As a reward for meeting her goal of trying new things at swim lessons this week, H got to rock out to her favorite band tonight in the crazy Philly heat. Even better--she got to meet them after the show! The Not Its are for real--check them out! #motorcyclemom #punkrockkid

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What a perfect bookend to this momentous week--notice anything missing?!

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FB honesty

In pursuit of FB honesty, I had to prompt H to do every task this morning and we didn't make it out the door without tears. (Not mine, thankfully.) #tomorrowisanotherday #longtermview #atleastihadcoffee On July 19, 2017 at 08:51AM

Independence training paying off

By the time my alarm went off and I struggled downstairs for my coffee, H had put on her swimsuit, brushed her teeth, emptied her portion of the dishwasher, put her ice pack in her lunch box and set it by the door so it's ready to go. #independencetrainingpayingoff #workingmyselfoutofajob #straightupbrag On July 18, 2017 at 08:21AM

First day of camp

For the record, the first day of camp was also "amazing" today. H made a best friend (whose name she doesn't know), had water ice, got to hear TWO stories, and got to color instead of playing dodgeball. Also, the tooth is still in place. #winwin On July 17, 2017 at 07:21PM

Swim lessons

M: How was your first swim lesson? H: Amazing! It was the best day of my life! Did you see me? I jumped in 6 times! Can we play pretend swim lesson at home? #onedowntwotogo #shesafan On July 17, 2017 at 09:09AM

Big changes coming

Please keep H in your thoughts this week--so many changes for one little girl. 1. Tomorrow morning, she's starting swim lessons at our pool (she's terrified despite playing happily in the water since about 8 months of age). 2. Also tomorrow morning, she's starting at a new "school" for the first time since she was 6 months old. (she's really excited about this, but I'm nervous on her behalf!) 3. She discovered tonight that she has her first loose tooth! #growingupsofast #nothingconstantbutchange #justrollwithit On July 16, 2017 at 06:23PM

H typed her first sentence today. She asked me how to spell "name." #proudmama #shellsoonbereading

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Invisible chimney

H: Hey mommy, let's build a castle with Legos! M: Ok. [constructs entire castle while H puts together one person] H: Let's make a chimney. M: Ok. [makes a chimney] H: Let's have an invisible chimney. You know how we do that? [removes chimney] On July 01, 2017 at 02:25PM