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My excitement was maybe a little premature. One night as Dan and I were heading to bed, he asked me if I wanted my house coat (feel free to laugh, I call my robe my house coat) set out by the door for WHEN (not IF) Mazy woke up. I said no. To his surprise,…
If you clicked on this link to find THE answer to raising good kids, well I’m going to be very upfront. I do not have the answer for you. In fact, you have been misled to believe that there is ONE way to raise good kids. Well, I suppose there is ONE way to raise…
Fall is arriving here in Michigan and as much as I’d love for summer/pool weather to be a constant, there is something to be said about wearing sweatshirts, breaking in the jeans again, and warm drinks! With Fall, also comes routine, all things fall including hunting and soccer, and did I mention getting back into…
As I’m sure you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been blogging as much, for various reasons. I often see this blog as a journal for myself, and something to look back on over the years, and so I thought I would share some more pictures of what’s been going on! We had an amazing Spring Break…
So I feel like I just said “Hello Fall” in a recent post, where this week I could’ve said “Hello Summer, Again!” This week was a surprise gift of warmth with cool nights, and everything summer and fall, mixed into one. All before it goes tumbling downhill in temperature :). Needless to say, we are…
Have you ever wondered how you were going to get through a day? Maybe it was a broken down car. A flat tire. A sleepless night. A disagreement with your spouse. An unexpected diagnosis. A simple overflowing pile of laundry. A broken dish. Maybe it was just a day that seemed like anything that could…
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Yes, my sweet girl tends to feel the same way when her daddy is out of town too. She gets very fussy and is constantly looking out for him to come home. I got her a big photo of the two of them together and put it on the floor up against the wall so she could look at it whenever she wanted. The photo seemed to help. We also recorded video of daddy reading books etc, that made her very confused and even more sad. She couldn't understand why daddy was in front of her talking etc but not really here. And he was so small and on the screen, it weirded her out. But just the photo was good. And also doing fun stuff. But they also rough house a bit and she misses that too. Mama is too gentle with her girl. So I try to play similar games as daddy does.
Oh and she also refuses to wear her bib too. I gave up on the bibs since she just pulls them all off. But if we have no time to change a dirty outfit and I need her clean, I use a disposable bib since they have tabs that really stick together — even those she pulls them apart. One thing she likes, which Mazy may find enjoyable, is learning new skills. Like today we got Popsicle sticks and a piece of carboard, I punched holes with the scissors in the back and stuck the sticks in the holes. She pulled them all out and I got her hand and was teaching her how to put them in and out of the holes. Simple but fun… I look up on the internet little things to try. I look up toddler sensory activities, or sensory learning. We got the macaroni and poured into a big bowl and she reached in etc. I keep the paci in her mouth so she doesn't eat it. Play dough does not work, she keeps eating it.