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Sydney has been obsessed with babies lately. She never fails to point out the door to the infant room when I drop her off at school. And last weekend, we had two babies at our house: Baby Clark and Baby Ellie. Sydney really took a liking to Baby Ellie. At one point, I was holding both of them on my ...

For the last few days, Sydney has not wanted to go with Miss Vanessa when I drop her off at school. This morning was no exception. She clung to me and buried her face in my shoulder when Miss Vanessa approached. Vanessa said, "She's probably mad at me because I keep taking her pacifier. I won't let ...

Sydney had a big 3 day weekend. It started Saturday morning when she kicked Mike in the face and broke his glasses - right on the bridge; not repairable. So we all headed off to the mall to see if Lens Crafters could make him some on the spot, since he didn't have a back-up pair. Sydney and I played...

On Monday, I picked Sydney up from school as usual. She was in a weird mood. When I walked into the room, all the kids were sitting on the floor listening to a story. Sydney did not get up and run over to me. One by one, the other kids started coming over to me as I stood there waiting for her. Fina...

Additional Sydney-isms: 1. Every Sunday, Sydney and I go grocery shopping. In the car on the way to the grocery store, I explain that we are going to buy some food, including her favorite food yogurt, but that we aren't going to eat it in the store. We are going to take it home and eat it at home. T...

Sydney got a little tent for Christmas. At first, she was kind of afraid of it, so we folded it up and put it away for awhile. Last weekend, I got it out again, and she LOVED it. She loves to run in through the door and then out the window and around to the door again. The problem is that she doesn'...

One of Sydney's favorite snacks is crackers dipped in hummus. Everyone seems to think that hummus is a weird snack for a 1 year old, but it makes perfect sense to me. It's a high-protein, low-fat snack, you can hide shredded veggies in it, and it's a dip. Sydney LOVES to dip. Last week, she was whin...

Sydney has been doing really well in the Monkey room. She loves playing with the older kids. She participates in all the activities and has a lot of fun. The only bad part about being a Monkey is the drop-off in the morning. Before 8am, all the 1, 2, and 3 year olds get dropped off in one room. Once...

Sydney had another great day in the Monkey room on Friday! We are so proud of how well she is doing with the transition. It doesn't seem to be an issue for her at all, and it seems like she's ready to make the switch. She LOVES playing with all the older kids. When I picked her up on Friday, she did...

Today she repeated, "I like this!" while playing with the remote control. Also today, she threw some blocks and I firmly told her, "No!" She picked up the blocks, threw them again, pointed at them and said, "No!" using the same inflection I had used. I don't think this baby understands what "No" mea...