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Quinten was purposely left off the swimming class list. If I’m paying for kids to be in swimming lessons, the baby can wait. I suspected that he would love it since he loves the bath tub, but he’s going to have to wait until his time. We went to a pool birthday party this weekend. … Continue reading Part fish, part baby
One year ago, I had a four-week-old baby and we took him to a holiday party for Bryan’s department. It’s a no child party, but we were granted an exception for a newborn. And at that time he actually looked like a tiny, skinny newborn. By the next month he was packing on the pounds … Continue reading Flashback Friday: One Year Ago
I had Maximus help me wrap Christmas presents this year. It was wonderful and exhausting at the same time. He figured out the process really quickly, but wasn’t always quick about applying tape. I enjoy wrapping presents and it was fun to have him involved. We talked about who the presents were for and what … Continue reading That time my three-year-old gave away the secret(s)
One night last week I had one of those out-of-body experiences. Nothing crazy or anything. I was sitting in the living room playing with the boys. They were bouncing all over the place and for a few minutes I felt like I was looking in on them from somewhere else. I can’t call Maximus a … Continue reading I don’t always notice, but they are growing up fast
Last week I realized that I hadn’t seen Maximus suck his thumb recently. I watched him for a day or so and noticed that he watched cartoons and went to bed without doing it. He’s been sucking his thumb since he was three months old, so it’s one of those things that you see but … Continue reading Away with the thumb sucking!
Living with a three-year-old means life is never dull. It was a great day when Maximus was tall enough to use his stool to wash his own hands after eating. For a while it was fun and exciting and he did it without us telling him. Then we hit a “rough patch” and he refused … Continue reading He says the best things!
Christmas was lots of fun this year. Maximus was really into it, especially the presents. They got to see Santa twice! Did you know that Santa lives at their daycare? Well, he does. Just ask Maximus. It took a while to convince Maximus that Santa would also be at the mall so we could go see him … Continue reading “Santa doesn’t want us to make a big mess, just a little mess.”
Sunday, November 24 was a day of a lot of firsts. My parents brought over all my cabbage patch dolls and barbies along with a pink barbie car. Maximus spent an hour playing with the dolls – putting clothes on them, putting them to bed. Maximus got into my make-up, which he has done before. … Continue reading Three-year-old questions get harder {and more real}
Maximus is two weeks into a parent tot swim class. {Cute play on words, huh?} The age range for the class is six months to three years. If it didn’t cost double, I’d put Quinten in it too. But, it does, so he’s going to have to be satisfied with the bath tub. (And he … Continue reading Maximus vs. the pool
My blogging dedication is questionable at best lately, but I wouldn’t be even a part-time blogger if I didn’t post the obligatory Halloween post. I don’t get caught up in all the children holiday things. I’m not one for spending a lot of money on hyped up things. Maximus had a little spiderman costume when … Continue reading Halloween is a little scary when you’re three