Olivia Eileen

 “What day is it?" "It's today," squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh.” -A.A. Milne I don't really like "new year's resolutions" simply because they are notoriously outlandish, unachievable, and usually cause more remorse instead of relish in achievement ! But if you ask my husband, I do like new year's GOALS. And I like to go over them on New Year's Eve and again on New Year's Day and again during the entire month of January until a detailed set of goals are decided and written down ;)  All of my goals for 2013 seem to have a similar theme that is found in two of my favorite quotations :: “Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering” -Ida Scott Taylor “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools...

Our sweet sugar bean has been calm and even tempered since birth. I mean, she didn't even cry when she arrived. The doctors were obviously concerned and even resorted to pricking her heels to make her cry. But she was healthy.  I really think that moment in the delivery room, when everything was quiet instead of loud, was a sneak peak into her temperament and personality. But, despite being blessed with an "easy" baby we've still had our challenges. Recently, we were having a difficult time properly dealing with a little bit of toddler attitude in our "sugar" bean. She wasn't being so sweet. Having read all the other books by the Ezzo's of the "BabyWise" collection, I essentially dashed to the bookstore and picked up "On Becoming ToddlerWise" by Gary Ezzo, M.A. and Robert Bucknam, M.D. Once finished with the book (in less than 24 hours!) I really wished I had read this book BEFORE our baby girl was in full blown toddler mode. Furt...