Here We Grow!

There She Grows

• Big Kid Territory: did I mention she’s totally potty trained?!
  Here Lilah takes a bow after going peepee and poopoo on the potty. Thank you, thank you very much folks. Yes, this has been one of the greatest developments of recent times. The potty isn’t new in our lives, at all. She’s been using it on occasion for [...]
• Big Words
  Vocab is reaching new heights. Her pretend-play is hilarious and has been for so long. This stuff isn’t necessarily new, its just me blogging about what’s been going on lately. This morning she’s running around yelling, “The volcano is erupting! The hot lava could leave burns but I’ll protect you!” Sometimes she walks a […]
• A Good Read on Exclusionary Play
  Lil always speaks positively about her pre-school teachers and friends; she absolutely loves it. So I don’t believe she is actively involved yet in too much exclusionary play while interacting with the other kids there. However, its apparently common and expected behavior for the 4-5 yr old set, in general as well as [...]
• The Joy of a Flower
  Checking out the stark beauty of La Quinta, where Aunt Jen lives.
• Area 2yr Old Wants a Baby
  Quite a few in our friends & family have recently had a baby or are pregnant, some of them with twins. So L has been talking about babies in her body for some time now. When she plays pretend, if its not teacher or doctor (or monsters or animals), its being mommy. [...]