Picking up yet another toy and finding yellow squash in the play kitchen, the dialogue of frustration begins. I am done for the day. And yet I have laundry in the dryer that will need to be folded and mostly put away (I don’t dare try to put the kid’s clothes away while they sleep) …
Welcome Becky, blogger at Your Modern Family. Becky is a Mom to four kids and is always looking for ways to keep them busy and engaged at home. She was an elementary teacher and is currently a play therapist, so she plays with children all day long. Today she will be sharing one of …
Tinkle tinkle on the potIt’s not hard, just sit a spot Just relax and let it flowCome on kid, just let go Let’s take a break and do some artMommy doesn’t know where to start.(sing to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) I lucked out with my daughter. God knew that I didn’t have …
Welcome Becky, blogger at Your Modern Family. and author of “Potty Train in a Weekend” Becky is a Mom to four kids and is always looking for ways to keep them busy and engaged at home. Here is a fun activity that is easy to do and fun for the kids! Take it away, Becky… …
I have never been at this place before. It’s scary and yet freeing. I go from feeling relief that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel to full on ugly cry because the end is in sight. I’ve always known what’s going to happen next. But here I am 13 months …
Did you know that there is a National Apraxia Awareness Day? No? What is Apraxia? Pull up a chair and let’s talk about Apraxia. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders defines Apraxia as a speech disorder in which a person has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and …
You are not alone. I don’t know who you are. I don’t know your background. I don’t know what kind of day you had yesterday, or how your morning started out today. I don’t know if you have children, what your job is, if you lost your temper yesterday, or if your patience is just …
IT’S A GIRL!!! On Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 8:41 p.m., we welcomed our baby GIRL into the world. She weighed 8 lbs 3 oz (or 8 lbs 1 oz after fluid) and was 20 inches long. Birth Story Her due date was February 23rd, so at our Tuesday appointment, the NP stripped my …
With less than one week until my due date, I was dying to get the nursery semi-complete. At this point, I’m really uncomfortable and just want to know whether this baby is a boy or a girl. Even Ellie seems to know it’s a baby, and not a puppy (concluded during a non-scientific experiment). We …
