teach my toddler

Category: baby | May 30th, 2012

there were a lot of things that i wanted to be growing up and one of them was a teacher. (i wasn’t as hardcore as my sister though). ;) technically you can say that i am a teacher now since i’m the kid’s church pastor at our church but that’s different since i only see them once a week. i also tried to be a “teacher” to my 3 nieces when i was their nanny for a year…but it was a little challenging since they were on three different levels/attention spans. hah. it was fun though. hopefully they learned a thing or two.


i came across this nifty little kit online at Teach My and it seemed like a lot of fun (not to mention the mister has been on me to teach our child something for quite some time now. throw in some eye rolling and head shaking). :) so i ordered the 18-36 month kit and it came yesterday! i feel like i should set up shop and have a little classroom going on with laminated posters and a chalkboard. that would be awesome! hmmmm. :) we haven’t officially started yet but i let miss P pick out a section and we explored it for a little bit. i’m so excited to challenge her little brain and have some fun with this kit!


in this Teach My Toddler Kit they have four sections nicely organized for you. alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors. in each section they have a puzzle, poster chart, book, and flash cards. they even have a little parent’s guide to help you get started with some tips. they have other age group kits as well or you can just get certain sections of the kit separately.

**this is not a sponsored post. i just thought this kit was such a neat idea and wanted to share with everyone else who might be interested too! :) what other tools/activities do you use with your toddlers?

that sweet sound.

Category: baby | May 24th, 2012


so i know y’all have been waiting just as patiently as i have to hear this baby’s little heartbeat. been waiting 14 weeks for this! well today was the day for my appointment with the midwife and i waited anxiously while she went through all her routine questions about how i’m feeling, some blood work, and then it was time. yay! i wanted to record the sound since the mister wasn’t able to be there. so even though it was meant for him i know y’all are dying to hear it. ;) don’t mind miss P whining talking in the background. she didn’t like what was going down at the time. apparently she’s already jealous and protective of her mama. must work on that. lol tips and suggestions are welcome! but other than that this baby is healthy and we are happy!

 

the lovely to-do list

Category: everyday | May 17th, 2012

so do y’all ever have those days where you don’t finish everything on your to-do list?? yea…i’ve been having those days every day for quite some time now. it’s getting old. ha. it’s not that my list is overwhelming either. it’s just i simply don’t have the energy for those every day things. like laundry. thankfully the mister helped me “as a mother’s day gift” with all the 4 loads that were so nicely piled around our room. SO glad that is over with.

i’ll tell you what i have accomplished though (keeping positive right?). ;) i have caught up on all my shows and have slept throughout the nights (and during the days with miss P) like it’s my job. i used to only need 6ish hours of sleep and i’d be golden. but now…i’m pretty sure i sleep 10 hours every night. i’m not sure if i should be proud of that, but at least i’m doing what my body is telling me. ;)

i think i need to take another approach to my daily to-do list and just be happy that i get at least one thing done on it! i already did my one thing today so we’re doing good so far! so here’s to more productive days! hope y’alls are more productive than mine. :)