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My son recently turned two and I have been reflecting on how much he has grown and how much has changed since he was born.    It is an amazing experience of looking back and thinking about all of the things I have learned from my son along the way.  The most important lesson my son taught me was to live life with wide-eyed curiosity and enthusiasm.  This month, I’m going to invite you to recharge your playfulness and personal energy levels.  Your assignment is to live life to the fullest by living life through the eyes of a child. Have...

Oh no!!!!!!  I thought I had more time!  Okay so I am being a bit silly here but you will soon understand why.  About four months ago, my son started crawling forward.  He had up until then, been crawling backwards so we knew it was any day before he would figure out the forward motion.  What I hadn’t anticipated was that he would figure out how to stand up on his own so quickly.  Several days after he started crawling forward I heard a strange sound from his room.  I had momentarily left him in his crib and when I...

So, the Mommy and Me group wants a Mommy only event which means Dad gets to stay home alone with the baby. We’re still negotiating that one as Dad is not quite so comfortable being left completely alone with baby. It is interesting that everyone automatically assumes that Moms are just fine being alone with babies and somehow some Dads are treated like second cousins when it comes to this arena. Okay, I’ll admit there is probably a little fear that they won’t do it exactly the way Mom does it and does that really matter? If Dads take care...

If you’re like most women, you either are or have experienced the physical changes that Motherhood can bring to your body.  Whether from pregnancy, the birthing process or just from playing with those wide-eyed smiling wonders we call our children, the physical toll on our bodies is incredible.  I am slowly recovering from a sort of carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrists that is a daily reminder of my status as a Mom.  Unlike many women who develop this during pregnancy, I developed it several months after my very active child was born.  The doctor explained that it should clear...