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Lylah M. Alphonse has 15 blog posts. View profile
| By preschooler wants to be a fish when she grows up. |
| Date: 13th Jun |
| My 3-year-old says she wants to be a fish when she grows up. Or a bird. Or a giraffe. My 1 year old hears the word "up" and lifts his arms to be carried. Our big kids have more concrete ideas for themselves, though: the oldest (14) wants to go into law, the 12-year-old wants to work with horses, and the almost 10-year-old wants to be involved with... |
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| I was laughing too hard to get the camera |
| Date: 6th Jun |
| Tonight, my 19-month old would only eat dinner using the tiny yellow plastic spoon that came with his 3-year-old sister's tea set. And, his current favorite stuffed aninmal, Puppy, had to "taste" every bite first.It took forever, but he did clean his plate.Then, as I'm coaxing our 3-year-old to eat a few more bites, I hear, "Mama! Yook!" And I look... |
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| Break from the routine |
| Date: 21st May |
| My preschooler is sobbing and wailing, "I want Mama!" as she stumbles up the stairs, and I am sitting downstairs trying to work through the ringing in my ears (compounded by what seems to be a massive double ear-infection. It seems so wrong to be in my mid-30s with a double ear infection). Daddy is putting her to bed, and the change in our routine... |
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| Happy Mother's Day, Everyone! |
| Date: 11th May |
| Just stopping in to wish everyone a very happy Mother's Day! A dear friend of mine sent this to me, and I thought I'd share it with all of you... This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up puke laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here".Who have... |
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| Among the things I never thought I'd hear myself say... |
| Date: 13th Apr |
| There are a lot of things I never thought I'd hear myself say. "Don't lick the microwave" among them. And yet, since I became a parent, I find myself saying them more and more often.Today, it was, "Dinner is almost ready, so please stop running into things."Yesterday, it was, "Your belly button does not come off."Recently, it was, "Your brother did... |
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