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Academic Leigh Speaking

A professor, four kids, and a crash course in work/life balance

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Big boy bed!

My little boys aren’t so little anymore. Gilbert wears big boy briefs and gets the milk out of the fridge all by himself. Seamus can brush his own teeth and read one of his books. All last week we had been hearing, “Mama, come get Gilbert out!” first thing in the morning. We decided it… Continue reading Big boy bed!

Published September 16, 2012
Categorized as Growing up, School for Boys, Social Media Tagged big boy, growing up, mama, mom, preschool, Toddler bed transition

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