Sharing vs. Taking Turns and What We Teach

I feel as though sharing as a concept has turned from giving a portion of what you have (e.g., some pie) to giving over entirely what you have to "share" with a peer. Scenario: Little Sally is playing with a doll, a Little Johnny wants to play with the doll. Adult says "Little Sally, please share with Little Johnny." In …

2014 Holiday Wish List – Toddler Edition

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! It's truly hard to believe that the *gulp* holiday season is already here! Believe it or not, I've already gotten started on our Christmas shopping, thanks to our Citrus Lane (ref link) subscription anyway! I started setting items from his Citrus Lane boxes aside back …

The Preschool Moms

With all the excitement of M starting preschool, my focus was on M. Would he be well-behaved, would he have fun, would he make friends, would he like it? Up until meet the teacher day, I had never given a single thought to "The Preschool Moms." **cue dramatic music**It never once occurred to me that …

The Parenting Paradox

As I was sharing about my emotional turmoil of M growing up so fast and starting preschool in a couple weeks, it occurred to me that there is a constant paradox to parenthood."Slow down! Stop growing so fast!""I want to watch you grow."This paradox of feelings is so confusing sometimes. I mean, time is absolutely …

5 Ways We’re Getting our Toddler Ready for Preschool

Disclosure: Affiliate links are included in this post. I appreciate your support in keeping this blog up and running! I only share with you what I love!M will be starting his first year of preschool this year! He doesn't start until after Labor Day so I have a few more weeks to mentally and physically …

House of K Summer Shenanigans

It's been a LONG while since I've written just a flat out family update post. I seriously can't remember the last time I wrote like this! I don't know why I stopped, this blog was originally all about my family and our goings ons. I know that once M's feeding tube issues subsided I got …

That Time We Bed-Shared with Our Toddler

I have nothing against bed-sharing. In fact, I'm all for it if it's done safely! We did not co-sleep with M, but this was not entirely by choice. When M came home from the hospital he had a nurse with him for 8 hours every night until he was 15 months old. The original plan …

Tuesday Toddlerisms {“Oh, Crap!” Edition}

Well, it happened. One can only be relieved that it's not nearly as bad as it could be. But, M finally picked up a phrase that we would have preferred he would not have picked up on."Oh, crap!"It certainly could be worse. We've at least adjusted our language enough that we aren't saying worse things …

Tuesday Toddlerisms {Big Boy Bed Edition}

Last week we decided to move M into a toddler bed. We have a converter crib, but the conversion kit would have been $80+, while a mesh bed rail cost only $22 on Amazon (affiliate link to the one we bought). It was kind of a random decision to graduate him to a toddler bed …

8 Low Cost & Mess Free Toddler Friendly Activities

Disclosure - Affiliate links are included in this post, this means I get a percentage when you shop through the link, this is at no additional cost to you. I share with you what I love!Let's face it, some days you are struggling to find ways to entertain your toddler. For some reason, the endless toys …