Alt Title: How to Go to the Baseball Game with Little Kids and Not Completely Lose Your Mind I love baseball. As a kid, I would sit in the kitchen with my great grandfather and listen to the Tigers on the radio and Ernie Harwell calling all the home runs, “loooooong gooooone”. These days, it’s […]
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Toddler Eczema Treatment
So Ace developed eczema shortly after he was born. We tried lots of different things in the beginning and have settled into a routine that works pretty well to keep it under control but I’m looking for some pointers. Right now, this is how we handle it. Baths only 2-3 times a week, especially in […]
Ace’s New Big Boy Room – An Update
Hey ya’ll, The progress on Ace’s big boy room is coming slowly but surely. It’s hard because I’m unable to help with most of it, so my husband has been tackling it all on his own. So far, we’ve: Had the drywall repaired after last summer’s roof leak Painted the entire room light gray Sanded and […]
The Anticipation of Spring
I know it won’t officially be spring until March 20th because I asked Siri and that’s what she told me. That doesn’t stop me though from looking forward to its arrival in over the top kind of way. I’m anticipating Spring in the same way that some people anticipate the start of a new year or their birthday. […]
Toddler Speech and Language
At our house, we are very deliberate about toddler speech and language. Right from the very beginning, we have decided to talk to Ace with regular words rather than use baby talk. It was bottle, instead of bah-bah. Water instead of wah-wah. And Auntie instead of Tee-Tee. We never wanted to talk down to Ace […]