toddler – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Another post about (toddler) sleep. /post/2018/05/29/toddler-sleep/ /post/2018/05/29/toddler-sleep/#comments Tue, 29 May 2018 11:33:01 +0000 /?p=7921 Once upon a time I thought that my girls would (both!) certainly be sleeping through the night after the first year of Isabelle’s life. HA. Now she’s 2 years old and is still waking up in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/05/29/toddler-sleep/feed/ 2 Things Clara says (pt 3) /post/2017/07/06/clara-says-3/ /post/2017/07/06/clara-says-3/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:00:18 +0000 /?p=7525 Our family has been sick since Friday… and counting. First Isabelle got a runny nose… and the rest is history. She took the rest of us down with her. I never knew how miserable a cold could be until I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/07/06/clara-says-3/feed/ 7 Things Clara says (pt 2) /post/2017/06/01/clara-says-2/ /post/2017/06/01/clara-says-2/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:38:40 +0000 /?p=7472 Clara: Mom, can I have 10 books in my bed? Me: Sure, Clara. (I hand her three books. I should have known better.) Clara: MOM, this is THREE BOOKS. I said TEN BOOKS. … and then I handed her seven … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/06/01/clara-says-2/feed/ 7 From now on I’ll be shopping exclusively online. /post/2016/12/12/shopping-with-a-toddler/ /post/2016/12/12/shopping-with-a-toddler/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:11:59 +0000 /?p=7104 Last week I tried to send in my resignation letter (from being a SAHM) multiple times before Wednesday. It was a rough few days. Monday was 100% whine time. Putting on shoes? The end of the world. Coat? Heck no. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/12/12/shopping-with-a-toddler/feed/ 16 Transitions (with my two-year-old) /post/2016/07/12/two-year-old-transitions/ /post/2016/07/12/two-year-old-transitions/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:33:33 +0000 /?p=6783 I’m going to have a two year old tomorrow. A TWO YEAR OLD. I can’t even think about it because I’m starting to get emotional about the whole thing. Silly, grainy pics with my still-one-year-old. My favorite. Let’s not dwell … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/07/12/two-year-old-transitions/feed/ 4 Reasons My (Almost) Two Year Old Isn’t Sleeping /post/2016/06/08/2-year-old-sleep-regression/ /post/2016/06/08/2-year-old-sleep-regression/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 21:20:16 +0000 /?p=6648 I used to think our days of sleep training were over. Because I was a fool. It turns out the 2 year old sleep regression is a real thing. Reasons My (Almost) Two Year Old Isn’t Sleeping + It’s difficult … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/06/08/2-year-old-sleep-regression/feed/ 9 Toddler (Mis)communication /post/2016/02/08/toddler-miscommunication/ /post/2016/02/08/toddler-miscommunication/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:43:58 +0000 /?p=6322 A glimpse into my life as the mom of a 19 month old… Clara: (pointing to a car) BUS! Me: That’s a car. Clara: BUS! Me: Sweetie, I see it, but it’s a car. Clara: (excitedly and emphatically pointing) BUS! … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/02/08/toddler-miscommunication/feed/ 27 Traumatized Before We Even Began (Adventures in Potty Training) /post/2016/01/11/potty-training-fail/ /post/2016/01/11/potty-training-fail/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:14:26 +0000 /?p=6203 Me (via text): I traumatized Clara today. Call me when you have a chance. Tim calls me a while later. Tim: What’s wrong?! Lisa: Well, we got Clara’s big girl potty today in the mail, so I thought I would … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/01/11/potty-training-fail/feed/ 8 How we got our toddler to sleep an extra hour every morning. /post/2015/10/26/early-rising-toddler/ /post/2015/10/26/early-rising-toddler/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:11:04 +0000 /?p=5972 I can’t wait until I can finally stop talking about sleep. Will that day ever come?! My childless self would only think about sleep in terms of ‘gosh, I stayed up too late last night’ or ‘well, I’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/10/26/early-rising-toddler/feed/ 8 Flying with a toddler /post/2015/09/05/flying-with-a-toddler/ /post/2015/09/05/flying-with-a-toddler/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:49:34 +0000 /?p=5917 About a year ago we asked our pediatrician if we needed to know anything about taking our first airplane ride with our (then) newborn. He laughed and told us to enjoy our trip because in a year, flying with a toddler would … Continue reading →

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