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In an effort to combat the ugliness that has turned into diaper changes, I decided to turn our long weekend into a potty training experiment. Sounds fun, right? Maximus is 2 years and 4 months. Young for the stereotypical potty trained boy. I’ve wasted enough Internet space talking about pooping and more pooping. I’ll just … Continue reading Our venture with potty training
Last week, Maximus had some rough mornings. One particular morning he said some funny things to me before we left the house. We put Wrigley in his kennel and as we were walking out of the room, he said, “Bye bye Giggy! La la!” Toddler translation: bye, bye Giggy. Love you. Nothing unusual so far. … Continue reading Maximus and Wrigley
Toddlers are a germ bucket. I’m sure this isn’t anything new to most of you. Put them in a group of others and it spreads like wildflowers. Before our work trip, Maximus had an on and off fever and didn’t have much of an appetite. I saw the molar he was cutting and attributed it … Continue reading A bucket full of germs
We’re getting ready for a work trip. A seven-day long work trip. I’m thankful that Bryan is coming along with, but we’re going to miss Maximus a lot. This weekend we tried to cram a lot of family fun into the short time. Then life got in the way. My neighbor had a garage sale … Continue reading Maternity Monday: This body isn’t holding up like it used to
Baby makes four. Whew! I don’t get worked up about the pregnancy or having a newborn by Christmas. It’s changing the number of people in our household that feels very real to me. Doubling the number of children in the house. Man-to-man defense. Yikes! We’re pretty laid-back at our house. Naturally, we haven’t spent a lot of … Continue reading Adding to the family
Tuesday’s should be for talking about the very active toddler that lives in my house. Maybe I’ll start a new thing. Or maybe I’ll do it this week only. 🙂 We’ve been working a lot on manners. Maximus has always been very good at using them. We only taught him a few sign language words … Continue reading Toddler Manners
Saturday was the season opener for Iowa State Football! It’s a game we all look forward to each year. The weather is usually beautiful / hot {y’all know that’s my favorite season}. A clean slate is in front of us with so much potential. The enthusiasm is contagious and moods are light and airy. During … Continue reading Our season opener
The funny thing about being a toddler mommy is that sometimes you can’t wait until they are a sleep and then you promptly start to miss them. Most nights I fall asleep smiling to myself about that funny little character sleeping in the other room. Toddler’s can be so frustrating…and I know it’s completely mutual. … Continue reading Unconditional love
Maximus loves his grandparents. So much that lately when they are around he tries to get them to take him bye-bye. It doesn’t matter if they are at our house or if we are out in public, he wants to get as far away from his parents to ensure that his grandparents don’t leave. Tonight … Continue reading Bowling, cake, master of conniving
I’ve been busy. It’s a poor excuse for teasing you with blog posts and then just as abruptly stopping again. Here’s the thing, I’m working on life balance. And life happiness. I’m working on less time with electronics and more time doing other things. I’m turning the tv off, putting my phone on the counter, … Continue reading Happy me, happy them, happy us