November - National Adoption Month

For the third straight year, in honor of November being National Adoption Month, Portrait of an Adoption is running a special series called 30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days.

When Does a Baby Become a Toddler?

At times when we (more-so Rachel) look at Daphne, we still think of her as a baby. But when we look at our friend’s newborns, we suddenly realize that it’s been a while since we’ve had a helpless little baby. We used to cheer when Daphne would lift and turn her head during tummy time. Now, we have a crazy little monkey who is marching around the house and climbing on and off the couch. When did our little girl stop being a baby and start being a toddler?

20 months, some fives and bumps!

We'll just let this little ditty speak for itself....

Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!

Let’s get this potty started!

Since this post is about potty training, we are forced to use the words poop and pee. So consider yourself warned before you continue reading this post….

Toddler Milestone: Food Up The Nose

There is a point in toddler development when a child believes that it would be fun to put things up their nose. Daphne hit that milestone last week.