2010

Man on the Move

by Heligirl on April 4, 2010

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Mr. Man has officially started to crawl. It’s kind of a funky, pull himself along, push up on his toes and pull himself forward kind of early fish out of water maneuver, but it’s mobility none the less. This lively piece of video artistry comes to you care of my iPhone because it was what […]

During one of my parent group sessions at preschool last year, our parent facilitator shared a handout with us about the importance of caring for ourselves in the overall scheme of providing positive discipline for our children. Yes, it seemed rather intuituve that if my needs were met, I’d be in a better position to […]

Perfect iPhone App

by Heligirl on April 1, 2010

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This was posted on redtri.com today. Enjoy, and pee wisely. iPeed Home Pregnancy Test iPhone App Pink or Blue? One Line or Two? Cup or stream? What woman hasn’t spent countless hours sweating it out over an innocuous white plastic stick otherwise known as a home pregnancy test (whether trying to conceive or not). Not to mention […]

Consignment Complaint

by Heligirl on March 31, 2010

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OK, I admit it. I’m a frugal mama. How the heck else do you stay on top of two growing kids eating you out of house and home while they outgrow things faster than you can replace them? It just doesn’t make sense to spend money on new stuff every time you turn around. Especially […]

So we have not seen Sweetness show any more interest in the big girl potty since her little experiment that lead to a wet tushy a while back so we thought we’d try out a little something different. While purchasing the now vital door handle locks for the inside of Sweetness’s bedroom door, Hubby found […]

Door Handle Locks

by Heligirl on March 29, 2010

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Ahhh, the toddlers and their demand for independence. Someone pass me a drink already. A double. Hold the fruit. All weekend long Sweetness found it very convenient that she had the ability to open her door and wonder out at her leisure. This time I didn’t see much in the way of night terrors. Just […]

A big thanks to all you brave souls who came to my garage sale and made off with my beloved baby gear. May you and your babies have many hours of enjoyment. I really enjoyed talking to lots of new mommies and mommies to be. One big thing I shared was the amazing coop preschool […]

The Big, Very Hard, Day

by Heligirl on March 27, 2010

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So I finally broke down and decided to have the garage sale. I need the room and keeping all this baby stuff isn’t keeping the kids babies, no matter how hard I try. So I posted my ads on Craig’s List and the West Seattle Blog for a baby and toddler gear sale. I took […]