(Many thanks to my friends for the below exchange. This is why we ALL need a support group of other moms to rely on!) Q: Any tips for handling a 3yo boy who likes to call everybody silly names? (pumpkinhead, pottyhead, poopoohead, boogerhead. I could go on… LOL) We’ve spanked, we’ve done timeouts, we’ve taken [...]
At one of our last Moms’ Night Out gatherings, we were all discussing babies (duh! We ARE a bunch of moms!) and their cries.  Several of us had heard of the ‘baby whisperer’, Priscilla Dunstan, who was on Oprah, but only a couple of us had ever tried it.  My sister-in-law has tried it with her [...]
You know the magical moment…  The one where you gasp, your heart completely melts, and you’re filled with more joy than you ever thought a human could feel…  The moment when your baby first smiles at you. Well, apparently, some super-smart people at Baylor College of Medicine decided to find out exactly what that smile [...]
We finally did it! Â The boy is potty trained!!!!!! (Yes, I meant to put all those exclamation points after that sentence. Â That’s how EXCITED I am that he’s finally wearing ‘big boy underwear’. Â If you’ve ever potty trained a boy, you understand my elation. ) After months of fighting, pleading, bribing, arguing, and disappointment, I [...]
So, I finally finished and am writing the promised follow-up post!  I told you that I was participating in Org Junkie’s Monthly Organizing Round-Up and cleaning up my dining area of the kitchen.  (click here to see my previous post on the subject) Since my 5-year-old, Kate, is a budding artist like her daddy all of her art supplies [...]
Friday, August 22, 2008
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