Parenting Tidbits

So we have not seen Sweetness show any more interest in the big girl potty since her little experiment that lead to a wet tushy a while back so we thought we’d try out a little something different. While purchasing the now vital door handle locks for the inside of Sweetness’s bedroom door, Hubby found […]

A big thanks to all you brave souls who came to my garage sale and made off with my beloved baby gear. May you and your babies have many hours of enjoyment. I really enjoyed talking to lots of new mommies and mommies to be. One big thing I shared was the amazing coop preschool […]

Mr. Man, in all his 10-month chunky glory, blew us away these past couple of days. At first I thought it was a fluke, so I didn’t jinx it by talking about it here. But now, after five days of pulling the same stunt with increased level of proficiency, I’m feeling rather safe in announcing […]

Organic Baby

by Heligirl on March 18, 2010

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Since Sweetness first graced us with her presence, I’ve been a bit on the fanatical side about what I would allow to enter her perfect little body. I started getting organic produce and prepared that as baby food. Recently I took to doing this again as Mr. Man started on solid food. It’s so easy, […]

Out of the blue yesterday after I got home from work and the nanny left, Sweetness stopped what she was doing and stared off into space – classic potty behavior. She then looked at me, grabbed the front of her diaper and said, “Sit on potty. Diaper change.” Though I knew she already went, I […]

Feeling Like a Failure

by Heligirl on March 11, 2010

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I try. I really, really do. I think, plan, study, hell I even write here about how to be the best parent I can be. Yet there are days when I just outright fail. And when I decide to fail, there’s no small “oops.” It’s an all out trip over your own two feet right […]

Potty Mouth Cure

by Heligirl on March 10, 2010

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I went in for my bimonthly beauty pampering and old age hiding ritual (hair cut and color) and Janet, my lovely hair stylist, shared a great story a friend of her’s bestowed about how to get her child to cease potty mouth for good. Her friend swore this worked. So for those with slightly older […]

I Dream of Sleep

by Heligirl on March 8, 2010

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Sweetness was a handful in her infancy. She screamed at just the right volume and pitch to cause dog and human alike to surrender to anything or anyone. In fact, we could have rented her out to interrogate terrorists. No one would have been able to resist. Hey, they could have recorded her more famous […]