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Everyone Poops – but does everything poop?

You might have heard of the book Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi. Or maybe not. If you haven’t, check it out here. I first heard of this book from a previous co-worker. She was a 1st grade teacher and is very much into literacy. She has a wealth of information in her brain regarding teaching [...]

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Conversations with my Daughter

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Baby girl: Mommy, mommy! Help! My goat needs help. Me: What’s wrong with your goat? Baby girl: He’s stuck on the light! (points up to the light in the hallway) Me: Oh! Well tell your goat to jump down. Baby girl: He can’t! Me: Why not? Baby girl: He has no feet! ****************************************************************************************** Baby girl: [...]

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The Logic Astounds

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In the car… Baby girl: Can I take my sandals off? Me: You want to take your sandals off? (you often have to repeat what they say to be sure you understood right) Baby girl: Nope Me: So why did you say that? Baby girl: Because I want them on. You can’t argue with that [...]

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Nothing Better

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Nothing’s better than waking up to hear your baby girl whispering… Guess What? :me grumbling: What’s up baby? I LOVE YOU! It can’t get any better than that. Liked this? Share with others:

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Diamonds are a Toddler’s Best Friend

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My daughter is officially a girl. I knew it before, but now it’s official. She’s taken an interest in all things that are (normally) considered girly girl things. Example 1 – Ballerinas She already loves to dance. Now, she likes to dance like a ballewina. With hands on top of her head and up on [...]

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Christmas in June?

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Baby girl has a favorite song. She sings it all the time – every day – more than once a day. And she makes you sing it with her. If you don’t, she’s not happy. She even gives you a cue: “And a one two three. Go.” The song? Jingle Bells. I’ve heard of Christmas [...]

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Toddlers Make up Great Stories!

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Here’s the story my baby girl told us this morning – bright (actually not so bright as it was not even 6 am!) and early! As told by my 2 and a half year old: Once upon a time, there was King Daddy and Queen Mommy and Princess [her name]. Here’s your crown daddy. Here’s [...]

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Learning to Read

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Baby girl read her first word! I have a shirt that says “mom” on it – it was a Mother’s Day gift. Well, last night, as I’m putting on her jammies, she points to the letters and says: M – O – M – MOM! Wow! The husband and I were just completely amazed. Liked [...]