About 6 months ago, my then 3-year old surprised my husband and I. We had just sat down to dinner and finished our prayer. Out of the blue she looked at Daniel and said, “So Papa, how was your day?”
This question seemed so insightful for such a little girl! He began to answer and with each statement she asked more detail. That day he had worked at his part-time job doing modifications to off-road vehicles. She wanted to know the colors of the vehicles, how big the lift kit was, and if the customers were happy. By the end of the conversation, we were so impressed with her interest in the seemingly pointless details of every aspect of his...
As a Speech and Language Pathologist, I am writing this series in hopes to address concerns when it comes to your child’s speech and what to expect if you feel like your child might not be reaching their milestones. If you are just joining us, be sure to start with Part 1 right here.
In the previous post, I covered those terrible, I mean, wonderful two's! If you've survived this year, give yourself a pat on the back. But look out, year three is next and there will be a huge jump in speech and language development for many children. Your child is now using complete sentences, describing daily events and even telling people those little family secrets (like all they...
Sleeping through the night...Ahh, the holy grail of those first few months with your baby: he’s adorable, she’s the love of your life, you can’t remember life before her, and WHEN WILL HE STOP WAKING YOU UP AT 3 A.M.?
When we brought William home, he was a very small baby who desperately needed to gain weight. I was so concerned about him that I was happy to feed him every two hours. I’m pretty sure that pure adrenaline kept me going during those first few weeks. I rarely slept more than about 2 hours at a time. I am breastfeeding and felt like I didn’t have time to pump and let my husband take a turn. Also, for some...
I bought this necklace the December after we had Judah. It falls right above my heart and seemed like the perfect "push present" (to myself), and I have worn it practically every day since. And then one day it hit me: Where is my husband’s representation by my heart? Once I received my “Judah” necklace, I put up my “J” necklace that I wore (which stood for Joel)—and I didn’t think twice about it.
I know that is a simple example, but it stopped me in my tracks as I found my faded “J” necklace in the back of a drawer. I think we, as moms, tend to make our children our life and number one priority—without even realizing. Date nights...
As a Speech and Language Pathologist, I am writing this series in hopes to address concerns when it comes to your child’s speech and what to expect if you feel like your child might not be reaching their milestones. If you are just joining us, be sure to start with Part 1 right here.
In the previous post, I covered the fast-moving ages of 12-24 months. Your little baby is a toddler now and is learning a TON from the world around them. This week, we are heading in to the next year: ages 24-36 months. This is the age where your child goes from incessantly labeling everything in your house to describing actions and making mini sentences. You see their personalities emerge in their language,...
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