March 31st, 2010
I have no idea if most toddlers Jasper’s age can count, but I never actually practiced or taught him to count so imagine my surprise the other day when I said “One, two three” and he replied “Four, five, six!”…
Filed under: milestones, videos by ariana
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March 30th, 2010

Jasper is a bit of a book connoisseur, which is to say that at any given time he will only consent to me reading about half of his book collection. The other half he pushes away and says no to. …
Filed under: parenting by ariana
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March 29th, 2010
I posted last week about my easter props, I didn’t end up even using the giant eggs in Jasper’s pictures, which is just as well because it’s impossible to stretch the canvas with those eggs getting cut off! but …
Filed under: Photography Links, photoshoots by ariana
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March 24th, 2010
Spring decided to come uncommonly early to the northeast this year – last week we enjoyed a string of sunny days with highs in the mid 60’s-70’s! While spring’s early arrival is very welcome, it caught me a bit off …
Filed under: Mommy SOS by ariana
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March 23rd, 2010
This past weekend I headed over to target to pick up this adorable Easter outfit for Jasper:

Toddler Seersucker Suit – $22 at Target.
TRUST me when I say this suit looks so much cuter in person. Like ridiculously cute. …
Filed under: Photography Links by ariana
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March 22nd, 2010
When hoppop wrote to let me know about their new baby care line I was INSTANTLY won over by their eye catching modern designs. I love their pottys:

but what really caught my eye was their adorable Bato bath which …
Filed under: baby products, giveaways by ariana
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March 19th, 2010
Dear Jasper,
Today is your 19 month birthday, which means you are officially closer to two than you are to one! You have always had an independent streak, but lately you’ve been asserting your opinions so much more, like how …
Filed under: birthdays by ariana
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March 17th, 2010

We’ve spoken about discipline before, but Jasper was a bit younger and less able to understand consequences. Redirection is fine, but what if he repeats the behavior over and over again?
Every morning when I go into the bathroom to …
Filed under: discipline (or lack thereof), Mommy SOS by ariana
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March 16th, 2010
First of all, sorry about the silence on the blog yesterday.. a couple of things conspired against me, not the least of which is the Nor’easter that has left Jasper’s daycare without power for going on two days now which …
Filed under: Photography Links, photoshop by ariana
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March 12th, 2010
When Daylight Savings ended last November I cursed the person who thought it was a good idea to CHANGE TIME. Obviously this person was not a parent of a toddler.
Before that fateful day in November, Jasper had no problem …
Filed under: random musings, sleep by ariana
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