Entries Tagged as ‘Toddler’

July 14, 2008

S-L-O-W-L-Y Weaning

When I look back on my first few hours of breastfeeding, it is hard to believe that I have been breastfeeding for 22 months and counting. I remember in the early days I was taken it one day at a time and before I knew it, I had been breastfeeding for 3 weeks, then [...]

July 10, 2008

The Science of “Why?”

Like all toddlers, Becca is instinctually a scientist that is fascinated by the world around her. She is always trying to figure out how things work or determine where things belong. I often find that her investigations of an every day object will engross her for hours at a time while her [...]

July 9, 2008

15 Minutes in the Life of a Toddler

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Mary Kate

June 16, 2008

Growing in Leaps and Bounds

I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that Becca is doing and saying these days. She is truly becoming her own little person and she is a joy to be around. Here are just a few random things that are going on with her at 21 mos.
She loves, loves, loves [...]

May 8, 2008

Cool Translation Site!

Are you struggling to communicate with someone in an unfamiliar language? Well, I do and I have a really great computer translation site that I use that you might find helpful, Babel Fish Translation*. It has definitely made communicating with my mother-in-law a whole lot easier.
I may have mentioned once (or [...]

May 7, 2008

The Next Female NASCAR Winner?

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May 3, 2008

Warning, Warning: The Diaper will Fail in 3, 2, 1…

wah, wah, wah…

As my eyes adjusted to the dark, I tried to figure out what was the best course of action. Was this an attention-seeking cry or a problem cry? I decided to give it a few minutes and see if Becca would settle back down again.
Wah, WAH, WWWW-AAA-HHH rattle-rattle
Clearly, she wasn’t settling [...]

April 26, 2008

They Notice EVERYTHING!

One of Becca’s favorite activities is to grab my keys and walk around the house “unlocking” things. It is just a reminder that she does not miss a trick!

I have a feeling that I better keep track of my keys and make sure that my little locksmith doesn’t place them somewhere for safe keeping.

“If [...]

April 25, 2008

Scraping Becca’s Leg

Do you see the black kid’s tray on this stroller? The easiest way to get Becca into the stroller is to swing the tray open, place Becca in the seat, buckle her in and then swing the tray closed and listen for the click. Since Becca has been walking, I have done this [...]

April 21, 2008

Clean Teeth!

Thanks to all of your suggestions on “Looking for Toothbrush Help Walk of Shame,” Becca’s teeth are clean and shiny!  After reading the responses to my post, I realized that I was allowing Becca to treat her toothbrush as a toy and it was time for me to change our routine a little.

I began by going out and buying two new [...]