How Do I Cope??

How do I cope with the fact that our 4 year-old daughter still sleeps in the bed with us? When my 18 year-old was a little tyke, I didn’t have this predicament. He went from bassinet, to crib, to a twin bed without difficulty.

You know, I think I have figured out whom or what is at fault…MY HUSBAND. Since The Princess was born he has coddled, swooned over, held and spoiled her like nothing I’ve ever seen. I realize that fathers and daughters have a special bond but this relationship is almost sickening. As a newborn, daddy took her to bed every night at 9 pm but rather than lay her in the bassinet, he allows her to sleep in the bed next to him or I would find her lying on his chest—both sound asleep. It’s the cutest thing you ever want to see, but, it has lasting effects. Ok, I know what you’re thinking; ‘that’s dangerous’. And, yes, that was a discussion at the time.

As The Princess grew, this practice became the norm and worse. I warned him, my sisters warned him, everyone WARNED him to break the cycle NOW but he wouldn’t listen. That was his “booboo” and he was going to do as he wanted.

We purchased a crib that never got used—she was afraid of being closed in. We then purchased a toddler bed so that she would feel comfortable getting in/out herself—that didn’t work either.

Ok, so what next you ask... Years later, we haven’t made much progress. This is what came next; we took the mattress off the toddler bed and placed it on the floor at the foot of our bed—we call it the “make-shift bed”. This idea is working 50% of the time. At bedtime, The Princess will fall asleep in our bed then we move her to the “make-shift bed”. However, throughout the night she finds her way back to our bed, planting her little body right in the middle.

The hubby is now complaining about The Princess sleeping in the bed with us. I tell him to shut up because he’s the one that created the problem. I go through phases of wanting her out of the bed NOW to not giving a hoot. Hopefully one day The Princess will grow out of this phase in her life and begin to sleep alone. What do you think? Can someone tell me, how do I cope? Better yet, how do we get her out of our bed?

Twink Twink & Boo Boo

Ok, I'm sure you're saying..."what the heck is a twink, twink and a boo boo?" These are nicknames we came up with for The Princess. My husband and I have a handful of nicknames we use and The Princess knows exactly who we're referring.

One day, we were peacefully watching some tv when The Princess sits on the sofa beside me and says in my ear, "Mommy, I'm your twink twink". I immediately lost it and busted out in laughter. She proceed to where my husband was sitting and says in his ear, "Daddy, I'm your boo boo". We both didn't know how to contain ourselves.

Tell me the cutest or funniest nicknames you have for your children and how they've reacted to them.

Belated Father's Day

Since I had not been blogging for the past few months, I missed posting on Father's Day.

Every year on Father’s Day, a local community close to our home sponsors a Father’s Day picnic at a park. For the past 5 years, the four of us (me, hubby, Kyle & The Princess) have attended spending time with family, friends and acquaintances. This year’s Father’s Day was extra special to my husband—his son, Cory, and wife Mara spent the day with us. Cory & Mara live in the DC/Maryland corridor.

The day was spent talking, laughing and catching up. We don’t see each other much but my husband tries to talk to Cory at least once a week. Since we knew they were coming, I decided to bring my camera along for some family photo opps and we love to see The Princess’ face light up when we tell her Cory is coming for a visit. So….throughout the day, Mara and I took candid & posed pics of the 3 (Cory, hubby, The Princess) together. At the end of the day, fun was had by all!

Days later, I received copies of pictures from Mara & Cory’s camera. One of them has been added to this post. So, let me know how your Father’s Day was celebrated.

Daddy's Loyal One

Yesterday morning while running errands with my husband and the Princess, we stopped to get donuts and coffee. My husband decides to wait in the car and The Princess and I make our way to the store. While waiting in line, The Princess notices the reloadable gift cards on the counter. Any card she notices like this is considered a “credit card”, so she proceeds to pick up one and places it in her fashionable purse.

After collecting our donuts and cups of Joe, The Princess and I made our way back to the car. She climbed in the car and says to my husband, her dad, “Daddy, I got you some credit card”. She then opened her purse and pulled out the reloadable card she picked up in the store. My husband (the sap that he is), smiles and says to The Princess, “thank you baby girl, you think about Daddy all the time”. I was in awe because, well…she never offered me the card AND she ALWAYS does something for her daddy. I, of course, looked at my husband as I always do when situations like this occur. He said nothing, just smiled. I then said to my husband, “your daughter is extremely loyal to you” and he responded “that’s my little girl”. Has your child done anything cute and unexpected today?

I'm Back!!

I've returned! Sorry, for such a huge gap in time. I barely got started before I stopped posting. It's been a number of months since I last posted. Since I'm a newcomer to blogging, it's taken me some time to learn the ins and outs. Also, I've been contemplating whether or not this is something I want to partake as a hobby. I've decided to give it a shot!

I hope you will stay tuned for some interesting and hopefully fun/funny posts. Stay tuned!!

About A Family Affair

My name is Tina Fisher and I created this blog to chronicle the daily life of my family, whether it’s my household or extended family.

I’ve been married 7 (almost 8) years to my husband Pete. Together we have three children. Cory, 27, is Pete’s son from his first marriage. Cory is married to a wonderful woman and her name is Mara. Next there’s Kyle, 18 who’s my son from a previous relationship. And then there’s Nyah who’s 4—she’s the product of our marriage. My husband and I both work full-time outside of the home. I have worked for public service for the past nine years while my husband works in private industry. I'm a lover of contemporary jazz, R&B and soul music.

My aim is to create a social network to meet other moms, dads, etc. and to create a blog that’s fun. So, I hope you stay tuned into my posts ever how often you wish. Please be sure to make comments. I’ve added a comment link at the end of every post for you to leave your thoughts, questions, or any concerns.