Mommy Musings

I feel like parenting, as with most things in life, comes in waves.  Sometimes you are rockin' it and feeling on top of the world.  And other times you feel more like you're living with tiny dictators and you can't do anything right.  Guess which stage I'm in now . There is such a hard balance when it comes to parenting.  I want my girls to know they are special and loved more than anything else in this world.  But I also don't want them growing up spoiled and getting everything they want.  It's so challenging to know when to give in and when to stay strong. We're dealing with two different issues right now, one from each of the girls.  I tend to get a little wordy on the subject, so I'm going to split this up into two different posts.  The first situation is from my Charlie.  When she was a baby, she really wasn't that clingy.  We sure did spend a lot of time together, but that's only because she refused to sleep, like ever.  But ...

It was a big day in our house yesterday.  I feel like we just  did this with Emmy .  Somehow, my tiny little Charlie Bear is getting older .  In fact she's getting so big that this is happening now... That is my sweet little   girl , sitting at the table with us just like a big girl!   We made the switch from highchair to booster as Charlie had been taking it upon herself to scream through every meal time.  Not exactly  pleasant.  The same thing happened when Emmy was a little older, and when we switched her to the booster, it all stopped.  So we decided to try  and see.   Wouldn't you know that my second, the one who seems to want to do everything just a little bit  before Emmy did, is all ready to join us at the big table.   I won't lie, I really didn't  like having the high chair out all the time.  It's big, bulky, and no matter what kind you get, always  an eye sore.  I'd much  rather hav...

I probably have thousands of pictures of Little M when she was a baby.  I wanted to document every tiny thing she did, and she was just so darn cute!  And as she has grown, Little M is constantly doing tons of things I want to remember, plus she is getting even cuter {if that is even possible}.  But there is one major difference....I have not been taking nearly as many pictures.  Sure I'm more tired these days {New Baby invading my body and all} and Little M is constantly on the go, but those shouldn't be the reason.  So what  is it?   Determined to overcome the lack of pictures I decided to have a mini, impromptu photo shoot the other day with Little M.  Nothing fancy, just in the playroom in whatever clothes she already had on.  This is what happened... Hiding Covering her mouth Squishy face Hoping I can't see her if she can't see me Last resort, screaming Finally...ONE good one Okay, I get it now.  Mystery solved.