Posted in Preschoolers, tagged preschool on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These little guys are getting ready to wrap up the school year - their first year of preschool! Bring on Kindergarten! We’ve had field day, which was precious. There’s nothing like seeing a bunch of 4-year-olds playing tug-of-war and running the 50-yard dash and doing a three-legged race! We’ve had our very last field [...]
Posted in Development, Older children, Preschoolers, Toddlers, tagged accidents, diapers, humor, potty training, twins on April 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The early days with my twins admittedly are somewhat blurry, but the days of plural potty training? Not as hazy as I might like! Sometime ago, I composed a diatribe (more of a catharsis really!) on our experience training our twins…the upshot of which, in trying to focus on the upbeat, I declared something along [...]
Posted in Preschoolers, School-Age on April 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The end of the school year is approaching and naturally my thoughts turn to - school options for next year. (I’m nothing if not a planner.) Right now, the boys are in the same classroom for pre-school and will be again next year. Their birthday falls right at the end of July (the 25th) and [...]
Posted in Development, Family, Mommy Issues, Preschoolers, Toddlers, tagged Development, talking, Toddlers, twins on March 18, 2008 | 8 Comments »
How anxiously I awaited the onset of actual conversation with my twosome…
So many months were spent gazing into their wee eyes…just hoping for (and often, projecting) a returned gaze of love. With the advent of their oral dexterity, surely all the affection so generously lavished upon them would be reciprocally expressed to my eager, and maternally [...]
Posted in Behavior, Family, Mommy Issues, Preschoolers, Singletons, Toddlers, tagged cries for attention, Mommy guilt, sibling rivalry, twins and older siblings on February 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
After recovering from the initial shock of hearing I was having two babies instead of one, my next thoughts were of my older child. She was our princess, our angel. For 22 months we had essentially been at her beck and call. Spoiled? No. But definitely used to a certain amount of attention. How would [...]
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