I learned a tough lesson last night: don’t tempt fate. On Tuesday, after the playdate when Aidan had the stomach flu, I told the girls that except for once when M was about six months old, the girls had never…

Typepad was down last night so I couldn’t post. Yesterday was my day at home, so I was able to go with the girls to ballet class. There was a special surprise waiting for them at class… Buppie! She took…

When I got home tonight, I presented the girls with two new toothbrushes – one red and one blue. I asked who wanted which one. M said, "Which one do you want me to have?" (Awwww.) A said, "I want…

Today we took the girls to their weekly creative movement class. M & A are causing some problems because A insisted on wearing her tutu dress and M, while she could be persuaded to wear a plain leotard, insisted on…

Our tantrum-free streak was broken at about 9:45 AM, when A had a smallish tantrum before breakfast. (Note that it was before breakfast – I still maintain she was hungry). The tantrum was sparked in part because we were trying…

We are 29 hours and TANTRUM-FREE! Yippee! A has been just delightful the last day or so, which has been a relief. She’s been happy and engaged and easy. Maybe the keep-food-in-her-belly strategy is working. Perhaps we’ll do 5 small…

The last few days have felt like skating the edge of an abyss at all times. A has been on the verge of several tantrums, a few of which have come to fruition. Two particularly bad ones today (and apparently…

I am beat tonight so this will be a short post. When we got into bed to snuggle tonight, M looked at me and said, "So. What’s the deal?" Then she spent a long time saying that she wants me…

Tonight, we played a new variation on the Jumping on the Bed game. Instead of me telling the girls what to do ("If you went to ballet today, then jump up and down…"), the girls told me what to do.…