Elise is having trouble hearing. It seems like it is just a problem with wax buildup (our Doctor couldn’t even see her inner ear) and hopefully when we get the wax looked after her hearing will be fine. Don’t get me wrong, I feel for her but it is SO FRUSTRATING constantly hearing “What?” all day long.

What a terrible mother I am. Elise should be the one who is frustrated but between her hearing impairment and the normal four and two year old selective hearing tendency and...

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Trying to get Daniella to try toilet training and she is just not interested. So, I am not going to push it but she wants a Plum Pudding figurine so she has been willing to at least sit on the potty in exchange for a sticker. She needs 10 stickers.

Elise wanted to get in on that action so to earn stickers for her chosen treat (Orange Blossom) she is practicing printing her letters. For practicing letters for 2 minutes, one sticker. For printing words for 2 minutes, two stickers. For...

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I am enjoying the Christmas season and I hope you are too! Elise and Daniella are at the prime age for Christmas - they don't ask for much, they are all about Santa and we are enjoying the activities on the Advent Calendar I made. Daniella may be catching on though as every time she asks me for something at the store and I say "not today" she says "maybe for Christmas I can buy it" or :Maybe Santa will bring one for me"

I love everything about Christmas. I like...

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One of Daniella's nicknames is Nella. There is a vote to name the new baby beluga at the aquarium and one of the choices is Nala: Abbreviation for "Nalautsaagaq" meaning 'surprise gift'.

Daniella's middle name is Halle which we chose because in the baby name book we had, it means 'Unexpected gift'

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