2 Against 1

Feeding a Picky Eater

2012-03-21T07:00:00.000-04:00

What is dinner time like in your house? Lately mine has been an uphill battle, with my son who has become a picky eater! I dread dinner as it often turns into a battle between Brady and myself, as half the time he refuses to eat what he's given.

Being raised in a household where you ate what you were given, I have no intentions of making separate meals in this house to appease everyone. Therefore, it's eat what is on your plate. Keep in mind spicy foods or meals that are new I don't push him to eat. Mashed potatoes, spaghetti, etc. are all meals in which I know he loves which is why I become so frustrated.

There have been several night's where his sister has finished her dinner and he sits there refusing to eat while she enjoys her dessert. If this sounds familiar, be sure to pop over on Friday for Freelance Writing Hints second post. This one focusing on what to do when feeding a picky eater.

Has Spring Really Sprung?

2012-03-19T14:18:00.001-04:00

Depending on where you might be located, your weather will of course vary to mine. That being said, here in Ontario, the weather has been beautiful!!! This of course leads to my question, has Spring really sprung?

The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping. Most importantly the twins and I have spent most of our time outside for over a week now. At last, I can get these poor little guys out of the house. This past weekend alone, we had a lovely play-date outside, a trip to the lake, park and two super long walks!

Winter here came and went with very little snow, so there wasn't much to do outside, but now the options are endless. Last week we spent hours outside cleaning and raking up the yard. All the while the twins were busy picking up leaves, twigs and rocks.

So, I ask you..... Has Spring Really Sprung? What fun Spring activities have you been participating in?

5 Helpful Toddler Bedtime Tricks

2012-03-16T07:00:00.000-04:00

For parents it might seem that every child you know, except your own, go to bed without a fuss. This might make you wonder what it is you're doing wrong. Truth be told, some children are just easier than others to put to bed. Avoid nighttime stress by using these five helpful toddler bedtime tricks.

Trick #1: Create a Bedtime Routine
Routines are important for children and bedtime is no exception. Create a schedule that works and remember, consistency is key. If eight o'clock is bedtime, then stick to that schedule each night.

Your toddler will quickly associate steps of the routine with bedtime. Whether it be bath, pyjamas, brushing teeth, story and then bed, they will soon come to understand and follow this routine. A helpful toddler bedtime trick is to allow your child to pick out their pyjamas and/or story. This will make them feel in control and independent, which is also important for your growing child.

Trick #2: Bedtime Comfort Toys

Another helpful toddler bedtime trick is to let them bring one or two toys they find comforting to bed with them. A soft stuffed toy, their best-loved blanket or even their favourite dinky car can help ease their fears as they try to fall asleep. If they wake during the night, these comforting toys may help them fall back to sleep without you coming in to soothe them.

Trick #3: Be Firm at Bedtime
It is beneficial for parents/guardians to stay firm when putting their little ones to bed. Toddlers are no different from older children, as they have an amazing ability to prolong bedtime. They will try to stay up later, whether it be due to a sudden potty emergency, they're thirsty, or perhaps they want "just one more story". Five more minutes can quickly turn into ten more minutes, fifteen more minutes, etc.

Getting your toddler to stay in their big bed is another stressful challenge for parents. Avoid becoming angry and without saying a word, simply walk into their bedroom, put them back into bed, say goodnight and close the door. This method may take a few attempts, before it is effective. But, once your toddler realizes they're not going to get there way, they will probably give up and fall fast asleep.

Trick #4: Remain Calm
Parents dealing with a very persistent toddler may find this helpful bedtime trick nearly impossible, but rest assure it is effective. Your child knows that keeping your patience in check at the end of the day isn't always easy. By losing your cool, you give them negative attention, which will not work to your benefit.

Take a deep breath and speak in a firm voice to avoid an unnecessary tantrum. Having to settle down an unhappy child will only prolong bedtime, allowing them to stay up longer. Remember you are possibly five minutes away from snuggling up with your favourite sitcom or book.

