We all want our children to be smart. If they start early enough they can graduate to college by the time they are 14 and work as a Doctor or Surgeon by the time they are 19... we would get the accolades from all our friends and family that we did such a wonderful job raising them and of course they must have inherited our intelligence to have accomplished the Doogie Howser scenario. My challenge is getting my daughter past the age of 5 with as little damage as possible.



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Okay, my little darling is 5 in human years but 25 in her own mind. She is strong and independent and mothers the other kids (she is often reminded that she is not the mommy, but you can't stop her). She loves to talk, make friends (that's a kind way of saying that she is a clique master creating small cliques that she can control) and she has an active social life... for a 5 year old. I try to keep her real, to help her harness her childhood and enjoy things while she can.



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Little Eva is now officially two months old. She is exploring the world around her and love to look intently at things. We are finding that one of her favorite times is Story Time. Her favorite book is How Much Do I Love You and she visibly gets excited to see the images and hear us read to her. I realize she doesn't understand us, but the habit of reading to her and getting her interested in books. Early reading will give her a huge head start in life, but it's up to us to be consistent!

Evalynne is so adorable! She has the cutest dimple when she smiles, and she smiles often. Still, the same time every evening she goes through the same routine. She smells dinner and starts crying. We haven't had a warm meal in 2 months. She typically cries for an hour and nothing soothes her. I walk her, rock her, change her, feed her, bathe her, give her a massage and even take her for car rides. I know this will pass, but I don't believe she is just stretching her lungs, I believe she is… Continue