life with a new baby
Parents Need Time Out, Too
Overbooked kids? Nah, it’s parents who stress.
A great article vocalizing what I’ve been thinking all along… children thrive on structure and scheduling (as long as there aren’t too many activities scheduled, and as long as they have time to play and just be kids). It’s the parents who stress about it all…
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A pain in the neck
about 4 days ago - No comments
Owwwww. And I do mean OWWwwWWwww. Yes, I am complaining. My neck is killing me, thanks to my extremely strong-willed toddler. I initially hurt my neck in December… it sucked, but compared to how I feel now, the pain was more of an aggravating nuisance. I was trying to get Nathan into his car seat and he bucked up More >
What a day.
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
There is something innately endearing about a child putting his or her shoes on the wrong feet. Nathan is completely enamored with his fireman boots. They were a Christmas gift from my mom, and let me tell you, Nathan can’t get enough of them. The first thing he does in the morning, before he’s even More >
Stubborn is as stubborn does…
about 2 weeks ago - No comments
Well, Nathan didn’t learn his lesson from being grounded from his TV shows yesterday. He still snuck out of bed last night. See if he was just sneaking out of bed to simply play with his toys, I wouldn’t be so frustrated. But he sneaks out of bed and messes with the heater and humidifier More >
More and more like a big kid
about 2 weeks ago - No comments
Nathan is such a big boy. He’s big enough to get out of bed multiple times a night, sneak around his room, and quietly play with his toys. He’s big enough to try to scramble back into bed when he hears Paul or I coming. He’s big enough to apologize for his actions and promise More >
Love to learn
about 3 weeks ago - No comments
Nathan loves learning how to read. He doesn’t know how to read per se, but he recognizes many words by sight. He knows the alphabet, uppercase and lowercase, so we are working on what each letter sounds like and which words start with that letter. When we learn about the letter “B,” for example, I’ll More >
New milestones!
about 4 weeks ago - No comments
Nathan has suddenly started talking in sentences. It started a week or so ago – after a two-month-long episode of Nathan being an complete and total pill. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a super sweet, loving little boy. But when he’s about to hit a major milestone, his behavior goes down the crapper. The past More >
In which I rant a little about bad parenting
about 2 months ago - No comments
I’ve been working really hard with Nathan on cleaning up after himself when he makes a mess. We clean his room twice a day… once before nap time, and again before he goes to bed. I tell him that if he doesn’t want to clean up a huge mess, then he should either not get a More >
Rise and shine!
about 2 months ago - No comments
Nathan is more of a morning person, very much like his daddy. Paul practically jumps out of bed in the mornings, jumping for joy and whistling. Yes, you read that correctly. He whistles in the morning. I, on the other hand, have to will myself to sit up and slowly crawl out of bed. I’ve never More >
Reverse psychology works every time
about 3 months ago - No comments
Nathan sometimes gets into trouble and has to be sent to his room. I’ve worked hard to teach him that when he’s in trouble, he has to stay in his room until it’s time for him to come out. So a couple days ago, I had sent Nathan to his room for not minding me. More >
I hope I never have another week like this one…
about 3 months ago - No comments
This past week was stressful. Nathan has his first visit to the Emergency Room on Wednesday. We were at the park, having a good ole time together. We were the only ones there. We had initially met one of my friends and her kids, but after they left, I decided to let Nathan stay a More >
about 2 years ago
needing help with my kids have no family around , very tired and burning out always sick please help me. My kids are 12 weeks old and 3
about 2 years ago
I’m sorry you’re having such a struggle. I hear that having a baby and a toddler can be quite trying! Just remember that this phase won’t last forever; before you know it, they’ll be grown. Hang in there, girl, you can do it!