Since my little guy was convinced that he was going to be sucked down the drains, I asked for some advice from all my bloggy friends and got some GREAT ideas! Tonya suggested having him stand on the drain while holding under his arms to show him that he�s not going to fall in, then gradually holding less and less as he becomes more comfortable. This might be the next step from what I’d been trying, which was to stand on the drain myself. He had no worries about mommy fitting down the drain, somehow I was too big . He still won’t step onto the drain by himself though.


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Oh, the joy of a toddler mind. He is now convinced that while in both the tub and the shower, he shall be sucked down the drain. So far, showing him that the toys don’t fit do not help, my standing on top of the drain in the shower seems to help slightly (but doesn’t slow the flow of “no want to ball down the drain, no I don’t, I want stay here, mama, help, no drain….”) – so I need your creative ideas!!

We were discussing this on one of my mommy boards the other day, and actually posted a poll about this. There was one lone person who said (claimed? ) on the poll that she put her little one to bed at the exact same time every night. About half of the respondents put them down within an hour of their “bedtime”, and the other half put them down when they were sleepy.

If Lil’ Duck was always tired at the same time every night, I’d definitely put him down at the same time. I think it would also be easier if we didn’t have wacky work hours where Daddy is coming home late at night, encouraging the little guy to play with Daddy since he hasn’t seen him all day.

What do you think? What do you do in your house about bedtime??

Here’s a fun collection for your day!

1. “Honey, don’t draw on the kitty cat please!”
2. I do kind of egg him on when he’s throwing a tantrum. That could be considered crazy. He get angry and I imitate him.
3. “Eww!! We don’t eat poop!!!”
4. “We don’t color on our brother’s face!!” She once got a highlighter and colored all over his face – poor guy. Read more

1. Payment, obviously what they charge and when/how they would like to receive payment.


2. Do they charge extra if you are running late getting home?

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1. The wooden train from the dollar section of Target….
2. Also the wooden fire engine from the same section….
3. And the wooden ambulance there as well – all three were 1/2 off, the best $1.50 I’ve ever spent. They have to go everywhere with us and must sit in his carseat in the car. Read more

We were playing around last night, setting up Lil’ Duck’s Amazon Store, this Christmas list needs to be finished very soon…. so here are 13 ideas for you as we plow through pages of toys and other toddler items….

1. Fisher Price Amazing Animals Sing & Go Choo-Choo Train – every time he sees this in the store he wants it “OUT” of the packaging, “wow, train, wow, elephant” – etc.
2. Playskool Crank N Glow Flashlight – I’m so sick of dead batteries and broken Mag-lites….
3. GeoTrax Working Town Train Railway Playset – anything train is a huge hit around here.
4. Iplay Toddler Click Clack Caterpillar – this has got to be the cutest version of this toy I’ve seen in a long time.
5. Playskool Mr. Potato Head Spud Buds – after playing with Mr. Potato Head in the store, I think we would all have tons of fun with this little guy (watch out for small parts).
6. Iplay Preschool Jungle Jam Music Set – my mother took particular delight in sending me this idea…. I have news for her, it’s going to live at her house!
7. Fisher Price Bounce & Spin Zebra – it looks so fun in the commercials and the weight limit is really high…. it’s relatively new so I’m not sure when it will actually be available though.




8. Amazing Animals Monkey Friends Tote – what’s better than a monkey?? Two monkeys and a tote to cart them around!
9. The Farmer Says – he has one at my parents house and LOVES it!
10. Tonka Drivers Lights & Sound Fire Truck – fire trucks, ambulances, anything else that makes noise….
11. Flashing Fire Engines – this is a book about fire engines!!
12. Terrific Trains (Amazing Machines) – and one about trains, of course .
13. 17″ Clifford the Big Red Dog – he already has a smaller Clifford, but he says he wants “dis BIG ‘ifford too” – hee hee hee.