Trick #5: Prepare Yourself
Preparing yourself for the adventure ahead is a very helpful toddler bedtime trick. A successful day with your children is most likely achieved when you remain three steps ahead of them. This rule should apply at bedtime as well.

When bedtime arrives, have everything ready and waiting for them. If every night they ask for a drink, then have it ready for them. Make that sudden potty emergency part of your nightly routine. If you know they need that special teddy bear to fall asleep, have it tucked into bed waiting for them. This will help eliminate those five more minute requests each night.

Applying these helpful toddler bedtime tricks will improve the nighttime woes. Remember every child is different. What works with one child may not work with another, so be patient and try new methods.

I would love your opinion on the above post by Lynda Bullock from Freelance Writing Hints. I hope you found it as helpful as I did! - Mommy of Twins

Freelance Writing Hints Debuts Friday

2012-03-14T08:18:00.001-04:00

As many of you know, I have chosen to hire a freelancer to help out with some postings here. For the next three weeks, readers can expect a new post by Freelance Writing Hints (FWH) each Friday. I have requested the topics of each article and look forward to sharing them with all of you.

The articles will cover struggles and/or questions in which I am seeking answers for regarding the twins. First up, the dreaded bedtime argument. If any of you struggle like I do, with trying to put your toddlers to bed then you will find this article helpful.

At the end of the three weeks I will be writing a review on my experience with FWH and hosting a giveaway from them. We will sort out the details of the giveaway over the next couple of weeks and I will be sure to keep all of you posted. It will be a great opportunity for a fellow blogger to win a free article or bundle package for their site.

I look forward to your opinion of Freelance Writing Hints articles.

See you Friday!

Dr. Oz Was Right!

2012-03-12T14:37:00.000-04:00

Dr. Oz has said many times on his popular show that elastic waist pants are not your friend, it turns out he was right! Whenever he said this I would sort of think, "Seriously, how could you not tell if you were gaining weight!" Unfortunately, I now know the answer to that question first-hand.

The last couple of months have been extremely busy with projects and a lot of bad luck. Needless to say, these elastic waist pants, my favourite yoga pants have been working against me. Reluctantly I got on the scale today and if it could have screamed at me, trust me it would have. It told me I was up almost 15 pounds since December!! I of course, got on and off it roughly five more times because I was determined it was wrong. Truth is, all I could say was "Damn you, Dr. Oz, you were right"!

I hit the gym this morning and have full intentions of being back at it, like I was before the start of 2012. Once I get there, I'll be saving listening to Dr. Oz a little more and saving the elastic waist pants for the gym and maybe a lazy Sunday. Time to drop these fifteen pounds!

PS - 1st post from Freelance Writing Hints will be up by the end of the week :) Can't wait!!

Snowy Weekend

2012-02-13T12:32:00.000-05:00

This past weekend we were finally given a taste of winter. I'm not referring to the bitter wind chills either. Playtime in the snow has been down to a minimum this season and it's been difficult to occupy the twins. Playing outside with the twins just isn't the same when there's no snow and it's freezing temperatures outside.

Thankfully though, old man winter gave us snow over the past few days and we have been enjoying it. Taking 15 minutes minimum to bundle them up is not exactly my cup of tea, but well worth it to see their smiles. Not to mention, how tired they were following our winter adventure.

They have been determined to build a snowman "Frosty and Crystal," a difficult task with no snow. I managed to make a mini Frosty and Crystal for each of them. The snow wasn't exactly packing snow, but you can't explain that to two-year old twins.

Overall, an enjoyable wintry weekend. What did your plans include? Was it wintry conditions where you live?

2 Against 1 Hires a Freelance Writer

2012-02-09T14:53:00.001-05:00

Potty training continues to be going well here, but life just continues to get busier :)

What can I say though, I still remain busy, busy, busy! No, I am not going on another vacation, although who wouldn't want another one of those.
Instead I am hiring a freelance writer to help with posts for my blog. This will help to maintain regular posts here, when I am caught up with the twins, life and everything else.

