Now that Andrew and I have decided that we need to spend more time together (we’re always together but we need a wee bit time together not with Blitzen), we’ve been bringing the backups and friends and babysitters more aggressively into the routine. Here is a sample of the absurdly long email that I have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘exercise’
back ups and babysitters and friends
Posted in Blitzen, Uncategorized, tagged Blitzen, exercise, Foster care, foster parenting, guinea pigs, mermaids, parenting, support, village on April 26, 2012 | 7 Comments »
peppermint feet and mom
Posted in Agency, Blitzen, Uncategorized, tagged Blitzen, exercise, Foster care, foster parenting, memory on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We have good days and bad days. Sometimes the sadness is just overwhelming for little old Blitzen and she loses it. 4 months into this thing, we’ve learned a few tricks. Occassionally, Blitzen can be calmed by gentle physical contact. She wants me to hold her in my arms and rock her like a baby [...]
Ice Skating
Posted in Blitzen, tagged Blitzen, exercise, ice skating, meltdowns on December 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Since the day we met her, Blitzen has been talking about ice skating. She had never skated before, but was fascinated by it. Perhaps she’s a big fan of the Winter Olympics, and hopes to luge someday as well. We planned to go skating for the first time on Sunday. On Saturday night she was [...]
Exercise
Posted in Blitzen, tagged Blitzen, cold weather wear, exercise, playgrounds on November 29, 2011 | 30 Comments »
So I have always known this but now I really, really know it. Exercise is a miraculous thing. Motion is liberating. Movement is joyful and invigorating. If Blitzen could swing 24 hours a day, I think she would. All she would need are brief breaks for games of tag and climbing on jungle gyms with the [...]
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