We are knee-deep in potty training around here and I am as proud as a peacock at the strides that my daughter has taken in such a short time. She’s wearing Big Girl Underwear and running to the potty when she has to go. “Baby” diapers are a thing of the past and we are using Seventh Generation training pants for nighttime and for long outings only…
Posts Tagged ‘Family’
Tree High-Fiver
Posted in Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Family, Kids, Moms, Mothers, Potty Training on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil?
Posted in OMG! and/or WTF?!, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Banned Books, Books, Children, Children's Books, Family, Kids, Moms, Mothering, Mothers, Parenting, Reading on August 24, 2009 | 36 Comments »
When my daughter was around 18 months old she became obsessed with the book, There was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly. I had never put much thought into the book or its theme but after reading it 30 times a day for several weeks I began to. And I didn’t like it. What bothered me more than the actual contents of the book (although those are disturbing) was the fact that it bothered me at all.
Swiss Diss
Posted in Hungry Like the Wolf, Karma Police, tagged Aluminum, Bisphenol-A, BPA, Family, Nalgene, Plastic, Recalls, Sigg, Sigg Bottles, Swiss, Switzerland, Water Bottles on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the facts are out. The wildly popular, Swiss-made aluminum bottles made by Sigg are hazardous to our health. If you ditched all of your evil Nalgenes in favor of Siggs prior to August of 2008 (as my family did) then you have been enjoying your filtered water with a little extra sumpin’ sumpin’ – BPA (Bisphenol-A).
The Bridge on the River Why
Posted in Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Family, Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Mothering, Mothers, Parenting, Preschool, Preschoolers on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But for the love of God, the CIA could take a few pointers from my 3-year old when it comes to torturous interrogation tactics. Waterboarding? Sleep deprivation? Ha! Make them drive a Volvo around for a few hours with a 3-year old strapped into the back and I guarantee you their subjects will crack under the pressure.
Educate Me
Posted in Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Family, Kids, Montessori, Motherhood, Parenting, Preschool, School, Waldorf on August 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A is three now and has an April birthday, so she will not be starting kindergarten until the fall of 2011. I had not intended to enroll her in a preschool program until after she turned four, hoping to maximize these precious first few years at home with me. Well, things change and she is practically begging to spend more time with children so I am now looking at programs starting THIS fall.
Nobody Nose The Trouble I’ve Seen
Posted in Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Family, Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Mothering, Mothers, Parenting on August 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Oh, the life of a 3-year old: Sleep, pick nose, eat, pick nose, eat boogers, puzzles, kvetch, sleep, read, pick nose, eat boogers, kvetch, rinse and repeat…
“You can still be happy…”
Posted in Karma Police, Sweet Child O' Mine, tagged Children, Family, Kids, Moms, Motherhood, Mothering, Parenting on August 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I know I will have to let go of her someday. But not today. Today I will pick up the books and move around the corner. And tonight I will help her into her jammies, read her stories with happy endings and hold onto her with both hands. Because I still can.
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