Month: June 2018

In the fall, my oldest daughter said of her one-year-old brother, “That boy will be two before you know it! It’s like I always say: where there’s a baby, that baby will just keep on growing.” The seven-year-old is wise.

Last year on this day, I wrote this post about my little guy, and he has indeed turned two before we knew it.

And while it was a bit of a blur, we are happy to report we’ve kept Fielder alive this year, because we all know that’s a feat with toddlers. He has scarcely left my sight in the past year lest he kill himself or others.

Our kitchen chairs have not been upright for months since he likes to climb. Our couch is steam cleaned constantly due to kefir spills, one of the few food items he accepts (though he’s made progress with his food aversions in speech therapy since starting in the spring).  Neflix is often tuned to Trolls or Moana, and he also has a deep appreciation for Peppa and Elmo (El-no).

Gramps and Daddy are his favorite people, aside from me. He asks me all day, “Where Dada go?” Sometimes he wakes in the night, where he typically sleeps beside me, and yells, “Dat Dada!” as he points at him.

He is a man of few words and even fewer tricks, but he has retained yelling, “Touchdown!” with hands stretched to the sky like a good coach’s boy. If he sees the YouTube emblem, he says, “Oh oh oh?” because he wants to watch Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” (He’s such a dude).

School starting in the fall messed with his sleep schedule and he wasn’t happy about it.  Now that school is out, he refuses to nap, instead night owling with his mama.

Fielder is easily amused and could entertain himself for hours with a cup and random objects to fill and empty the cup. He shreds every piece of paper he finds. He is often shy and quiet but eventually tries to fist bump everyone in the room. He likes to travel and is always happily along for the ride. If I can choose just one child to accompany me to the store, I choose him.

He’s quirky and fun and sweet and my favorite little dude. My biggest hope is that his constant cuddles don’t cease anytime soon, and that three won’t arrive so swiftly.

(And also, that he would nap).

-Amanda

Post in collaboration with Beddy’s Beds; opinions, as always, are my own.

Of all the household chores I detest, changing sheets may top the list.  I defer that task to my husband most of the time; I prefer to avoid working up a sweat while I fight fitted sheets and try to figure out which way to turn the top sheet and comforter. And then it just creates more of a mess to add to my laundry pile. Ugh.

Enter Beddy’s Bed’s to solve my quandary!

As soon as our new bunk beds were delivered last month, our girls started dreaming of the accompanying decor they wanted. I knew I did not want to fight the sheets from a bunk bed ladder (Grace is NOT my middle name), so I quickly steered them toward Beddy’s. Bedding sets that go on without a struggle and are adorable? Yes, please!

My oldest squealed with joy when her “Pretty, Pretty Purple” set arrived. I also squealed with joy, because Beddy’s makes prepping the top bunk easy. Because everything is built into one piece when zipped, I only had to fit the bedding on four corners one time, just like adding a fitted sheet. (Except somehow, this actually fits well, unlike a fitted sheet…or maybe I really am just putting those on sideways. But no room for error now!)

Each night, my girl unzips her bedding and snuggles in. When she wakes, she zips it closed and arranges her pillows and stuffed animals, and it always looks perfect. Did you hear that? The beds of my five and seven-year-old look perfect because the bedding is foolproof.

My soon-to-be kindergartener rarely wets the bed, but she had an accident the first night we added her new Beddy’s set. With normal bedding, this amounts to an entire day affair of washing and cleaning. But this was an easy fix. I zipped apart the Beddy’s so the top piece separated from the bottom, washed and dried them per the instructions, zipped the two pieces back together, and we were back in business. Seriously, that simplicity alone made this bedding worth it.

Miss Kindergartener’s “Get Happy” bedding  is as bright and cheery as she is, and she is able to easily make her bed each day with the unique easy pull zipper tabs that run along the entire length of the bed, on both sides. One of her favorite features is the snuggly minky interior.

Now if I can ever boot my toddler from my bed, I’m getting him his own set!

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