Author Archives: Speechbaby

We’ve been busy getting in the Christmas spirit around our household. I love this time of year! Spending it with my fifteen month old is so much fun but also quite the challenge. We had a successful first trip to visit Santa Claus and got a Christmas tree. Christmas tree + toddler = challenge! Everyone […]

What’s on the menu this week?! Thanksgiving leftovers, lots of Thanksgiving leftovers. I’m still stuffed from Thanksgiving and can hardly think about cooking much less eating more, BUT I had tons of leftover turkey that I needed to do something with. My son loved eating it at Thanksgiving, so I came up with this cheesy […]

Try This at Home Tuesday: Eat and pray with your baby! The spirit of Thanksgiving inspired me to write this post. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s filled with family, love and fellowship. It’s a time to reflect and think about the things we are grateful for. I’m so thankful for the life […]

What’s on the menu this week?!?! Veggies! Kicked up corn pudding to be exact. Corn pudding is one of my favorite dishes at Thanksgiving and my mother makes the best! So in the spirit of Thanksgiving this week, I thought I’d whip some up to share with my little bear. But of course, this mama […]

Babies typically begin understanding, identifying and naming some basic body parts around twelve to eighteen months of age. This is a wide age range, but all babies are different and will learn them at their own pace. Babies will certainly pick this information up quicker if we place focus on it and utilize teachable moments. […]

With Thanksgiving exactly a week away, it’s time to get my baby reading and learning about it. If you follow my blog, you know that I’m a big fan of themed activities and children’s literature. This stems from my days as an elementary school teacher. I loved having a themed based classroom. Themes created excitement, […]

In my baby’s first year of life I was diligent about keeping up with developmental milestones. I often referred to them to come up with suitable activities to do with my son to support his skill development. Now that he’s over-the-hill (fourteen months old), milestones just seem to blur together. However, it’s still a good idea […]

Try this at home Tuesday: Go “up and down” with a baby! As babies begin using their first words, they are building an understanding of how expressive communication works to help them get their wants and needs met. When those first words start coming out, I like to place heavy focus on what I call […]

For some odd reason I’m excited about celebrating Halloween with my baby. I’m not exactly sure why, as we have no plans as of yet and obviously my one year old son can’t eat candy. So trick or treating isn’t really an option for us. But the excitement is still there and got me thinking. […]