Let’s Talk Babies

It is preschool decision time at our house.  The plan is to have Maya to start preschool next fall.  Since her birthday is in November she will be almost 6 when she starts kindergarten so by starting her in preschool next fall, when she is almost 4, that will give her 2 full years of [Read the rest]

When I found out I was having a girl I was so excited.  Growing up the only girl with 4 brothers I felt like I had had my fair share of boys and wanted a little girl.  Finding out that my first baby was actually going to be a girl was a wonderful surprise.  I [Read the rest]

Last night, well actually in the wee hours of this morning if you want to get specific, I found myself curled up with Maya in her toddler bed.  I quickly discovered that although they may be perfectly comfortable if you are a mere 3 feet tall and weigh only 25lbs or so, for a 5′7″ [Read the rest]

It is back to school time in our neck of the woods.  Over the next week or so kids will be waking up early, getting dressed in that cool new back to school outfit, getting their backpack ready and heading out the door to board the bus for their first day of school.  It is [Read the rest]

I’m currently caught in an epic power struggle, also commonly referred to as nap time, with my two year old.  Maya is getting to the age where she wants to assert her independence and feels like she no longer needs to bother napping anymore.  I, on the other hand, can see that she definitely still [Read the rest]