Category: Moments
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Milk Does a Family Good
If you’ve spent any time around here lately, you’ll know that Isabel is now a toddler. And like all toddlers, the odds of her eating half of her meal, let alone finishing it, are basically zero. However, unlike adults, I have much less of a problem with Isabel drinking her calories.
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Before & After Kids: Leaving the House
We’ve already established that once you have kids your photo stream looks much different, your weekends are more tiring than ever, and every car ride is an unpredictable adventure. But even something as simple as leaving the house, becomes exponentially more complicated with a child.
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Dancing Toddlers are the Best
Isabel has started dancing non-stop. She dances to pop hits, clapping, nursery rhyme instrumentals, and the music in her head. Pandora is basically like a fourth member of our household (sixth if you count the cats).
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Crap Toddlers Get Away With
Life with a young toddler can often feel like a constant game of Charades. Additionally, they can do or “say” virtually anything, and get away with things that adults could only dream about.
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The Teachers In My Life
It makes me proud to see my kid have what seems to be an early thirst for education. I can can thank the strong women educators in her life for that – mama, Grandma, and Ita.
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Learning Spanish with Lil’ Libros
There was a time in Isabel’s brief life that half of her understandable vocabulary was Spanish. That was also the time when she only knew about 6 words. Needless to say, she now says a few more words, and seems to be saying more words in English. But ask her something in Spanish, and she knows exactly…
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Before & After Kids: Weekends
The other night, Mrs. FWL commented, “Weekends used to be for recharging for the next week, but it’s almost the reverse now.” Bingo! I had been thinking about this recently, and couldn’t quite put my finger on it, but she summed it up in one sentence (as she frequently does).