I have known for a long time the powerful pull that Elmo has over the Munchkin. She always pays rapt attention whenever the “Elmo’s World” segment of Sesame Street comes on, and nearly always comes running to tell me about what it is – or to ask for something. “Mommy, I have skin!” “Mommy, I […]

Dear Munchkin, I love you. I love you with all my heart. That being said, you are 32 months old – just a little over 2 and a half. You are not old enough to try and give up your afternoon nap. Now, this is the second time that this has happened. Both times, you […]

We are still fighting the ever-bleeding nose here. The Munchkin woke up yesterday morning, came into our bedroom and asked for a tissue, blood smeared all down her pajamas. This resulted in her second change of sheets in two days, a total wipe-down, and more Neosporin up the nose. The kicker, of course, was when […]

The Munchkin, as I’ve stated before, has inherited my unfortunate childhood propensity toward bloody noses. And she most often falls prey to this in the dead of night. Last night (two nights ago? How does this work when I’m figuring out the midnight cutoff?), she awoke crying. We were still awake, though heading for bed. […]