tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post4197806858114393761..comments2024-01-13T21:12:54.809-06:00Comments on C. Beth Blog.: Secret milestonesC. Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644509313017237164noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-7985627962345866772009-01-06T03:11:00.000-06:002009-01-06T03:11:00.000-06:00I know I'm late to the party, but I wanted to chim...I know I'm late to the party, but I wanted to chime in with tear-stained laughter (like so many before me) at your oh-so-entertaining post. I swear, you reach into the fuzzy recesses of my mommy brain and print my thoughts. So eloquently too!<BR/><BR/>Great job on your new blog banner. It looks fab!<BR/><BR/>How about:<BR/>when they graduate from a crib to a toddler bed. <BR/><BR/>Dealing with the "pitter-patter of little feet" once they learn they can get out of bed whenever they wake up and dance/race/tippy-toe down the hall to mommy and daddy's room to announce their arrival (or desire to watch cartoons) at the top of their lungs for the umpteenth time before sunrise. Oy vey!<BR/><BR/>(Many folks deal with this by putting a baby gate up in the toddler's bedroom doorway. This hasn't worked too well in our case. My darling little man just yells loudly and repeatedly from the gate until someone gets up to shoo him back into bed.)IsDiharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129251975229390303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-40780936625141237812009-01-02T07:35:00.000-06:002009-01-02T07:35:00.000-06:00Sandra--Thank you! I hope, pray, ane expect that ...Sandra--Thank you! I hope, pray, ane expect that you'll have a wonderful year too.C. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644509313017237164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-91147279019228784742009-01-02T06:43:00.000-06:002009-01-02T06:43:00.000-06:00All "lovely" memories of times past (they become "...All "lovely" memories of times past (they become "lovely" AFTER you don't experience them any more). Loved the additions from your commenters too -- obviously a subject with lots of examples!<BR/><BR/>Beautiful new header, great new pictures! Boy, you're really getting a fresh start on the new year, Beth! May it be a wonderful one for you.<BR/><BR/>SandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-3267431575263552502009-01-01T23:00:00.000-06:002009-01-01T23:00:00.000-06:00Call Me Cate--Ha! Puppies really are great practi...Call Me Cate--Ha! Puppies really are great practice for having kids!<BR/><BR/>Our Scoop--Thankfully SOME of this came out of my imagination. But most of it came out of my memory--much of it very recent!<BR/><BR/>Simplicity--EEEEEEK! We haven't hit some of those milestones yet! :)<BR/><BR/>Scriptor--And I bet that backtalking is even harder to deal with when they outgrow you, isn't it? I'm guessing both of my kids will outgrow me years before they leave the house. Sigh....<BR/><BR/>A.--But parenting is so rewarding too. Just hire a hypnotist to help you forget what you just read. :)<BR/><BR/>Becki--Ha! Maybe they just need to listen to audio from me pushing Zoodle out. I mean, it was a beautiful experience to me, afterward, on reflection. But to a 10th grader it might be terrifying!<BR/><BR/>Kristi--I am SO lucky that Chickie never did much of the diaper removal. But she does definitely recognize the Golden arches. :-O<BR/><BR/>Rick--Thanks for the info--I entered your contest, and you've got a great blog!<BR/><BR/>Faith--Oh, of course, link away!<BR/><BR/>Jenners--Oh, my, you are SO lucky. Chickie still likes to dump her bowl, throw it on the floor, and then play with whatever food is left over.C. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644509313017237164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-57874698422176869612009-01-01T20:31:00.000-06:002009-01-01T20:31:00.000-06:00Wow! Love the new header! So colorful and fun! Qui...Wow! Love the new header! So colorful and fun! Quite a different look!<BR/><BR/>Loved this post ... as always. I'm glad my son never did the food flinging thing!!!!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-83356936465651950282009-01-01T15:18:00.000-06:002009-01-01T15:18:00.000-06:00Happy New year! I hope you don't mind my linking ...Happy New year! I hope you don't mind my linking your post on my blog. :)Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540651980546776612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-58648091223146585212009-01-01T10:21:00.000-06:002009-01-01T10:21:00.000-06:00Hello Beth. Please forgive my boldness, but I'm j...Hello Beth. Please forgive my boldness, but I'm just doing some surfing and inviting people to come over to my blog and be a part of my annual giveaway. There are no gimmicks. It's just my way of celebrating two years of blogging. I'm giving away a free caricature drawn by me. I'd be honored if you came over and sign up.