Martins World

I started another website recently: www.binomsc.com. bino-what? binomsc! Pronounced “bino-m-s-c”.

Why “binomsc”, what does that mean? Well, this is my “unique user name”. A name which I use for more than 10 years when surfing the net. Whenever someone ask for “user name”, “login name”, “nickname” or something like that, it’s time for binomsc. And as a look at Google confirms, it seems that I am the only one using that strange name. So, if you come across “binomsc”, its 99% me: Martin Scholz from Berlin ;-) But, again, what is the story behind that name? Well, it is a long one…

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Finally: Since last weekend Nadja is not only able to walk (guided by us) but she can crawl – all by herself, conscious and aimed. This morning she crawled smiling from her room towards us, being in the bathroom. Very sweet to look at, especially since the hard wood flooring is quite slippery. Maybe we can catch it on video as well.

Move all by herself – the first step into independence. And stress for us: “Where the h**l are these f***ing children protection plugs for the power outlets we bought weeks ago?!”

Next step for her: learning to say “Yes” and “No” so she can tell her wishes. That’s our target for her before she goes to the kindergarten: so she can say “No” and/or move away if there is something (or somebody) annoying her.

Well, it is said that there are parents who proclaim (half joking, half seriously) that they “damn the day when they have taught their children to walk and to talk”. Because more independence for the child means more responsibility for the parents and it reduces the “easiness of handling” a child – you have to look closer, take care, have to explain, to discuss, to educate more. Well, we really looking forward to do so (until now…;-) ) and can’t await the first clear words of Nadja. There are many good approaches already (even with some positive interpretation some “Mam” and “Dad” ;-) )…