This summer was a whirlwind of activities and joyous moments! I wanted to share some of the highlights. We had so much fun walking, working in the garden, picking fruit out at Green Bluff, playing in the pool, and exploring the great outdoors! What did you do this summer?
Category: Mommyhood
Help a Mom Today
As I went grocery shopping yet again this week, I prayed the whole way there that they would have fixed the buckles on the dual-ride shopping carts so I could actually have a cart in which to put my 2-year-old (Bean) and my 1-year-old (Bird). Yes, perhaps I could’ve just waited to go shopping till […]
A Positive Rewards System that Works!
Ah, the Poof Jar! Miracle of miracles. I must share it with you all! So simple. It’s a positive rewards system. Every time Bean does something good or helpful or kind, like sharing toys with his sister, picking up toys before I ask, or saying thank you for something before I remind him, he gets […]
My Love-Hate Relationship with the TV
Fair warning: this is a long one… One of the first things I Decided when I found out I was pregnant and started my list of “Things We’re Going to Do When We Have Kids” was to limit our TV consumption. I was raised “in front of the television,” as was my husband (and frankly most […]
11 Reasons Why Parents Make the Best Actors
We know how to project. “Come here, come here, come here NOW!” We understand the importance of diction. “Suck.” “Excuse me? Oh, TRuck!” We know how to cry on cue. “And then he said, ‘I-wuv-oo’ for the first time!” “Awww!” We know how to take personal criticism. “Mommy, no sit on blanket.” We know how […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! To all you moms out there I want to offer some encouragement on this most special day. One of the reasons I’ve put off starting a “Mommy Blog” for so long—you know, all 2 years that I’ve been a parent 😉 —is because I didn’t want it to become something that stole […]
The Importance of Tea Parties
One of my earliest memories involves a teddy bear tea party. I woke up from a nap to find my polar bear missing and was a little worried until my mom came in and said, “Do you hear that?” I paused and cocked my head. I didn’t hear a thing, but then my mom asked […]
A Beautiful, Wonderful Thing
The following is something I wrote almost a year ago, now, back when I was pregnant with Bird. I’d like to share it with you today… As I finally hit the stage of pregnancy where I’ve stopped losing weight from morning/all-day sickness, and have started gaining weight, I’m reminded of a fact that I […]
About
Hello and welcome to the Bitty-Bits Blog! My name is Tricia and I’m a proud stay-at-home momma. That means my day consists of crafts and baking and cooking and sunshine and rainbows. Oh, and poop and pee and nursing and laundry and budgeting and food on the floor and messes in the basement and a […]