toddler

Becoming a preschooler.

January 17, 2013

We’ve hit a bit of a rough stage here lately with Bluebelle. Don’t get me wrong, we are in a fun stage as well, but isn’t that the caveat of childhood milestones? You get both with every stage? That’s my experience, anyway. The wonderful things about her current stage is that she’s a problem solver. [...]

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Signs my child is getting too big.

December 6, 2012

(B completely dressed herself for bed. Flipflops and all.) Let me begin by saying this: The child is two and a half. Seriously. She’s TWO. It blows my mind how she’s still a “baby” but still so big! Bluebelle has gone through a massive growth spurt lately. A little of it has been size, but [...]

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The Little Gym – Costume Party!

October 15, 2012

Saturday night, Bluebelle went to her first costume party! It gave us a trial run on the costume and an excuse for me to take pictures. My dear friends Nichole and Brittney were in visiting that day and they were lifesavers. There’s no way I could have taken pictures and kept tabs on B at the [...]

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Life is like a box of crayons

October 2, 2012

Once upon a time, they were new. Long bright sticks with sharpened points and perfect papers displaying their special names. They described their shade, their wash ability, and the box in which they belonged. They were at my favorite stage. I prefer them to be color coordinated and protected. I get saddened as they get [...]

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Playing outside

September 27, 2012

Sometimes I am stunned that so much time has passed since I had her. She looks like a little adult to me sometimes, but sometimes she still looks like my baby. Today, I took my camera with me while we went for our morning explore. I’m trying to work on my photography skills, but I’m [...]

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Family, fun, and frivolous fall!

September 18, 2012

Fall is the season where I finally begin to venture out again. The heat is beginning to dissipate, the days are cloudy just enough to break up the monotony of the sun, the longer sleeves and cardigans get moved up to the front of the closet. Here is what I’ve been up to lately. When [...]

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Give me a break.

August 30, 2012

Since our last move, we have had a hard time with B and sleep. Gone was our old method of sleep training. I didn’t have the heart or the energy to argue with my mother and grandmother about how B should sleep, and I just did whatever I could to get sleep to actually occur. [...]

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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Aunt Jean-Jean

August 29, 2012

Do you ever take a ton of pictures to realize later that you’re not quite pleased with the end result? You’re about to see some. Even though they weren’t the best quality, the memories behind the photos were much better than the photos themselves and they tell the story I wanted to tell. Sometimes that’s [...]

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Potty Training!

August 18, 2012

A FEW DISCLAIMERS BEFORE I GET STARTED: 1. I promise you that I will not post pictures of my kid’s naked booty or her sitting on a toilet. Ever. I’m sure you don’t really want to see it, and there could be weirdos out there (not you!). 2. I promise not to get too graphic. [...]

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Adventures in Playland

August 3, 2012

This past Tuesday, I had the opportunity to watch my friends’ child for the day. They are both teachers and they were in the DFW area for training. Tuesday happened to be the day that they both had to be in conference and they were looking for someone to watch their girl and I happily [...]