You never really know how your partner will be as a father until he is one. The same can be said for mothers; you just don't know until you're 100% responsible for a little human.
I knew Maks was going to be a great father because of how big his heart is. He's super generous with his time and energy. He loves to give people benefit of the doubt even
Tag: ukrainian
It seems every year we do the same thing just a bit differently. But I love that about our little family - taking something new and putting our own spin on it.
As I've explained in the past, we celebrate Christmas pretty much starting from Saint Nick's until the Orthodox Christmas and New Year in January. We typically have our tree and decor up until February, though I've started decorating
[caption id="attachment_4141" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Bear, 15 days old wearing a CafePress onesie.[/caption]
The awesome part about being one-half of an interracial pairing is the blend of two cultures. We have soul food and varenyky. We're teaching our son both English and Russian. I've become a huge fan of futbol while my husband enjoys trap music (okay, the last part isn't really a representative of my culture, but you get what I'm
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Raising a bilingual child is well...a lot harder than it should be.
From the get-go, M. and I have always determined that our children will be bilingual in Russian and English. He would speak primarily Russian and I would speak primarily English (though I am actively learning Russian and try to speak a little of it every day). With Yoda not quite talking yet (though I'm told it's nothing