Small Talk 6- One Proud Mama

Today’s Small Talk Six is about 6 ways you are proud of your children. To see the other bloggers particapating you can head over to Mom Dot

1. Princess if finally pretty much potty trained. It was weird but one day she just started telling us she had to pee. (Thanks for all the advice)
2. Both my kids were great babies. They rarely cried and slept through the night by about 2 months with no sleep training. (I was scared that since our first was such a good baby, we’d have a colicky second baby and I wouldn’t know how to handle it)
3. Both my kids started walking at 11 months. It isn’t super early but my kids crawl later than average (7 or 8 months) and don’t talk forever so it’s nice to have at least one thing that they do early. It’s so cute to Sweet Pea toddle around.



4. Princess is a natural dancer. She loves dancing to music and always makes everyone smile at church.
5. Princess has a great memory. She always remembers where at least one of her sister’s soothers is. She helps take care of her sister a lot.
6. And of course I’m just proud that they are my little girls. The most precious, beautiful, funny little girls in the world (according to their unbiased mom).

Now if only they could learn to eat yoghurt without making a huge mess. Half-way through writing this post I turned around to find my oldest daughter had dumped yoghurt on our fabric chairs, on purpose.

Small Talk Six- Mother’s Day Edition

Today’s Small Talk Six is about 6 ways you are like or unlike your mother. To see the other bloggers particapating you can head over to Mom Dot

1. My mother raised 4 children, made dinner every night, kept a clean house and helped out on our farm. I have 2 children (so far), try to make dinner every night and dream of a clean house.

2. My mom homeschooled us all through elementary school. I know it made me a smarter person but I don’t think I will home school my kids. Only because I don’t think I would be dedicated enough to do it.

3. My husband says I talk like my mom. Every once in a while I hear it too.

4. My mom drove a van. Not even a minivan, just a big van to fit us all in. I refuse to drive a minivan. I recently sold my car and upgraded to a Ford Freestyle. It’s a crossover, NOT a minivan!

5. My mom used cloth diapers because disposables were too expensive and not widely used. I’m switching to cloth diapers because disposables are too expensive and cloth is better for the environment. Sometimes the old ways were the best ways.

6. My mother had quick labours. Her first was born 2 hours after her first contractions. A huge motivating factor in pushing for my vbac with my second child was that I wanted to see how my body would do in labour. I am so happy that I inherited her labour genes. You can’t get much better than 10 minutes total of active labour!