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The “Baby”

My daughter has a baby doll that she is beyond obsessed with, we can’t leave the house without “baby” or go to bed without “baby,” so, she remains attached to Coras hip just about 24/7. Honestly, it’s quite the disgusting looking doll, covered in food, dirt and I’m not even sure what else. I regularly try and dress “baby,” in clean clothes, but, Cora gets irrationally upset (terrible two’s) and says “off,” while trying to take the babies clothes off. Cora loves to give her “baby” a bath in her little toy bathtub with a fake bar of soap and a little wash cloth, hence the desire to keep “babies” clothes off. The problem with this scenario is “baby” can’t exactly be washed because “baby” has a built in speaker and aside from her head, hands and feet she is made out of fabric and fluff, therefore, she remains dirty and gross. It is what it is, right??  When you squeeze the dolls hands, feet and belly, she makes different sounds, such as, laughing, crying, mama, dada and so on. Cora doe...
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How do I look?

  Lately Cora has been into doing her own hair and makeup. She gleefully joins me in the bathroom as I get ready, rips through my makeup drawer and starts covering her face in eyeshadow, lipstick and anything else I might have in there. It’s adorable to watch as she tries to put the makeup on the correct places of her face, but, given the fact that she is 21 months old and not exactly using a mirror, you can only imagine how well her placement is, it’s like being blindfolded and playing pin the tail on the donkey, the makeup lands where it lands.  The other day Gramma came over to watch Cora so I could go to a doctors appointment. I usually ask if she can come over an hour or so before I have to leave, so I can take some time and get ready. I head to the bathroom and start getting ready, but, of course I leave the door open because Gramma and I need to have our typical gab fest while Brett isn’t around, he’s not exactly into the girl talk 😂. So, as I’m getting ready, Cora is ...
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Hurricane Cora

I wake up and I can hear the sweet sound of a tiny little voice saying “mom! mama! mom!” I slowly open the door just enough to peek my head in. Cora is standing up holding onto the cribs railing, jumping up and down like a jack rabbit on a trampoline. She sees me and quickly reaches her hands out and says “up, up.” Before I take her out of her crib, I like to get all of her stuff out for the day Cora quickly loses her patience and she makes a weird grunting sound in frustration while bouncing vigorously on the bed.  I pick her up and lay her on the floor. I try and wrestle with my little writhing alligator who has legs of steel and is kicking them around as if she is running for her life. I use my hands and practically try and hog tie her so I can finish putting on her  diaper. I still have to put her clothes on 🤦‍♀️. Now that I am pouring sweat and out of breath, Cora is ready for the day.  We work our way out of the bedroom, into the living room, through the kitchen an...
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The F Bomb?

  My daughter is officially at the age where her language development is sky rocketing. The confusing gibberish that she uses regularly is beginning to transform into somewhat discernible words. Most of the words that she can say clearly are on the basic “first words,” list, like, ball, mama, dada, shoes, socks and so on. Some of the words she attempts to say are still slightly unintelligible, but we are able to understand her thanks to the bits of sign language we taught her early on.  Everyday, we are more and more impressed as our child’s vocabulary expands, adding a new word or two daily. It’s getting hard to keep up. As much as I love this stage, I know it means that she is growing much faster than I am prepared for. Brett and I both love the fact that we can hold a conversation with her now, though usually the conversation is an adorable mix of babbling and connected words. Cora is also very animated when she speaks, using hand gestures and facial expressions to get her ...
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The Cora Witch Project

Last night while laying in bed, Brett and I listened as our sweet girl chattered away in her crib. He room is located directly across from ours so we can easily hear what is going on in her room. Thanks to our video monitor we are able to check on her whenever we want to. Cora is usually fairly easy to put to bed. We have a typical routine that consists of putting her jammies on and reading a story. She makes a “chchchch” sound indicating she would like to brush her teeth. As independent as she is, she always wants to brush them by herself. Brett and I know that she won’t actually brush her teeth, but, wiggle the tooth brush around in her mouth while sucking the apple flavored toothpaste off. So, we commence with Operation Brushing of the Teeth. We hold Cora down just long enough to get a few scrubs in. She squeaks and squeals and starts writhing around like a fish who is caught in a net.  After we brush her teeth, we let her have the tooth brush so she doesn’t feel like we are con...
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Donkey Day!

  Recently we took our daughter over to our friends house for a visit. They live way out in the middle of nowhere and their house was built above animal stalls. It’s actually pretty cool and honestly the view is incredible. Cora was enamored by the horses out in the field eating hay. She repeatedly runs around pointing and saying “neigh.” We bring her into the barn to check out the other horses. She of course is beyond excited to see them as well. After a little exploration, our buddy brings out their miniature donkey. Cora is beside herself. She is unsure of what to do. You can see the confusion on her face. Like, this looks like a horse but, it’s not a horse. Well, they both are equines so, I suppose I could understand how confusing that may be for a toddler.  We ask Cora if she would like to  pet the donkey. She shuffled her little feet across the floor with her hands tucked in her pockets and her head down. She gets very shy around our friend. It’s quite adorable. Usu...
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New content coming soon! Having a toddler means time limitations. I am hoping to have new content up by tomorrow! Thank you to everyone for following and subscribing to my blog. I hope you enjoy hearing about all of my little families adventures. 
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