Freelance Writing Hints and I are currently working out the fine print, topics, frequency of posts etc. But I will keep everyone posted on how things are going. So far so good though!

Wish me luck! I will let everyone know when details have been confirmed and when we can expect their first post. Your feedback on their posts would be appreciated.

Potty Training or Bribery?!?

2012-01-29T14:33:00.000-05:00

As you know, we're on our second attempt of potty training the twins and so far I think we're doing okay. Of course on the days where I feel super frustrated with the task I surf the web looking for answers and can't believe the amount of bribery I'm thinking this might take.

Many resources obviously suggest rewards for a job well done, which I definitely agree on. However, some ideas just seem a little outlandish and more like bribery.

Here are a couple of suggestions I have come across:

Smarties/Candy of sorts as a reward (something we are trying & seems to be working).
Make a chart for them to put their reward stickers.
A surprise bag of toys in which they can pick one for each successful potty trip.
Letting them run around naked.
Sitting them on the potty every hour.
Refusing to Potty Train (courtesy of Domestic Goddess Mommy)

A couple of the above ideas I really like.

The smarties is actually one we are using as a box of smarties are a lot more cost efficient then a surprise bag of toys.
Stickers as a reward for potty training is another one in which my husband and I have considered using if the smarties fail us.
A surprise bag of toys for me just seems like too big of a reward. However I think it could work if you combine 1 & 2. Simply meaning, 10 stickers can get you a pick from the dollar store loot bag.
Naked, I have a boy and a girl and just don't feel comfortable (nothing against those that do) letting them run around all day with no clothes on together.
I've tried the every hour and it has been successful at times but I also have a million other things to do in a day and that one is time consuming.
Refusing to potty train, which I discovered today thanks to Sklar Magazine suggesting I check out the above posting from (aspiring) Domestic Goddess Mommy. This is quite interesting and I urge you to review the post as I think it could work with my daughter who is very independent. She does better when you let her do things herself. By this I mean, if we stop constantly asking her to go potty and let her go on her own, I think we might be more successful. An approach in which I think we will be trying.

What are your thoughts, do any of the above methods seem like a good idea to you? What methods have you tried on your potty training toddlers? For me, I've just had enough of the double dose of diapers and am anxious for them to be gone.

Happy to Be Back!!

2012-01-26T10:48:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone!! I feel like it's been quite a while since I've posted here, but rest assure I am back now and hopefully for good. The twins are doing outstanding and growing by the day.

My husband and I have started the adventures of potty training again, so fingers crossed it works out this time. What can I say after 2 years of diapers...... I've had enough!! I'd love to hear successful potty training stories from other parents/caregivers, at this point any help would be appreciated. As well, I might feature them here on my blog as well, so be sure to drop contact me!

As well, I have some really exciting things in the works here and will be sharing them all soon. In the meantime, it's back to potty training boot camp for me :) Thank you again to everyone who has been patiently awaiting my return.

Hopefully a Short Vacation

2011-07-08T14:42:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to let all my readers know I have not forgotten about you. Things have gotten a little crazy around here at 2 Against 1 lately. Therefore, I haven't been able to put in as much time as I would have liked.

That being said I have decided to take a short (I hope) vacation to get caught up on everything. Actually it's more of a stay-cation since technically it's work related and I am not going anywhere. Once I have everything in check here, I full intentions of coming back and making my presence known again. There are some great changes occurring which I cannot wait to share with everyone. 2 Against 1 is currently setting up a business venture that I know is going to be successful. Once complete I will be looking for some bloggers to participate in some giveaways/reviews for me.

Thanks everyone for your patience and I hope to see you all soon :)

Blog Bash Winner!

2011-07-05T06:37:00.000-04:00

2 Against 1 would like to congratulate Tanaya Hunyadi as she is the winner of the $600 online learning course from Learning Link Technologies.

As well, a special thanks to everyone who participated in Blog Bash 2011!

