Entries from June 2008

June 30, 2008

Parenting Lesson #723

Do not allow your toddler to eat a chocolate chip cookie in their car seat while you try to steal 5 minutes of peaceful driving time. You will regret it later!

The pictures really don’t do it justice. Her car seat was covered in melted chocolate, and you just can’t get the full effect from these [...]

June 30, 2008

Cleaning Up

David and I spent pretty much our whole day cleaning. You see, with a new baby on the way, and Madeline become increasingly difficult in her crib we have decided that it is time to bite the bullet and transition Madeline to a big girl bed. We’ve ordered the furniture and bedding and I am [...]

June 24, 2008

Climbing the walls

This is what happens when a toddler drinks a whole can of Mountain Dew!

Just kidding! We don’t even drink Mountain Dew in our house. My brother came over last night which basically makes Madeline act like she drank a whole case of Mountain Dew. I’m not really sure how this whole wall climbing business got started, but [...]

June 23, 2008

Communication

David and I generally do a pretty good job communicating with one another, and it’s not too often that we have any major breakdowns. Well, this weekend has been the exception. We have had a few instances where I can honestly say we were both on completely different pages…kind of putting into practice that whole [...]

June 21, 2008

Uckies

This is Madeline’s favorite word these days. I’m not sure if I’m spelling it correctly, because I’m pretty sure it is not a real word but nevertheless Madeline has decided she will use it all day long. Uckies, by Madeline’s definition, are basically anything undesirable located on some part of her body. They can appear [...]

June 17, 2008

It’s a Boy!

 As many of you already know, I had my ultrasound this past Friday and we found out that we are expecting a boy! Most importantly, though, we found out that based upon what we could see we have a healthy baby. I was very happy to see that all organs, limbs, and body parts were [...]

June 6, 2008

Trash

David and I just got back from a trip to Washington DC and Baltimore. We were there for work (these are the only trips we take these days, although I’m not complaining because we always have fun!). Anyway, this trip was the Chairman’s Council Tour, which is basically a trip for owners of private waste [...]