March 2008

We’re Off And Running…Sort of…

by Shannan on March 29, 2008

My littlest has been working his way up to toddlerhood over the past few weeks. He’s been cruising the furniture for awhile now and finally decided it’s time to let go. He’s still takes the occasional spill, but would rather walk than crawl now!

He seemed to get really brave, very quickly and has even figured out how to climb up onto the smaller pieces of furniture. I’m starting to see the baby slip away and the curious toddler emerging.

He’ll be turning one on April 29th…where has the last year gone…

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Potty Training Update

by Shannan on March 24, 2008

A couple weeks back I was asked for an update on the potty training situation.

The truth of the matter is things are not quite going as planned. Stomach bugs and not so nice reactions to apple juice have stalled our progress. However, we keep trying…

We have had one single success in peeing in the potty and well, several messes on the floor to clean up.

It seems he’d rather be naked than wear underwear or even a diaper these days and that leaves mommy with a bit of a dilemma. Do I succumb to the pleas to let him go to the potty (which doesn’t actually happen) or do I keep him in diapers awhile longer?

Stay tuned to find out!

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Happy Easter

March 22, 2008

The kids are in bed and the Easter Bunny has made his visit. We have baskets full of small toys and a bit of candy and plastic eggs full of M&Ms hidden throughout the living room. My work for the week is done and I have all of tomorrow free to spend with the kids. [...]

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Peek-A-Boo!

March 20, 2008

Well, its been an insane week or so around here and between clients and my real life, I haven’t had a minute to update things around here. I have been quite busy trying to keep up with my ever-growing writing business. That has been on the front burner lately and keeping me up nights. Also, [...]

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Excuse the mess!

March 10, 2008

My blog reading over the past few days has inspired me to make some adjustments! Things should be semi-normal within a day or two!

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Great Learning Resource For Older Kids

March 9, 2008

As I have been browsing the blogs in the Ultimate Blog Party, I have noticed that many of the moms homeschool their children. My mother and I share the homeschooling duties with my almost-13 yr old and we’re always looking for fun online resources to use. Today I ran across Fact Monster and thought I [...]

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Party Over Here!

March 7, 2008

Hello! Welcome to everyone who has dropped by for this leg of the Ultimate Blog Party tour! I’m glad to have you here! As my blog is fairly new, this is a bit of a housewarming for me as well. Feel free to leave gifts! LOL For any regular readers, the Ultimate Blog Party is [...]

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Do Kids Close In Age Have Closer Relationships?

March 7, 2008

When my middle son was 6 months old, I found out that I was pregnant again. Terrified at the thought of having two babies under the age of 2, I pretty much panicked. However, nearly everyone I talked to with children close in age said that their back-to-back babies were much easier to deal with, [...]

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It Only Takes A Moment…

March 5, 2008

I heard a disturbing story today about a mother who nearly lost her three-year-old daughter a few days ago, by leaving her unattended in the bathtub. Allegedly, the mother left her two young children (one and three) in the tub and went to get their clothes. She claimed to have been distracted by “American Idol” [...]

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