Well, I am at my wits end. (I feel like an old person when I use that statement.) Isabella just does not listen not matter what I do. So today after telling her no about a million times with no results, I put her in a timeout. We have a playpen that she has never used as a playpen or anything resembling play or sleep for that matter. She hates being put into it in fact. So she had a timeout in the playpen. She cried like I had done the absolute worst thing ever. I let her stay in there for … [Read more...]
Toddler Snacks
Here are the things we love this week: Mommy loves: Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel. I belong to BzzAgent and one of my recent campaigns included this Toilet Wand that dispenses the gel. It is like a toilet sticker, and I love stickers! It has lasted almost two weeks (it says it lasts about 1 week) and each time I flush the toilet a fresh scent of clean wafts up in the air. I have noticed that I don't have to clean the toilet as often but it does not do a great job at keeping it clean. If … [Read more...]
Can’t You Give Me That Camera? PLEASE!
It is getting more difficult to take pictures of Isabella. She always wants the camera. She also knows when a picture is taken and wants to see each picture - push the forward button, and go through the pictures over and over. Is it possible for a 14 month old baby to have a stronger will than me? And why is it always just easier to give in? … [Read more...]
Late Night Blogging Part 2
I am trying to catch up on my scrapbook. I have only finished through April of 2008. So tonight I worked on it for a little bit. Isabella had other plans though. She wanted to look at all the pages. She loves pictures, especially when she recognizes the people. Tonight she recognized Grandpa and Grandma from a page I did from March 2008 - their 30th anniversary page. So I told her that it was Grandpa and Grandma and she leaned down and kissed the picture of them holding her. How … [Read more...]
Late Night Blogging
Do you ever have a list of things in your head that you want to blog about? I do. All the time. The problem is I often forget. I need to write them down. Thank goodness for late night blogging. Today, is the second day that Isabella has been sitting on her potty trainer toilet and pretending to go to the bathroom. She wants the toilet paper to wipe, so I give her one square and she pretends to wipe then she puts her square in her toilet. It is so funny to see. By the way, in Washington, … [Read more...]
Baby Einstein
1 More Reason My Daughter is the Real Baby Einstein: My daughter is a baby Einstein. Really. In the morning after I change her diaper I know to expect within the next 30 minutes that she will go poo poo. I can usually smell it. So I say, "Isabella go poo poo?" and I make the sign language sign for potty. Usually, she will come up to me and turn around so I can check her diaper, or if she is feeling spunky she will start to run away. Yesterday morning she had a BIG poo poo. I laid her down … [Read more...]
Our Story: A Story of Marriage, Children and Following God
Well you have all been there if you have a child(ren). That first one, the joy, the difficulty, the changes in your life. It can all be so overwhelming. This is my outlet, my place to praise, rant, beg for help even. Children are a gift from God, but His gifts are a blessing and sometimes even hard. I am a 30 something Christian mommy to two children - Isabella and Nathanael and wife to Tyler for over 15 years. I have worked outside the home since I was 17 so staying home now with … [Read more...]
