I think the selective hearing my toddler engages in is hilarious. I mean, talk about a life skill. Learned at such a young age, my Sweet Girl is bound to move through life on her own terms. In her own chosen reality. Case in point…say any of the following to her: “Sweet Girl, time for … Continued
parenting a toddler
Wake-up one-liners delivered toddler style
There are all kinds of unexpected joys to being a parent. Being a mom. For example, while I knew I would love my child, I didn’t expect my love for DD to feel so boundless. It’s just there, filling my heart. Never running out. In DD’s early months of life, it would sometimes take me … Continued
Them chickens have bones – no really, they do
When DH and I were on our honeymoon in St. Lucia we took a day tour around the island by boat. We were part of a large group of vacationers on the tour, about 30 of us. It was a lovely day to be out on the water, with the sun shining, music playing. Laughter … Continued
Saturated in pink and purple
My daughter desperately wants it to be her birthday. There’s been a slew of birthday celebrations at her daycare of late and a couple of family and friend birthdays too. So being a toddler, she obviously wants the attention the birthday boy or girl gets on their special day. Oh, and she wants the cake. … Continued
Dinner for Two…
This day went quite differently than planned. It featured an unexpected day home with DD who was on quarantine from daycare. Overnight she was hit with some crazy stomach bug or “food disagreement”…three times I might add. Fortunately that was it and her spirits were high the whole day. However, my husband was down for … Continued
Feeling left out
Know when you were a kid and your two best friends crushed your heart by refusing to play with you? Pointedly excluding you from some fun they were having? Like building Lego robots that would travel to the moon and battle the evil moon overlord or some such thing. So slinking away sad and crushed, … Continued
House renos and teary pleas for freezies
Yesterday, Maija at Maija’s Mommy Moments wrote about rocking the working mom gig…or not. Her post definitely brought a commiserating smile to my face because ya…my house is totally on the brink of chaos and mayhem on a daily basis. Between DD demanding freezies for breakfast (yeah…so not going to happen) and finally settling on frozen bread (her … Continued
Jingle Bells or a Cereal Box
If you are presented the option to sing Jingle Bells or play with a cereal box – which would you choose? If you’re a toddler, the cereal box. Obviously. DD just got into singing recently – sometimes it’s a made-up song and other times an actual one. Like Jingle Bells. If my husband or I … Continued
Soother wars
I knew when I popped that soother into DD’s mouth way back when I would pay for it some time down the line. The line has ended and things aren’t looking good. For about a year now, DD only gets her soother at bedtime. But for some reason, in recent months she has become fixated … Continued
Getting hit in the face with a bunny
My daughter threw her stuffed Guess How Much I Love You bunny rabbit at me this morning. (Yes, I see the irony.) I sat down on her bed to wake her up. Per the norm, I expected a groggy but somewhat happy morning greeting. Instead, out of nowhere the bunny came flying at me. The … Continued