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They grow up so fast. Where does the time go? Happy 1 Week birthday, Thing 4!

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In this picture, I just finished cleaning up. Some people may think otherwise. SuburbanMommy, for example.
But as is often the case when dealing with a two year old, there is a method to my madness. It’s part of an intricate system to outsmart and keep toys out of the path of mass destruction [...]

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When it comes to Thing 3 it’s best not to assume anything. Don’t assume all is well in the next room just because it is quiet. Don’t assume he won’t run away from you at the mall.
And, apparently, I shouldn’t assume the shoes I put on him in the morning are the same [...]

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When people learned we were expecting our fourth kid in just over 6 years, the typical reaction, after the congratulations, was something like Wow, you’re crazy, I have my hands full enough with one/two/three, I can’t imagine what four would be like.
Now that Thing 4 has finally arrived and I have a full 24 hours [...]

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For those of you who have been following SuburbanDaddy for awhile, I’d like to introduce the newest addition, Thing 4! I’m not sure which is bigger news – that there is a Thing 4, or that Thing 4 is a girl.
I’m happy that with three older brothers she will be very well protected in [...]

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Do you have lots of perfectly good kids clothes that are never worn because they’ve grown out of them? Of course you do. How would you like to trade them for clothes in their size?
I recently found a new website where you can do just that. ThredUP Kids is the way [...]

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Two year olds are notorious for their moody, irrational behavior. It’s called the terrible two’s for a reason. Imagine if the terrible two’s never ended. What would life be like?
Well, for starters, I certainly wouldn’t show up to work on time. I would go only when I felt like it. [...]

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