Thank Goodness Its Friday (06/24)

2011-06-23T19:00:00.001-04:00

Welcome to Thank Goodness Its Friday! Our linky will open every Thursday night so you can join us for Thank Goodness Its Friday, also known as TGIF. Let’s make some new blogging friends and celebrate the end of a wonderful week!

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Blog Bash 2011 Sponsor

2011-06-21T23:32:00.001-04:00

Special Thanks to Learning Link Technologies for sponsoring a $600 Prize Package!!!

For those of you who aren't familiar with Learning Links Technologies helps parents with the struggling learners. Lisa Harp has developed a very simple easy to do at-home system which enhances the building blocks of learning. The system is most often used by school age children however, it can actually be used (in part) as young as 3. The exercises are simple and kids find them fun!

Although this system was originally designed to help those children with learning problems it is actually recommended for all children and will only enhance their learning ability.

With summer finally here, take advantage of this great giveaway and enhance your child's learning ability with this great program.

One lucky winner will win a complete

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* Giveaway will remain open until June 26, 2011 @ 11:59 (CST). Giveaway is open worldwide *

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Blog Bash 2011 is Here!

2011-06-21T23:31:00.000-04:00

2 Against 1 is excited to be taking part in the

HUGE blog hopping event

Blog Bash 2011!!

With 153 Blogs participating this giveaway event is sure to be a bash!!

Be sure to visit my giveaway sponsored by Learning Links Technology ($600 value) by clicking below:

Learning Links Technology Giveaway (Open Worldwide)

Once you've entered 2 Against 1's giveaway be sure to hop around to the other 152 blogs below and enter as many giveaways as you can. All prize packages are worth a minimum of $100. Everyone has worked hard gathering their sponsors for this HUGE event and look forward to your entries. Keep in mind each site/giveaway has their own rules/regulations so please be sure to check them prior to entering.

Thank you to Everyone in advance and Happy Hopping!!!

*** Blog Bash 2011 ends June 26th at 11:59 (CST) ***

Blog Bash 2011 Participants

Magnificent Monday (06/20)

2011-06-19T19:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Magnificent Monday! Our linky will open every Sunday night so you can join us for a Magnificent Monday. Let’s try to make the beginning of the week a bit better by finding some great new blogs and making some new blogging friends!

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Follow our Guest Host, DeyiMizu

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Thank Goodness Its Friday (06/17)

2011-06-16T19:00:00.001-04:00

Would you like to be featured as our Guest Host for theTGIF blog hop? Just fill out this form by clicking here. We are promoting growing blogs with less than 500 followers.

To join us in the Thank Goodness Its Friday Blog Hop, follow these 3 easy steps!

#2 Follow our guest hosts, Rachael, from 3 Princesses Engraving, and Evelyn from Midnight Sewing Mom...and a little painting too!

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Time Management - HELP!

2011-06-16T10:33:00.000-04:00

Okay, so here's my dilemma I am in serious need of a lot more time in my day!!

I am currently setting my alarm for 5:30 am and going to bed at 11 pm at the earliest, that's enough sleep right?!?!

Between my freelancing work, my blog, trying to get a new business off the ground and trying to incorporate my workout routine, there isn't any room for much else. Oh and did I mention my twins, Laura and Brady, yes they're with me all day too (which I love).

So needless to say I try my best to get most of my work done before the twins get up, when they nap, and after they go to bed. Thing is, I love everything I mentioned above and am willing to do anything to keep them all.

Ladies, gentlemen, Mommies, Daddies, Grandparents................ any suggestions?

Magnificent Monday (06/13)

2011-06-12T19:00:00.001-04:00

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Time to Celebrate

2011-06-10T08:53:00.000-04:00

Today is a day to celebrate at 2 Against 1, as we've reached 500 followers!!!

I am so pleased to have reached the first of many milestones to come. Special thanks to all of my followers who enjoy visiting my site, I appreciate all of your comments. When I first started blogging I had no idea what would come out of it, but now only a few months later I have gained a lot of experience and friends.

