Wifely Steps

Eat when you’re hungry. When you’re cranky, take a nap. Things will be better upon waking up. Don’t hold back excitement! Throw your hands up in the air and stomp your feet! See the world from a different perspective by lying on the floor, or spinning around in many circles and then lying on the [...]

“You’d be surprised how many ways I change on different colored days!” Choosing colors is one way to explain feelings and moods with little ones. Dr. Seuss’ “My Many Colored Days” is one of my favorite concept books to read with my toddler. This book assigns colors to moods, complemented by catchy rhymes. “There comes [...]

Duck & Goose’s How are you feeling? is one of my favorite books for the toddler. Duck, Goose and their friends demonstrate a variety of emotions in adorable ways. Each illustration tells a whole story, such as the scared story: Patience is cute too. Here’s me being patient with the little boy who likes sneaking [...]

It’s Kiddie Christmas tree time! Last year, we decorated our family Christmas tree with the toddler’s toys. This year, we haven’t put our family tree up yet but Timmy has his very own. Lucky toddler! It didn’t cost us a thing either. 4 foot Christmas tree : Hand-me-down from his godmother’s old office Alphabet decor [...]

He doesn’t like kissing. Not in the usual lips to cheek way. If he’s very fond of you, he’d rather do this. Yup, my toddler prefers to lightly headbutt people and objects he has a fondness for. He was quite affectionate with this toy panda, as his head lingered with the panda’s for longer than [...]

It was a typical morning. I was finishing up some articles on my laptop, and the toddler walking around the bedroom with his toy cars. Then he spilled a box of toys on the floor. Intentionally. To get his Lightning McQueen car from the very bottom of the pile. After getting that car, he left [...]

One of the most challenging things about raising a kid is having to step out of your own comfort zone to make his world a little bigger. In my case, it’s the outdoors. Morning sun baths and afternoon romps in the playground are a must for my little boy, and I always struggle when those [...]

You know those huge pens filled with multi-colored balls in children’s play areas? I’ve always wanted to play in those. They weren’t around yet when I was a kid. Today I finally got to experience it. Weeee! The play area had just opened so the toddler and I had the whole pen to ourselves. It [...]

Terrible twos. Tantrum twos. Totally terrifying twos. Parents and books have talked about this particular age that I found myself bracing for it when my son was nearing his second birthday. Is it really that terrifying? Is it really that terrible? I’m finding out for myself now that yes, it can get pretty upsetting. I’m [...]

When in restaurants, waiting for orders can be a test of patience for the toddler. To keep him occupied, I have a bunch of items in my bag to distract him. I’ve got toy cars, crayons, action figures and the most effective distraction — stickers on a drawing pad. Timmy has a bunch of stickers [...]