Category: Our Daughter
The scientific differences between boy clothing and girl clothing
Science was my second-worst subject in school, second only to math — ugh, fractions — but I’m finally seeing a few theories pan out in real life. No, I still don’t know how to determine eye colour or how to fully explain the baking… Continue Reading “The scientific differences between boy clothing and girl clothing”
Cute organization for hairclips and headbands
Hope everyone is having a nice Easter weekend. It’s raining here for the first time in ages — after what feels like MONTHS of endless blizzards — so it actually feels quite spring-y. (If you ignore the massive snowbanks.) Grab your glue-gun and meet… Continue Reading “Cute organization for hairclips and headbands”
Transforming the cupcake nursery to a toddler room (by creating a very girly gallery wall)
Little C’s cupcake nursery was kind of my favourite room in the house for a long time. It was soft and pretty and pink and white, and had little touches of glitter. It served her well for the first almost-two years of her life,… Continue Reading “Transforming the cupcake nursery to a toddler room (by creating a very girly gallery wall)”
Language explosion x 2
“The language explosion.” I remember doctors and hearing & speech therapists talking about this all the time, when D was struggling with his hearing loss. “There’s a language EXPLOSION around 18 or 20 months,” they would tell us excitedly. “You’ll see!” Um. No. We… Continue Reading “Language explosion x 2”
My famous potty-training advice? Nudity, television, and candy.
Right after Christmas, I shared how Little Miss C — who had just turned 20 months at the time — immediately decided she wanted to be potty-trained. Longtime readers will remember that this was very … uh, very! very! very! … different from how… Continue Reading “My famous potty-training advice? Nudity, television, and candy.”
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