Teens, Toddlers & Tantrums

Toddler tantrums are fun, right? Especially when they decided that PUBLIC is the best place to have one. I have a few tips for you all on how to handle said tantrums. Tantrums at home: Hide. Just take some wine and hide in a closet. Give them sleepy nighttime cough medicine. Hello Naptime. Turn the music up really loud. If you can't hear them screaming, there's no problem. Stick them in a closet. Tantrums at the grocery store: Leave them in the toy isle and continue shopping. Take a friend shopping with you and then leave her with your toddler. Or, you can leave them with the cashier and claim you have forgotten something and you'll be back real quick and then walk to the complete back of the store. Tantrums at church: Claim they are possessed. Just tell yourself and everyone who is judgmentally staring at you that your toddler is just so excited about God. Get buzzed before church so you won't really care too much if they do throw a tantrum. Hand...

I bet you are all excited about your baby becoming a toddler, right? This is the fun age, they can verbally tell me what they want, time for potty training. Let me tell you the truth about having a toddler.  Toddlers may look cute and sweet, but they aren't always like that. The way I describe my toddler is sour patch kid. Trust me, this is fitting to most toddlers. Here's the truth about toddlers. 1. They act like wild animals: they play with their own poop as well as your animals poop. They climb on EVERYTHING and they don't mind eating out of a dog bowl on the ground. 2. They are destructive. They will break anything, even things you didn't think were breakable. They like to destroy furniture as well. 3. They are kind of evil. You will find the heads, legs and arms of their baby dolls not attached to their bodies. Sometimes, they'll even put the dolls detached limbs in their mouths and then giggle. 4. They are thieves. They will take anything that isn...

Ever since Averie was born, I vowed to myself and everyone that I would never put her in daycare. Yes, I was one of those mom's. Over protective and worried, but when a mom has a full time job and no other options, we gotta do what we gotta do. It all happened so fast, that I didn't really have time to mentally prepare myself for the fact that MY CHILD IS GOING TO DAYCARE. So, needless to say, I am sad. lol For the last 2 years, everyone kept telling me how I should put her in daycare for this reason or  that reason... For one, NO ONE should be telling me what I should or shouldn't do with MY kid. Anyways... I ignored everyone. I read too many horrific news stories about daycares, so of course, I was terrified. There are ways to prepare you and your child for their first time going to daycare. I had to try and cram all of these together in one day, so it was pretty overwhelming for me. Research Facilities And Reviews Calling and researching more than one daycare he...

We all know that traveling with toddlers isn't the most fun. They get restless and tired from being confined to their car seat and then morph into demons. Don't worry though; I'm here to help you make traveling with your toddler better for everyone in the car. Dress Them Comfortably Dress them in something easy like, sweatpants or leggings. Would you want to sit in a car seat for hours in jeans? I think not. If it's cold out, loose long sleeves, but remember to not put your child in the car seat with a big poofy jacket on!! My daughter is always messing with her shoes like they are bothering her when she's in the car, so I put her in slippers for long car rides and she doesn't fuss with them. Tablet This is a lifesaver for me and my daughter. Having Hotspot helps too but it isn't necessary. You can download movies on the tablet from Netflix before hand for your road trip. Unfortunately for me, my daughter likes to watch videos on YouTube so ...

For all you first time mom's, If you think your new crawler gets into everything, you haven't seen nothing yet. Toddlers, they run. They run and jump and climb like freaking ninjas. You think I'm kidding? Come watch my 2 year old for an hour. Hahahaha. Don't worry though, there are ways to toddler proof your life. I'm not gonna lie, there is no accurate method to 100% toddler proof. Safety Gates These are perfect for rooms with no doors, like the kitchen, unless you have an odd shaped kitchen. It seems like the kitchen is my daughters favorite room other than the bathroom. Thank goodness the bathroom has a door. Lol. Speaking of bathroom doors, this brings me to my next item... Doorknob/Handle Safety Locks I haven't had to buy these yet because the knobs we have, Averie can't open yet. She can however open the door handles that you just have to pull down. Found that out when we went to visit my Grandma out of state and Averie opened the front door...

Today is a bittersweet day for me. My baby girl is one year old. My pregnancy went by so fast and her first year did as well. She has such a personality already. She is sassy but sweet. The best way I can describe her is by saying she is a sourpatch kid. She will yell at me but then give me kisses. Her Likes: Music Tarzan Doc Mcstuffins Shoes Baby Cheetos Mashed Potatoes Spaghetti Bath time Her brother Brother's room Her babies (Stuffed animals) Bracelets Anyone's bellybutton My lips Lol DVD Shelves  Her Dislikes: The word "No" Peas When anyone walks away from her When shes locked out of the kitchen When we won't let her eat dog food Basically when she doesn't get her way It's amazing how much babies learn in just one year. She is already so smart. She was saying "Mom" & "Dada" around 8 months old. Today, on her birthday, she stood up on her own for the first time...of course I was not in the room wh...