I am proud of how far 2 Against 1 has come in such a short time and excited about the possibilities to come. This blog has taught me the sky really is the limit.

On another note, TGIF Blog Hop is on hiatus today but will return next week.

2 Against 1 will be celebrating 500 Followers today, Yay!!!

Thank Goodness Its Friday (06/03)

2011-06-02T19:00:00.003-04:00

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Kristen is a SAHM of 4 kids. She is a wife to a US Marine who just recently moved from Florida to Massachusetts. Kristen blogs about the craziness of life with 4 kids, military and new adventures as she finds them here in Boston.

Alyssa’s boyfriend is in the Army and they met 6 months after he got back from his first deployment to Iraq. She always knew a second deployment was an option but a part of her never thought it would happen- If/when it did, she wanted them to have been together for the same if not longer amount of time than he'd be gone... Luckily the military gave them that.

Alyssa turned to blogging after finding out that he was being deployed again. She wanted to have a place to work through my thoughts and anxiety as well as meet some other military wives and girlfriends. Blogging has helped her find some peace and given me an outlet to work though all the unknowns. Alyssa has been able to connect with some awesome people and get ideas for new hobbies and things to do at home without her soldier.

Aly is a 19 year old married college student, and a new mommy. Things are difficult with her husband overseas, but she still manages to smile every day. She know that her journey to motherhood is another great chapter in her life.

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Happy Days (06/01)

2011-06-02T08:46:00.001-04:00

What a way to bring in June. The twins and their Mommy too had a blast last night! We spent the later part of the afternoon taking in the sun, mixed with a little wind at my sister Jennifer's. Laura and Brady played with their cousins, throwing balls around, riding in their cars. A truly great afternoon.

We had a quick supper and we were off to a fun fair that was being hosted at my nieces school. Well, the twins didn't know what to think. Kids everywhere, running around with excitement when they won prizes. Auntie Jennifer spoiled them and let them play a game where they both won the largest prize they could. Thankfully they each won the same prize, saving this Mommy from having to break up arguments.

They got to see ponies, which they loved. "Horse, horse, horse!" they yelled. The twins finished the evening off playing with their cousins at the park. Sparky the Fire Dog made a visit. Laura went crazy for him. Jumping up and down, dancing, laughing, it was great!! Brady, well he was okay with Sparky as long as he didn't get too close.

Ultimately we had a great time bringing in the month of June. It's just the beginning of what is sure to be a great summer!

Happy Days (05/30)

2011-05-31T19:50:00.000-04:00

Today I am definitely happy about the beautiful weather we're finally getting here!

The day started with excitement about the twins playing outside and in their pool. However, after I washed it and had it prepared to fill, I noticed a hole in it. I didn't let it bring me down though. Off to Wal-mart and $10 later, the twins were dipping their feet in the pool.

They screamed with excitement as they slowly edged closer to sitting down. Running the grass, then back in the pool. On their tricycles, back in the pool. It was just a fantastic day :)

What made your day today?

Magnificent Monday (05/30)

2011-05-29T19:00:00.000-04:00

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Keep Bronson in Your Thoughts (Happy Days 05/26)

2011-05-27T06:32:00.002-04:00

This is a little late as it was supposed to be posted last night. Oops.

Yesterday there were a lot of things that happened to make me "happy." However there was one thing in particular, that made me so grateful and yet so sad all at once. I read a blog posting about a special little boy named Bronson, who at 4 days old was diagnosed with a rare cancer and is fighting for his life at Sick Kids Hospital.

The posting made me grateful for my healthy twins, but sad for this family and baby Bronson. They are all so strong for everything they have been through thus far. Children, especially should not have to encounter everything this baby has and he is less than one month old.

I hope you will check out Bronson's Journey and keep him and his family in your thoughts, I know they are in mine.

Keep fighting Bronson!

Thank Goodness Its Friday (05/27)

2011-05-26T19:00:00.000-04:00

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