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Why I’m Not a Stay-at-Home Mom
I went to great lengths to stay at home with Henry for the first year of his life. With Tate, I stayed at home with him for the first 5-6 months of his life and then worked at home for the remainder of his first year of life with the help of a nanny. I felt like it was really important to provide them with that kind of foundation. But now that I’m a working mom, I don’t ever want to go back!I sometimes get romantic notions about homeschooling my children. However, now that I’ve been home with them for one week of summer vacation (only one week!) I… Read More -
Update on Toilet Training our 23 Month-Old
I’m so sorry I didn’t post the winner of our contest last week! The winner of a free copy of Toilet Awareness by Sarah Moudry is….
Erika K. Thanks for this. I need a jumpstart for our 22 mo old!
Congratulations, Erika! Please e-mail me your address!
Toilet learning has been going really well with Tate at 23 months-old. He is so much less resistant than Henry was about sitting on the toilet frequently. Every hour or so, I say, “Tate, let’s go put some pee in the toilet!” He is sometimes resistant to stop whatever he is doing, so I will often encourage him to bring it with him. … Read More
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Don’t Know What We Need Till We Get It
I keep singing “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” but I’m realizing that, for me, I haven’t been understanding what I need until I get it.It happened first when I accidentally picked up the book Little Bee from the Little Free Library in our neighborhood and realized how deprived I’ve been without fiction in my life.And then it happened this past weekend when my husband and our boys traveled to a wedding in Indiana and I stayed behind. Four whole days to myself? What a gift! Of course I miss my boys terribly and my life is most… Read More
