When Toddlers Do Laundry

I was getting ready to throw a load in the washer this morning when I noticed my Downy ball rattled a bit more than usual. Look closely. Yep, that's popcorn. In my Downy ball. And it's not easy to get out, either. I love life with a toddler!

Change Is Good!

So I had my first ever 40 week prenatal appointment today. I only got to 39 with Olivia. And I made an appointment for next week. A 41 week prenatal appointment. What do you think? Will I have to cancel? I told the doctor today that I'd prefer to go to 42 weeks rather...

Is My Child the Only One…

... who regularly turns blueberry pancakes into face paint?Some people wonder at our anal-retentiveness that we insist our 20 month old eats naked. Let this be proof that we have ample reason. There might have been perhaps 6-8 blueberries in that pancake. She found...

How Do You Teach Sharing?

It seems there are two ways a parent can attempt teach her child to share.While playing with the child, the child comes to take all of the parent's toys, leaving the parent with nothing. The parent can refuse to give all her toys away, thus giving the child a...

Happy Due Date To Me

That would be the song my mother-in-law just sang to me over the phone.* Creative, isn't she? So today is it. According to the ultrasound predictions, I should be giving birth any moment now.Wait for it...Wait for it...Yeah, still pregnant.But don't you worry about...

Anger Management

So I've been trying to post pictures for the past couple days and Blogger won't let me. Not through Picasa and not through the normal upload process. Anyone else having this trouble? Until I figure it out (or you do for me) you'll just have to put up with written...

Who Needs Words?

Olivia doesn't. Let's count the words she can and does say:Tur-toe (turtle)Pup-pay (puppy)Bee-bee (baby)Mo-ah? (more)Do (We haven't figured out yet if this is "do" or "you". It's always been used as a command when she wants us to do something.)(Note the distinct...