HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The first days of the New Year always feel special. As I discarded our old calendar yesterday, I marveled at how busy we were in 2007 and how much happened over the days and weeks. Our new 2008 calendar was given to us as a Christmas present by our god-daughter and her husband. They brought a new baby into our family circle this fall and their calendar was a celebration in photos. Little baby Nathan is much like a New Year – full of possibilities.

Our god-daughter, Claire, and her husband, Evaristo have read No and plan to make its strategies part of their parenting for Nathan.  They also plan to be Mediawise parents and follow the American Academy of Pediatrics advice not to let Nathan watch TV during his first two years. We’ll start filling in our 2008 calendar soon with more activities and events, I’m sure. Nathan’s days are filling up also – with wonder and delight, language, play, and solid connections with his parents and the rest of us in his extended family.