Author: Seth
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10 Advantages of a Fake Baby
Isabel started attending “school” (aka structured day-care) a little over a month ago and she loves it. There are new kids to swap germs with, new books to read, and new toys to entertain her. Well, apparently she became obsessed with the toy babies, so mama decided it would be a good idea to get…
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Speaking Toddler: A 13-Word Quiz
(This image was chosen because it makes about as much sense as toddler-speak.) It’s a known fact that toddlers make no goddamn sense. Their grasp on the English language is loose, to say the least. And while I would love to always give my kid an A for effort, sometimes it’s merely a B-.
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Mama Speaks #21
Isabel is in this stage where she goes from adorable to satanic to hilarious to unbearable to adorable, within the same breath.
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“Monkey Bars” – Convos With My 4-Year-Old
Isabel is a little daredevil sometimes. She sees something to climb on and thinks that she can start climbing and nothing will happen because we will magically save her, or carry her up the ladder/slide/steps/dangerous apparatus.
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Before & After Kids: Car Shopping
Every part of the car buying process is now impacted by a needy, whiny, tired, hungry, child, capable of transforming into the devil at a moment’s notice.
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“Public Bathroom” – Convos With My 4-Year-Old
We started exploring potty training several weeks ago. Mama bought the kid-sized potty, toilet seat adapter, hand-washing stool, and several books to encourage and hype-up “the potty”. We even got lucky a couple times and Isabel went potty while sitting on her own potty. (She also crapped on the floor next to the potty because…
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Mama Speaks #20
“It’s kind of like herding cattle…No! Those are dog toys!” The pairing of these two phrases, uttered in succession, is parenting a toddler in a nutshell.