Frankly, I'd be a lot more worried if you WEREN'T worried. It shows you care.
It's not unreasonable to consider and perhaps edit one's behavior around children. I make a point of considering what I'm going to say around Ike quite a bit more recently. Certainly, I've been trying (with varying amounts of success) to edit my language.
On the other hand, I also don't treat Ike like a little kid. I believe in treating kids like any other person, which means I don't use baby talk with him or special wheedling tones of voice. When I was a kid, I hated adults who treated me like some mentally deficient object, and I swore to never do that to anyone else's kids. I've noted that you and Joe also don't treat Ike like a little kid, and I heartily approve.
As I';ve told you both before ... you're both highly intelligent, and any kids you two create are going to be frighteningly, scathingly brilliant. Which is both a blessing and a curse. Brilliant kids are a lot harder to keep busy and satisfied. Expect "Why?" to be Ike's next big ASL word.
You could always try getting Ike used to listening to the radio (NPR, Radio Disney, one of the classical stations) instead of watching TV. That would also let you do needlework while listening.
Uh ... "Elli"? "Gwen"?
They're both lovely names, but from you and Joe, I would have expected something a little more ... hell-raising. For example: Hazel [Meade], Podkayne, Edith [Stone], Susan [Calvin], Telzey [Amberdon], or Scirocco [Jones].
Or Susan [B. Anthony], Amelia [Bloomer], Julia [Howe], or Lucretia [Mott].
Now as for the rest of it ... you and Joe very carefully planned out your first couple of pregancies, including timing between the first and second kids. So far, everything you've both predicted would come to pass, has come to pass. But raising kids isn't easy, and isn't for everyone. (That's why Randy & I are counting on you two to raise at least one or two smart "extras" on our behalf.)
Finally ... the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley. You can't anticipate everything. This is a temporary phase, and you will pull out of it. Don't be afraid to ask friends and relatives for help...the worst they can say is "no".
And yes, as soon as I have a weekend where I'm not working, I'll create a big-ass lasagna to bring over.
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It's not unreasonable to consider and perhaps edit one's behavior around children. I make a point of considering what I'm going to say around Ike quite a bit more recently. Certainly, I've been trying (with varying amounts of success) to edit my language.
On the other hand, I also don't treat Ike like a little kid. I believe in treating kids like any other person, which means I don't use baby talk with him or special wheedling tones of voice. When I was a kid, I hated adults who treated me like some mentally deficient object, and I swore to never do that to anyone else's kids. I've noted that you and Joe also don't treat Ike like a little kid, and I heartily approve.
As I';ve told you both before ... you're both highly intelligent, and any kids you two create are going to be frighteningly, scathingly brilliant. Which is both a blessing and a curse. Brilliant kids are a lot harder to keep busy and satisfied. Expect "Why?" to be Ike's next big ASL word.
You could always try getting Ike used to listening to the radio (NPR, Radio Disney, one of the classical stations) instead of watching TV. That would also let you do needlework while listening.
Uh ... "Elli"? "Gwen"?
They're both lovely names, but from you and Joe, I would have expected something a little more ... hell-raising. For example: Hazel [Meade], Podkayne, Edith [Stone], Susan [Calvin], Telzey [Amberdon], or Scirocco [Jones].
Or Susan [B. Anthony], Amelia [Bloomer], Julia [Howe], or Lucretia [Mott].
Now as for the rest of it ... you and Joe very carefully planned out your first couple of pregancies, including timing between the first and second kids. So far, everything you've both predicted would come to pass, has come to pass. But raising kids isn't easy, and isn't for everyone. (That's why Randy & I are counting on you two to raise at least one or two smart "extras" on our behalf.)
Finally ... the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley. You can't anticipate everything. This is a temporary phase, and you will pull out of it. Don't be afraid to ask friends and relatives for help...the worst they can say is "no".
And yes, as soon as I have a weekend where I'm not working, I'll create a big-ass lasagna to bring over.
(Hugs!)