Category Archives: Parenting challenges

Carter MEAN

Cooper has put up with an awful lot in the last two years.  Carter has put him in a headlock, sat on him, and stepped on him.  He has pushed Cooper down, kicked him, and hit him.  Carter will take … Continue reading

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Big Boy Bed Update

Monday night it took about 2 1/2 hours for Cooper to finally settle down and go to sleep.  He ended up shutting his door by himself, climbing into bed by himself, and FINALLY fell asleep.  This meant that instead of … Continue reading

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Cooper’s Big Boy Bed

  Carter’s Nursery This is a picture of Carter’s room (from when we lived in our condo), taken about a month before he was born.  We had purchased the crib when I was only about 3 months pregnant.  The whole … Continue reading

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April Fools

I’m not exactly sure who the heck told Carter that it was April Fools….but when I find them, they are going to pay!  LOL  I know that it wasn’t me, because I was gone long before Carter woke up this … Continue reading

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Puke Fest 2011

This morning at 2:36am, I was awakened to the sounds of Carter saying, “Oh no, no no.  Oh NOOOOO.  Mommy, puke bucket!”  I woke up Tim, ran into Carter’s room with the first thing that I could find that was … Continue reading

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