My three year old is a hoarder. There it is. I said it. It’s out there. This little man goes through our house creating piles of stuff. He calls them towers. It’s sweet. It’s also a pile of toys. It’s something that’s only started since he’s been three. Any toy that opens, needs to have […] Read more…
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The Three Year Old Ego…
Being that I wasn’t the most confident kid, I have been making the extra effort to build the confidence of my babies. It took me years to get myself together. I seriously wasn’t loving me completely until college. I don’t want my kids to be that way. I feel like I missed out on things […] Read more…
One More Baby?
How come there’s only one of me? This is the question my son asked me, one day, out of the blue. I wasn’t prepared for this one. It was totally unexpected. We talked about it and it is pretty obvious my little man wants a brother. He calls his toy Mufasa, from the Lion King, […] Read more…
And So It Begins…
From the moment my daughter was born it was true love. My son was mesmerized by his baby sister. I remember telling him, “She’s your baby sister all by yourself.” He was so proud that she’s “his” baby sister. Immediately, I could see that he would be the best big brother. For the most part, […] Read more…
Finding my Village
It may take a village to raise a child but what about that child’s mother? The transition from childless and carefree to mama isn’t an easy one. For me, it was even tougher because I didn’t have many friends nearby who had been down this road. I wasn’t quite sure my friends understood the changes […] Read more…
Parenting 101: Stalling Tactics
Our son is “crazy about the Lion King”. Those are his words. Before he’d ever seen the movie, we’d read the book to him over and over again. So much so that he could be heard reciting the story to himself as he walked around the house. He LOVES that story. Once he saw the […] Read more…
Parties, Babies and Bethlehem
This weekend, I had my game face on. The schedule was packed and I was determined to make it to each and every event. Clearly, I forgot that I don’t run this – they do! We had three birthday parties to hit and another event on the schedule. First up on Saturday there was a […] Read more…
The Drama of Being Mama
Now that I’m back to work I’m feeling all the pangs of being a working mom. Of course, I’m missing my babies. I am convinced there is never enough time in the day to do all that needs to be done. It’s almost as if a choice had to be made to either spend time […] Read more…
Putting on Listening Ears
My little guy continues to amaze me. He is so smart. I swear I wasn’t so smart at his age. I’m sure, scratch that, I know, everyone says that about their baby. Our struggle with him right now is getting him to listen. He wants to do his own thing and gets so carried away […] Read more…
My Favorite Day in November…
Thanksgiving may be over but I am still in that grateful space. We had a busy Thanksgiving long weekend over here. My husband has decided it was the shortest, long weekend ever! I agree! During our “weekend” that started on Wednesday our first born turned three years old! THREE years old. How is that possible? […] Read more…
