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Toddler
While You Were Sleeping
This afternoon, I decided that my rest time needed to begin as soon as lunch dishes were cleared from the table. I curled up under our fluffy down comforter to read a few pages of Malcom Gladwell’s latest book, and to sneak in an hour or two of a nap. Although we encouraged our son [...]
Butter Boy
This is what my husband discovered in the fridge this morning after some tell tale signs of a greasy muzzle appeared on a certain young man. He didn’t find it like this. In fact, when I heard my son say “butter, Mommy” I peered in the fridge to find 3 little sticks still tucked neatly [...]
Kids Say the Darndest Things
At bath time, I overheard my son talking to his toy dinosaur: Dinosaurus Rex, you’re such a good boy! You went poop right there all by yourself. Good job! Then, while hanging out with Charlottesville’s premier women bloggers this morning, Calvin was ecstatic to see baby Lucien. Elisa asked me to hold Lucien for a [...]
Hippo the Potamus
My son is so into animals or “am-i-nam-als,” as he often pronounces them.¬† When we sing “The Wheels on the Bus” song, we often add our own verses. My almost two and one-half-year-old comes up with verses about dinosaurs roaring, bears opening doors, and sharks eating turtles…all on the bus, of course. Then, he gets [...]
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