Tessa was thrilled our carpet came today for the playroom. She napped at Gigi and Papa’s while they installed it and I picked her up after they finished. This was her reaction once we got home She had to bring in her Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto to play first. Then her tent […]
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Big helper
Recently Tessa has been very interested in helping in the kitchen. Now that she can climb into her “helper” by herself she wants to help me make everything. Today I let her help me cut up the cantaloupe. I gave her a butter knife and told her to be extremely careful. She did a good […]
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After switching back to diapers Tessa and I had a great day. She helped me wash my car and then we made pictures for Daddy using her stamps. Then she played alone. She read books and played with her princess castle. After lunch we played in the backyard and she sold […]
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After reading different articles and blogs last night I decided to try a different approach and let Tessa lead the potty training experience. I read that one mom would ask her daughter if her panties were dry instead of asking if she had to pee or use a timer. So I figured we would try […]
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So today sucked! Tessa had accident after accident after accident. We would put her on the potty when the timer would go off and do everything to get her to sit there for at least two minutes. Videos, games, books, playing with stuffed animals we did it all. Then minutes after sitting on the potty […]
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Today we decided to devote three days to potty training hopefully by Monday night Tessa will only be wearing diapers at naps and bedtime. We are using timers on our phones to remind Tessa to take a break and sit on the potty. The problem is she doesn’t want to stop playing to sit on […]
See MorePrincess leggings
Daddy is on spring break so we decided to go to Disneyland for the day. Tessa was excited to wear her princess leggings from Fred and Mary Jo and see Ariel. She was very disappointed that the Mickey show and Play Parade weren’t playing today so we made up for it with other activities. […]
See MoreThe Princess and the Frog movie
Gigi and Papa also gave Tessa the Princess and the Frog movie in her Easter basket. She had been asking to watch it, since she had a busy morning jumping with Daddy at the trampoline park I thought today was the perfect day to watch it. She really enjoyed all the songs and paid attention […]
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Gigi and Papa gave Tessa a Stuffy and Lambie toy (from Doc McStuffins) in her Easter basket since then they have been doing everything with us. Today they ate snack with Tessa. She has learned that she likes red pepper hummus with Daddy’s garlic flavored triscuit crackers.
See MoreEaster Play Doh
This year we hid eggs filled with Play Doh for Tessa to find on Easter morning. Today we opened them up and cut out shapes. Stuffy and Lambie joined in the fun too! Tessa likes to squish the play doh and then wants me to roll it out so she can use the cookie cutters […]
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