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Building and strengthening those little fine motor muscles are crucial in the early childhood years. Strong fine motor skills will come in handy as children learn self-help skills (for example, getting dressed, especially buttoning and zipping) and they take center stage with skills like drawing and writing. Because of that, I’m always looking for ways [...]

I tend to be a creature of habit. At the same time, I will admit that I love clothes and accessories (sometimes a little too much) and enjoy putting together daily outfits. Blend those two together and I often find myself wearing different versions of essentially the same ensemble! Our dress code at school is [...]

I’ve shared in a few previous blog posts about my disdain for a certain little blue tank engine. But, I’ve never shared exactly why I dislike him so much. So, indulge me for a moment while I dive into the incredible annoyingness that is Thomas the Tank Engine. First off, he and his buddies are [...]

I’m a firm believer in chores. Not so much to earn an allowance, but to instill a sense of responsibility and partnership in helping your family at home. Since young children love “helping” out, it was easy to capitalize on that desire at a very early age and help Lil’ CB develop the routine of [...]

A recent thread on the boards inspired this post: community member MamaBehr asked for recommendations of books geared for boys. She mentioned that there seemed to be a ton of books geared specifically for girls (Fancy Nancy, Ladybug Girl, etc) but couldn’t find “boy-themed” books for her son. At first, I hesitated a little about writing [...]

*Originally written and posted on May 22, 2010. At that point, Mr. Cowboy and I had been through 3 rocky years on our infertility journey and had begun our adoption process for Lil’ CB. Even though we are nearly three years removed from the original post date, the things on this list still ring true [...]

Time is a jerk. There is no way my baby can already be three and a half. It feels like I just wrote his three year update… Heck, it feels like I just wrote his two and a half year update! But, alas, my Lil’ Cowboy is growing up and is now halfway between 3 and 4. [...]