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965400321043093038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-39429906368499623512009-01-01T09:24:00.000-06:002009-01-01T09:24:00.000-06:00Funny stuff! #5 is definitely my favorite (least ...Funny stuff! #5 is definitely my favorite (least favorite?)! <BR/><BR/>How about...<BR/><BR/>1. When diaper tabs are no longer difficult to peel back, and well, you know the rest...Blech!!<BR/><BR/>2. When they learn to recognize those dang golden arches and every time you pass one they cry for a cheesegurger and fen fies! <BR/><BR/>There's just sooo many more, but right now I need to make sure one of the milestones Simplicity mentioned isn't being achieved. Both boys are out of my sight and I've heard the toilet flush one too many times for my comfort level!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295326676352870266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-42614626049606609322009-01-01T07:59:00.000-06:002009-01-01T07:59:00.000-06:00Can you write a less-funny version of this so that...Can you write a less-funny version of this so that I can give it to my 10th grade students as birth control?beckiwithanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380322646544580050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-64522654982895879512009-01-01T06:20:00.000-06:002009-01-01T06:20:00.000-06:00I'm with Cate on this one; terrifying for future p...I'm with Cate on this one; terrifying for future prospective parents, although absolutely hilarious! :)Anneliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884275507708989497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-59935333525284569192009-01-01T01:12:00.000-06:002009-01-01T01:12:00.000-06:00I have a wonderful photo somewhere of a kitchen 'd...I have a wonderful photo somewhere of a kitchen 'decorated' with flour when the bag opening milestone was passed!<BR/>The others have the advantage that they too are 'milestones' and therefore, as such, are passed and left behind though the backtalking has been lknown to last into the twenties.... (Just to terrorise you at your own game.)Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-11652890298491217882009-01-01T01:10:00.000-06:002009-01-01T01:10:00.000-06:001. When they discover that some doors are automati...1. When they discover that some doors are automatic! They will venture off in an attempt to find one that will open for them so that they may flee! The security of doors being too heavy to open vanishes!<BR/><BR/>2. When they learn how to turn on the bathtub water by themselves...and how to plug the tub and let it fill! Yipes! So scary to go to pick up a child from naptime only to find them splooshing in a few inches of water!<BR/><BR/>3. When they learn how to unlock the child gate OR climb over it and tumble down the other side!<BR/><BR/>4. When they learn how to use the remote control...including volume! Nothing like Barney at volume level 10 to shake you out of the morning doldrums!<BR/><BR/>5. When they become enthralled with flushing items down the toilet! There's only so many socks that sucker can take before coughing them back up!<BR/><BR/>Great post!!Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482413614265803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-37369575388566289372009-01-01T00:22:00.000-06:002009-01-01T00:22:00.000-06:00Hilarious!! I love those! You sound pretty experie...Hilarious!! I love those! You sound pretty experienced in all 5!! :) You are so funny!<BR/><BR/>And Happy New Year Friend. I am pretty over the whole new year thing too and it is only 11:22 in Arizona. But I already had my champagne toast. yumOur Scoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112824791175057869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774778021065181469.post-11997045759665122592009-01-01T00:08:00.000-06:002009-01-01T00:08:00.000-06:00Wow, no, I'm pretty sure it IS illegal to post abo...Wow, no, I'm pretty sure it IS illegal to post about anything but your resolutions. You need to be a sheeple like me. <BR/><BR/>No, seriously, those things terrify me as someone that might some day have some kids. Or a puppy.Call Me Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144735845209334875noreply@blogger.com