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Meltdown in the Milk Aisle

For a while I went on strike from bringing Henry with me to the grocery store. Grocery shopping is hard for Henry. He’s a sensory seeker and a voracious eater. So basically he wants to shake and bite all the crinkly food packages and eat everything in sight. He would grab food packages from the cart,… Continue reading Meltdown in the Milk Aisle

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Calvin’s First Curse Word

It turns out I actually have a worse potty mouth now that I am a parent than I did pre-kids. Go figure. I was folding and putting away laundry a couple of weeks ago and Henry was napping and Calvin was hovering, buzzing around me like a little bee chattering silly things and jumping on… Continue reading Calvin’s First Curse Word

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Mama Needs a Time Out

Our snowy white wonderland weekend was wonderful and special. Until it wasn’t. For me, at least. On Friday, Calvin woke up so excited to see that his snow day dreams had come true and there was white all around! I remember lying in bed early in the morning and hearing him yell out, “MAMAAA!! IT… Continue reading Mama Needs a Time Out