Potty training Nathan has been a long, bumpy road. I first started potty training Nathan when he was 2 1/2, but even then I knew he wasn’t really ready yet. It was a long, slow process, and we had to take everything in baby steps. First, I had to coax Nathan to sit on the …
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Nathan loves puzzles. Loves them! And apparently, he wants our cats to love them as well because a few days ago, Nathan was sitting on the floor, trying to teach my cat Andrew how to put a puzzle together. “Okay, Andrew. It goes like this,” he said as he manipulated some of the pieces. Andrew …
So one day, Nathan was being pretty quiet as Paul and I relaxed together in the living room. Suddenly, Nathan burst into the living room, beaming from ear to ear, his happy little feet pounding on the floor, reverberating enthusiastically throughout the house. “Mommy! Daddy!” he hollered. “The egg! The egg, it hatched!” Paul and …
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So as you guys already know, I started going to a gym that has childcare. The one I go to is great, and the ladies that run the childcare center are wonderful. However, it’s only considered a casual childcare center- it’s not an accredited daycare center. They don’t do snacks, change diapers, or anything like …
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In the span of five minutes, Nathan figured out how to unlock my phone, get into my pictures, scroll through them (my phone is a touch screen), and zoom in and out with his fingers. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t rattled by this new accomplishment. I mean, he’s three. He’s not …
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