The contradictory lives of toddlers

Why is it that when we ride in the car, after 5 minutes on the road Madeline starts screaming her head off, trying to get out of her car seat, throwing fits, and generally making car rides more painful than a root canal, but when we take the car seat out of the car and put [...]

Poo Poos on the Potty

I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much, but Madeline officially had her first poo poo on the potty today! I am so proud of my little girl. She walked up to me today and told me “Poo Poo” and after asking her if she wanted to go poo poo on the potty [...]

Fishing for Toddlers

Madeline and I went to the mall today and after making some silly faces and catching the eye of 2 guys working at Sbarro (pizza place in the food court) they offered her a balloon on a stick. Well, this turned out to be a big mistake! As we walked away from the food court [...]

Oprah Called Me!

Okay, well Oprah herself didn’t call me but she might as well have called! Judging by the fact that my whole body was shaking and I was dancing around the house like a giddy school girl you would have thought that Oprah called and told me that she was giving me keys “To your brand new [...]