Toddler Tricks - 9

Ways to Trick your Baby:

Problem:  Your baby likes to get up with the sun!  She's happy to start a new day as soon as possible.  She didn't stay up all night writing blogs and cleaning, no!  She's well rested and ready to go at the crack of dawn.  But you may not be.  She's also hungry.  It's been a long ten hours, and she's ready for breakfast.

Solution:  Leave some strategically-placed unbreakable bowls of cereal out for them, so that they can find and reach them in the morning for a pre-breakfast snack.

Ways your baby can trick you:

Problem:  You can expect that cereal trick to work well about 25 percent of the time.  25 percent of the time, they'll spill it on the floor on purpose and call for you to help them pick up.  The other 50 percent of the time, they'll spill it by accident, and you'll come downstairs to this:

At least she's hard at work!

Solution:  Keep your vacuum cleaner handy and available at all times.