By Jessica Myatt BBA Contributor "The Waterfall" Scene: I see Lola running into her bathroom with my step-stool and a lid to a storage tub. Jessica: "Lola, come here please!" (Lola runs into the kitchen) "What are you doing with that lid?" Lola: "Nothing." (this answer always means trouble.) Jessica: "Go put the lid back in your bedroom and come help me with the potatoes." Lola: "Okay Mommy." (runs out of the kitchen.) Two minutes pass. Lola appears in the kitchen. Lola: "Mommy, come see what I made!" Jessica: "Ok, what is it?" Lola: "It's a … [Read more...]

By KatieBBA ContributorI just had to share pictures of the ride home. On the way to Washington, the main problem that we had with the kids was that Karleigh kept poking the little ones in they eyes. Needless to say, they didn't like that very much. So...my parents came up with this cardboard divider so that Karleigh couldn't get to the little kids. A few hours in to the drive, she heard Savannah and called out, "Savannah, where are you?" It was pretty funny. We thought the drive would be better if the kids were all asleep so, we decided to leave at 8:00 on Thursday night. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]

By KatieBBA ContributorWe're past the year mark, and still no hair. I've had a few people ask me lately if she is a boy or girl. I just have to laugh and hope her hair grows in soon because the bows aren't working out anymore.The weirdest thing happened a few weeks ago and it kind of freaked me out. I was walking out of Walmart with Savannah in the cart. This older - and when I say older I mean much, much older, like I'm hoping that he was somewhat senile - gentleman stopped me by grabbing my arm.Um...freaky, please...don't touch. It got weirder though. He started rubbing my back, while he was … [Read more...]

By BarbBBA ContributorI just have to share this hilarious story from dinner the other night. First, some background. In the past month, Sarah has picked up a bad habit of stuffing her mouth full of food, gagging, then spitting it all out all over the place (there goes the image of my well-behaved, good-mannered toddlers! Busted!).We often tell her to take one bite at a time, chew, and swallow before taking another bite. Once in a while, we'll tell her not to be a piggy or rude. The other night at dinner, both kids were devouring two of their favorite meal items: zucchini and tater tots (OMG! I … [Read more...]

By EmmaBBA ContributorDid you know that baby teeth have an order of appearance? I sure didn’t, until I found this picture explaining how and when babies get teeth:First of all the teeth appear in pairs. Pair numbered 1-1 comes first, then the pair numbered 2-2 and so on. There is also a time frame for teeth: the first four pairs erupt in the first year, pairs 5 and 6 from 12 to 18 months, pairs 7 and 8 from 18 to 24 months, and pairs 9 and 10 after the baby is two-years-old.I think this chart is great! Eric is teething and in so much pain and I find it very hard to comfort him. So naturally … [Read more...]