It would be interesting to interface with developmental psychologists about when most children begin to develop free will. Is it around Kindergarten age? It is not until elementary school?
Whatever the science would say, we have a statistical anomaly in our midst here with L.
Still two weeks shy of her 17-month birthday, the girl frequently displays [...]

A normal nap for L lasts about 30 minutes. Today, however, she slept for nearly 75. I’m certainly not complaining—there’s nothing on Earth like some unexpected free time. That said, I have to admit: I was at a bit of a loss for what to do with those 45 minutes I didn’t think I’d have.
So [...]

You never realize just how loud the world is until you’re pushing a sleeping baby around in a stroller.
Automobile engines. Blaring radios. Drunken homeless guys. Barking dogs. Street sweepers. Garbage trucks. Even that loud Valley Girl who yammers incessantly into her cell phone. Taken individually, each of these culprits is merely a nuisance. Together, they [...]