Jasper Counting to 10!

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!”…

Recommend Your Toddler’s Favorite Book Please!

Courduroy Bear

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.   …

Easter Pictures

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 …

Mommy SOS: The Hunt for Spring Clothes

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 …

Easter Photoshoot Ideas & Props

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.  …

Hoppop Toddler Tub Giveaway

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 …

Happy 19 Months Jasper!

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 …

Mommy SOS: Taking the Fun Out of “No!”

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 …

Of Noise and Noiseware

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 …

Daylight Savings = Mommy’s Savior??

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 …