Babies come with A LOT of stuff. Some items are hardly touched before they outgrow them, others see daily use, and then there are the earth-shattering finds that can literally change your life as a parent. I’ve gone through quite a few baby products over my six year motherhood “career” and I’ve had […]
Mother’s day: A time to think of and appreciate the invaluable role mothers play in our lives and in society, because let’s be real without moms life as we know it would cease to exist. You are the unsung warriors of everyday life. You do more than anyone could ever know and give more […]
Motherhood is wonderful, it really is, but rarely does it go as smoothly as diaper commercials so often portray. My life as a mother began almost 6 years ago and since then there have been many “UGHHHHHHH REALLY?!” moments. Some happen daily, some (thankfully) were one-off occurrences, but between nosey neighbors and being […]
My first pregnancy seemed to be fraught with issues. I developed an SCH (Subchorionic hematoma) just as I crossed the 13 week “safety” mark. Then after spending far too much time on my feet, I went into Pre-term labor in my fifth month of pregnancy. Which was when I received strict bed rest orders […]
This actually isn’t the post I planned on writing tonight, but while looking through my phone photo albums for a travel post I accidentally stumbled across this absolutely awesome iPhone feature! So with mother’s day fast approaching, I thought I would share what I found since it is virtually guaranteed to make the moms […]
Today I have been peed on, manhandled, shrieked at, had my lunch knocked out of my hands, and did a contraband search. I am not a jail guard or an inmate (although at this point a stint in solitary sounds rather relaxing). I am a mother, and not just any kind of mother, […]
Few parts of expecting my second child were as terrifying as anticipating how our less than one year old husky puppy would react to a new baby. You see, I fall firmly in the “dogs are family members” sect of pet owners. Sure I may not always like Moana’s behavior, like when she uses […]
My oldest is a July baby and that means in order to send home invites through school we have to celebrate early! So while this mama was getting a jumpstart on party planning, I was going through photos of his previous parties for ideas. I loved few of his parties as much as his […]
As much as I would love to glue my children to my side, so much of being a parent is preparing our little lovebugs to be able to fly alone in this often crazy and confusing world we live in. This has by far been one of my greatest struggles as a mother and […]
There are all sorts of gizmos that claim to help babies sleep better at night. Many of these expensive bobbles utilize “white noise technology.” While that may sound really fancy, in reality it is simply technology based on the premise that babies sleep better when there is a consistent sound masking other noises. And […]
