Ok Mom

Welcome to Ok Mom, a blog where I will be posting all of my attempts to entertain and educate my four kids! I am Jess, mom to four amazing humans, Esther who is 6, Jo who is 4, Pearl who is 3 and last but not least Truman who is almost 18 months. While I am doing my best to raise good, and kind children, we don’t strive to be perfect here and that’s why I am only an ok mom.

Like so many families this year had been particularly difficult to keep kids engaged in activities while we are stuck at home due to COVID and not buried in screens all day. While many things are opening up we are still pretty quarantined since my youngest, has a tracheotomy and is particularly susceptible to respiratory illnesses. Homeschooling is not something I would have ever considered doing until this pandemic, and the last three months were hard to say the least. However, Truman has been doing so amazing since not being exposed to any viruses during this time, he has really thrived under quarantine. This has really given us something to think about. I’m not sure what we will do in the fall when schools start, because I do think there is so much to be gained from the social aspect of school, but this is also the longest Truman has been out of the hospital.

So for now we are staying home and doing our best to keep everyone happy and healthy. Which means a lot of messy play, sensory bins, mud kitchens, and learning through play.