signing milk and clapping. He actually takes decent naps now too. Best.Thing.Ever. Not to mention he gets more freaking adorable everyday. ie.
Fall is here. I am looking forward to the holiday season. Josh and I are totally those losers that love everything Christmas. We decorate, we play Elvis's Christmas CD 24/7 or listen to Christmas radio, bake, walk downtown in the snow and lights, get giddy about Christmas Eve....I only see Thanksgiving as the beginning of the Christmas season. Well, that and Estrella's birthday. 4 years!!! Yikes. I think she's getting a guitar/yukele this year. It's gonna rule.
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| Big boy fell out of my bed yesterday during the very rare and coveted nap out of my arms. He was okay, just a bruise on his ear (??) and a little scratch. Me on the other hand! I felt terrible. I don't quite know how he did it. He had pillows all around him. It looked like he rolled in his sleep and knocked the pillow down - then himself.
Now a pic for your viewing pleasure.
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| Long awaited (or not) update.Estrella started her first day of preschool today. We were a little nervous that she would have a hard time being alone, but she couldn't get rid of me fast enough! She had a great time and didn't want to leave. Her teacher told us that she did a great job and she was very proud of her. YEAH!
(sunny day!)
Estrella told me that she was taking care of all the other kids and sweeping the floor in the play house. She said she was being a grown up.
Ephraim is sitting up, grabbing all kinds of things big and small, and today he had some peach. He sucked on a slice that Josh would hold in his mouth. If we took it away he would throw a fit. I guess he liked it! I also gave him a taste of avocado that didn't go over as well.
He is pushing up on his arms and almost on his knees. He can roll/scoot/wiggle his way to something he wants. I feel like crawling (and the end of life as we know it) is right around the corner. I'm happy and sad about that. Maybe he'll be happier being mobile, but he might tear up the house. We'll see!
That's about it for now. Gotta change poopy pants. (not my own)
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| Bloggity Blog/pointless ranting that no one will readStay at home, work at home, work part time, work out of the home. But still, mom's full time, no matter what.
I choose to be a stay at home mom because it is what we believe is best for our family in our situation. We NEVER hold it against anyone for choosing or having to work. But I do feel judged for choosing to not work. It's that same stigma of being a martyr for my children, like being a martyr by wanting to have a natural birth. Of course many people judge working mom's giving the exact same reason. So it's damned if you do, damned if you don't.
What really bothers me though, is the division between women. Women with no children assuming that we as women are compromising or selling ourselves short for choosing to 'just be mothers'. JUST BE MOTHERS!?! The tragedy that leads to this mindset is our society forcing us to choose. We do not value the work and love that mother's provide. We value #1. $$$ and #2. education (no matter how poor it might be!) because it leads to $$. We are made to feel guilty for enjoying being a mom, enjoying talking about our children, enjoying being with our children and choosing to spend time with them over all else. Why is this bad again? I listen to people drone endlessly about their lives and smile and try to contribute a nice thought, but as soon as I mention my kids I'm treated like a moron.
I am a better person for having children. I am proud of that fact. I don't really have a clever way to round out this blog. I'm just tired of being treated like a second class citizen. The end.
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