Life is Not Bubble Wrapped

Today had it’s ups and downs. On one hand, my oldest was a handful, she just did not want to nap, and she really needs to. She ended up spending the afternoon in bed since she refused to nap.
On the other my toddler played beautifully by herself outside, climbing the ladder to the playhouse (sometimes [… Read More]

You’re hurridly putting laundry in the washer when it happens. A child screams ‘noooo’. You’re not sure which one. Your heart skips a beat. You’ll never get that one back. You rush in, your adrenaline surging, bile rising in your throat. You slide to a stop, looking at both, seemingly whole, unaffected children and screech [… Read More]

Life is so whee!
 
Emotional: Still wants to be held. Mostly on your lap while you ‘read’ to her. All day long. Seriously. But it’s nice to cuddle with her while she still likes me! Wants up or on your lap at pretty much all times.
Motor skills: She’s not too far (except balance) from climbing the [… Read More]

Having a 4 year old is interesting. It’s WAY more interesting than having a 3 year old. Less tantrum-y, too. Mine is learning patience, mostly by watching her toddling sister be impatient. She’s becoming a lot more self reliant, and taking at least a smidge of responsibility. Unfortunately that also comes with a heavy dose [… Read More]

My golden haired girl is a year and a half old. How did this happen? She’s doing things like sticking out her lower lip in a pout (for effect and grinning right along with it because she knows it’s cute), climbing up on everything she possibly can, and can go in, pull out her laundry [… Read More]

words: monkey, cracker, bless you, excuse me, thank you? (she signs this and says ‘you’ at the same time)
she really is quite wordy!

Bad mommy! I have not updated in 4 months, but basically she’s been working on vocal/speech and getting 3 new teeth (molars). There’s a LOT going on inside that little brain of hers and it is VERY obvious! She’s really growing up and you can tell that she’s figuring things out!
Words: dad, mom, night-night, ball, [… Read More]

My big kid is a big reader. More than once I’ve been asked what program we use to get her to read. What did I buy, what did I do, what can THEY do to help their kids? Let’s face it, reading is a BIG part of our lives. You’re doing it right now without [… Read More]

A 16 month old getting an odd look on her face, wiggling her nose, shoving her hands over her face, JUST before sneezing. Yup, my baby totally covered her face for a sneeze. Is she awesome, or what?

Magnetic dress up dolls
Barrel racing horse playset
Play doh pizza maker
Owl hopscotch rug
Pony set, snow white blocks and a handmade ‘noodle dryer’ with felt noodles.
These are just a few things that she got, along with Hello Kitty socks, a princess shirt set, a buzz light-year shirt and a hooded sweatshirt to round out the ‘non toy’ [… Read More]