Blog Entries for drdavidcallies

Allison and the roses

drdavidcallies — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The weather is starting to warm up here in the South Sound. This means more gardening and yard maintenance for Allison and me. This morning she helped me trim the roses and put some new seed in the birdfeeder. She is curious about what I am curious about and seems to model and mimic my every move and gesture. He language is expanding as she is putting two words together, can count from 1-5 and 8-10 (6 & 7 are tough for her) and can say sing parts of the ABC song. She typically runs and ca [...]

She's growing up so fast

drdavidcallies — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Things are warming up here in the South Sound. The flowers are beginning to bud up, weeds are taking over my Irises, my Koi are much more active and I am spending much more time outside in the garden. Allison has learned the word “owtside” and will point at our back door when she wants to head outdoors. Playing in the garden is a lot of fun for her as there are so many new things for her to see, feel, touch, smell and yes, taste.

A couple of weekends ago she and I were work [...]

Raising Allison: The experience of a Pediatric Psychologist

drdavidcallies — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hello all. My name is David Callies, PsyD and I am a Pediatric Psychologist in private practice in Olympia, Washington. I am also the proud parent of a 17 month-old girl named Allison. On top of that, my wife is 12 weeks pregnant with our second. It’s been a wild and wonderful ride so far. I wish I could do more for my wife and wipe away the morning sickness. I just hate to see her feeling so crumby all the time. As I look at my daughter and I find myself looking at her through teh [...]