A toddler’s house
How do I know a toddler lives in our house? Let me count the silly little ways:
- The crunch of a wayward Cheerio can always be heard underfoot.
- Alphabet refrigerator magnets have migrated to the cabinet next door and taken up residence in the food processor.
- The paint on the door frame between the dining room and kitchen is chipped from repetitive baby wrangling by way of safety gate.
- This holiday season, “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas” is our soundtrack and only the top two thirds of the tree is decorated.
- All chairs remain constantly tucked under tables so a certain little climber can’t summit Mount Dining Table…again.
- Every piece of jewelry I own is strewn about our bedroom floor each morning, because Nora likes to find and bring me my “wre-wrings” while I get ready in the mornings.
- Hearing “Hi mommy, hi daddy” over the baby monitor has become my wake up call.
- There is always love, laughter and snuggles within these walls.
christaallard
First-time mom Christa lives in Wethersfield with her husband Ryan and daughter, Nora, born May 10, 2011. As if the newness of motherhood wasn’t enough of a challenge, Christa left her job when her daughter was born to follow a dream and accepted a position as cheerleading coach for Rocky Hill High School. She also continues her work in communications, specializing in online and social media, and is a steering committee member of the Young Women’s Leadership Program, a project of the state’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. Christa is excited to explore the ways she can contribute to her family and the community in this new role as working mother.
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LOVE!!
This is so sweet! Can I just add, you know you live with a toddler when you find half-eaten bananas all over your house
YES!
I love this! This definitely describes my house. I also find toy animals peeking out at me from random spots all over my house — the back of the toilet, my dresser drawers, the dog’s dish . . . Other things you can find at my house: a perfect ring of food on the floor around the high chair (quickly replaced by dog lick marks on the floor instead); stools in front of every sink and toilet; sippy cups strewn everywhere; ride-on toys constantly underfoot; and a training potty in the living room. Fun!
I’m loving this post, but my favorite parts are the “my bad” and the pic of Nora and Ryan! I’ll chime in with how I’ll usually find some stow-away toy put in my bag by Nora–proof that I’ve been over your house watching her
Hahahahaha! Nora and Josh would be a dangerous combo…he’s a climber, too! I also have a little crayon drawing on my living room wall near a bookshelf…and recently cleaned one off the fridge. It would be easy to stop if I knew where Josh was getting this crayon, but he apparently has some hidden!