Lessons in Motherhood

Hailey started swim class yesterday. She was taking the Eel class at the YMCA, but now she’s up to the Ray class. Her teacher this time is a real swim coach. Today, he taught the kids how to backstroke. This is how she did…

backstroke from luke hamilton on Vimeo.
So, I’m watching [...]

Well, she made it through the day. I carried my phone with me all day waiting for the school nurse to call. She never did. So, I guess Hailey has escaped the Hailey Pukey Face nickname…for now.
We wanted to video Hailey talking about her first day, which we discussed over dinner. [...]

My baby started kindergarten today.
I expected to just write that line and then move on, but as usual, things are never as easy as they should be. Hailey woke up saying that her tummy hurt. I figured that she was just hungry because she didn’t eat much dinner the night before. [...]

Hailey and Sophia are obsessed with that “Baby Baby” song by Justin Bieber. They sing it all the time even though we don’t own the song and have only heard it a few times. I can’t figure out where they heard the song enough to learn the words. Well, actually they don’t [...]

After my last post, I’m sure most of you felt the intense need to double your anxiety medication or at least seek the help of a professional who could counsel you through this trauma. Lord knows, I did!
However, there is no need to panic anymore. I received a call at about [...]

Today was Hailey’s Kindergarten orientation. It was very stressful. It wasn’t supposed to be stressful. It was supposed to be fun and exciting. Unfortunately, one of our first stops was at the tables to determine where the child would go after school. There were three choices – bus, carpool, or [...]

Despite my cursing and mumbling beneath my breadth from time to time, Hailey is typically a good listener. Yet, she is my daughter, which means that sometimes she is so literal in her interpretation of things that you need to hit her upside the head with some common sense.
My absolute favorite part [...]

Filed under the category Worst Ways to Start a Conversation:
Hailey: Mommy, I have to show you something, but I didn’t break it.
Filed under the category Favorite Phrases
Sophia: Hailey do it. (Roughly translated: Whatever bad stuff just happened is totally not my fault)
Also, is it normal that Sophia speaks everything in complete sentences [...]

Hailey has a new friend in our neighborhood. She’s older than Hailey by several years, but they get along quite well. At first, we were very excited that Hailey had a friend just a few doors away. We’re still happy about that. What we are not happy about is the little [...]

Hailey’s first ever dance recital was yesterday evening.  I really wasn’t sure that I should even put her in the recital because there was the whole make-up issue (i.e. that she was supposed to wear bright pink lipstick and glitter eye shadow, which, by the way, I don’t even own those things).  Also, it was [...]