By Cheryl Bac
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About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons incl...
(More)About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons including Chicago and Boston. Exercise is an integral part of my life. I hope to one day go back to long distance running and tackle the New York City Marathon. Right now I run after my one year old son. Although I am a stay-at-home mom, we are rarely "at home." My mom also stayed at home with my brother and me. She warned me that, although rewarding, it can be isolating. So, with her help, I learned the importance of getting out into the community and meeting other mothers. On the rare occasion when I am at home and have a hand or two free, I squeeze in time to scrapbook. As a new mom, many challenges are thrown my way. I hope my opinions, triumphs, and struggles help experienced parents reminisce, new parents cope, and parents-to-be get an honest glimpse of what the first years of motherhood can entail.
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As a kid, I remember spending a lot of time playing with my dollhouses. They were extra special to me because my grandfather made them.
We recently bought our daughter a dollhouse. Although I knew it would be a lot easier for me to assemble this dollhouse compared to all of the gluing and painting that my grandfather did, I was still not looking forward to putting it together.
When our daughter was napping yesterday, I realized that our son would probably enjoy helping me put the dollhouse together. We bought a very simple dollhouse, so he could help me read the directions, find the correct pieces, turn the screws, and get the dollhouse ready for his sister. What a wonderful memory! I know our daughter won't yet understand that her brother helped assemble her dollhouse, but his hard work makes this dollhouse a little extra special.
