It's been too long! Ha! Guess who is 7 years old going on 50?! Yes. The boy has grown like weeds. He is still loving dragons & dinosaurs on a whole other level. But the "Take Over" has been Legos! Help!!!!!!!! I only wear cowboy boots in the house now. There is no pain like stepping on a Lego! The smaller the piece, the more pain it causes! Hahahah! I'm back!

Wow is he really going to be 4 this year???

My toddler is a little old man! I've never met anyone so hysterical. I can't believe we met almost 4 years ago, unofficially almost 4 years and 38 weeks... I definitely count the 38 weeks I toted him around in my tummy! He never stops talking, he has his own mind and very opinionated! Gee, wonder where he got that??? This is going to be a big year... he is going to Pre-K in the Fall. What? That's crazy. Who knew this would come so fast... I still can't believe he's in Pre-Pre-K right now! hahahaha! Happy New Year Bailey, let the games Begin!

"The Dinosaurs Are SunBathing!"

You would think I would have learned my lesson by now. That lesson is...never turn my back on my toddler! In particular, this morning. I'm in the kitchen making toast along with my tea, Mint Verbena by Harney & Sons, yum. Decided to treat myself to a little bit of butter on my toast, not just any old butter, but Plugra European Style! Now I'm very excited about my breakfast. Headed to the family room...why did I almost dislocate my shoulder trying not to fall and break my neck, not to mention spill my tea & drop my toast due to some kind of slippery substance on the hard wood floors??? Of course, the boy is cracking up, saying, "mommy what are you doing?" At this point, I'm down on one knee horrified at the thought of  how badly this could have ended. What was on the floor you ask? Ummmmm, butter! Yes, my Plugra butter. Apparently the boy came into the kitchen and swiped the butter from the table. I was so busy making my tea until I didn't realize I never put it back in the frig! Please help! I sit what's left of my tea & toast down on the floor and try and figure out what just happened. Mean while, the boy is saying, "are you ok mommy, that was really funny!" I look up and out of the corner of my eye something is glistening. There was a Stegosaurus, a Dilophosaurs, a Triceratops and a T-Rex all covered in butter, ummmmm, Plugra butter. Before I can say anything, the boy says, "mommy the dinosaurs are sunbathing, they're at the beach." I burst into laughter because it's my own fault. How many episodes to I need to experience to learn not to take my eye off of him when he's quite? Needless to say, I spent about a 45 minutes cleaning the floor and those poor dinosaurs. You know it's only 5:30am, right? The boy wakes at 5am. In half an hour, he manages to turn my life upside down. Good old Dad is traveling, probably still asleep, missing all the comedy! So, if you see me with a cocktail by 8am, don't judge me because "you think you know, you have no idea!" Ha!  Oh and do you know how much Plugra Butter cost?      CHAT ME BACK

My Bedroom's Been Booby trapped!

Have you ever got up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and found yourself tangled up in belts along the path. Once you hit the floor, (yes, fall down face first) you land on tooth brushes! What is it with toddlers and their fascination with belts and toothbrushes. We have a secret place for our tooth brushes, but it doesn't last long.We are lucky if a new tooth brush last a week before the Tooth Brush Bandit shows up. The little TB Bandit keeps a stash under the sink in the bathroom, there's at least 20 hostages. He uses them as an obstacle courses for his cars...how many will be enough, is the question I keep asking.Oh and the belts, they're considered snakes. I didn't know we owned that many belts until I was tangled up in them. Now, I keep a pin light handy, on my night table, so I can check the vicinity before I proceed. Talk about a learning curve. Ha!  CHAT ME BACK

New Children's Book - Hot Off the Press!

"TuTu Goes Green" is the latest hit. How perfect it was launched on Earth Day! My dear friend Tulani Thomas, self published her first children's book. We attended her book signing at Words Book Store & Cafe in Maplewood, NJ. What a fantastic location, it reminded me of a quaint little book store in old world Manhattan. Tulani was a remarkable host in appeasing an audience of toddlers and young adults (ha)! The book is about learning to take care of the earth from the beginning in a child's eyes. It's an amazing concept to teach our little people to respect nature and preserve the environment. It was a spectacular turn out and the book sold out. Not to worry, Tulani was prepared and had another stash of books in the waiting. Well done Tulani, see you next week at French Giggle. Get you copy today and mention you saw it first on Child Chatter!   CHAT ME BACK