Monthly Archives: February 2011

Moment of the Week – 28

Posted on February 28, 2011 by parentwin

Popping bubbles is serious business! http://parentwin.blogspot.com/2011/02/moment-of-week-28.html

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Toddler Tricks – 28

Posted on February 26, 2011 by parentwin

Ways to Trick your Baby: Problem: You’re out to eat and your children do not want to sit still. They’re wriggling and whining and attempting to escape. Surely there are more interesting things in the restaurant that the silverware they can’t … Continue reading →

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Love is a Battlefield

Posted on February 26, 2011 by parentwin

Waking up each morning, I know that my day is going to go exactly how two little creatures decide it will go.  The tone is set the moment I walk into the room.  Each day it’s a new game of … Continue reading →

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Toddlers and Tiaras? No, Thanks.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by parentwin

Last night, my husband and I caught about three minutes of the show “Toddlers and Tiaras.”  There was a pretty little girl in a lot of make up, smiling and standing before a crowd, her mother proudly looking on with … Continue reading →

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Learn Through Play

Posted on February 24, 2011 by parentwin

“I’m a frog, mama, I’m a frog…riddit, riddit…I need flies!” Cue two babies hopping around on all fours. Soon one of the frogs finds a toy dog on the floor. “Uh oh!” she says. “Bad dog, bad dog, bite frog!” … Continue reading →

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Potty and Beyond

Posted on February 23, 2011 by parentwin

Diapers are becoming a thing of the past.  I still use them for naps and when we go out somewhere, but I’ve no need.  The babies will tell me when they have to use the potty, and if there is … Continue reading →

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Day in the Life – February

Posted on February 22, 2011 by parentwin

A day in pictures…plus several others!  A really cool project, documenting the daily lives of normal people. http://parentwin.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-in-life-february.html

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Moment of the Week – 27

Posted on February 21, 2011 by parentwin

She’ll huff, and she’ll puff… http://parentwin.blogspot.com/2011/02/moment-of-week-27.html

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Toddler Tricks – 27

Posted on February 20, 2011 by parentwin

Ways to Trick your Baby: Problem: Your baby wants something, and the answer is no.  Anyone who has ever lived with toddlers knows that this is the problem to end all problems. Solution: Never just say no, as much as … Continue reading →

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Separation Anxiety

Posted on February 18, 2011 by parentwin

I had to go to the doctor this morning.  A regular check up. It only took an hour. As I drove up through the parking garage, I realized that this was the first time I had been out without the … Continue reading →

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