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Stick on You (5 Minutes) Materials: Stickers Instructions: 1. Sit down with your baby facing you. 2. Place a sticker on your face,...

Feb 29, 2020

Senses

Gloved Hand (5 Minutes) Materials: Knit glove (that you can ruin) and markers Instructions: 1. Cut off the fingers of the glove. 2. Use...

Feb 29, 2020

Head and Neck Strength

Head and Shoulders (5 Minutes) Materials: None Instructions: 1. Place baby on their back. 2. Sing the "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes...

Feb 29, 2020

Importance of Cousins

Our kids have A LOT of cousins, some that live just down the street and some 4 hours away. And every time that they get together, there...

Feb 27, 2020

Parenting a Toddler While Pregnant

When my husband and I decided to have a second baby, we knew that meant having it about 2-3 years after my first. For two main reasons:...

Feb 25, 2020

Why We Can't Wait to Move to a Small Town

As many of you know, my husband and I have made the executive decision to pick up our family sometime this year and start a new life in a...

Feb 24, 2020

Our Love

Right now, my husband and I's love is small. Not in a bad way...not at all. Our love has stood for eight years now. We've survived...

Feb 17, 2020

Learning to Take Care of Me

Let me start by a little in sight into my life right now: My husband started a career change, my son is really showing out for the last...

Feb 12, 2020

Outgrown Baby Clothes

Is it just me, or is it absolutely incredible how many itty bitty clothes one tiny person could go through in such a short time? The...

Feb 11, 2020

Screen Time

Next to the ever-growing formula vs. breastfeeding debate, there is also the controversial parenting choice of screen time given to kids....

Feb 10, 2020

Open Letter to My Sister

Dear Briahna aka Sissy, Mom gave us a lot of things in life - she gave birth to us, gave us an education, provided a home, and made sure...

Feb 9, 2020

Color of Breastmilk

If you were asked to take a picture of your breastmilk, what would it be? A bottle of white or yellowish liquid? Milky white goodness...

Feb 8, 2020

Pregnancy Fears

I spent a lot of both of my pregnancies in fear. With Christopher, I was only 19 years old and had no idea what to expect, and with...

Feb 8, 2020

Milestones for Each Trimester

Congratulations! You are pregnant and now a mama! Now, are you ready to navigate the nine months of pregnancy? This journey truly is...

Feb 8, 2020

Deciding Who to Have in Room For Delivery

Of course, when you look forward to your labor, you think of who will come to visit your baby when they make their arrival. But you...

Feb 8, 2020

Toddler Sleep Regression

Toddler are always on the go. From the moment that they get up, they are more than ready to take the day on to explore and play. So by...

Feb 8, 2020

Why I Love Blogging

When I clicked the publish button on my website for the first time, I had a TON of worry and anxiety exploding out of me. About what...

Feb 7, 2020

Open Letter to My Husband

Maybe it's because we have officially entered the love month or that Valentine's is fast approaching, but I am feeling a tremendous...

Feb 6, 2020

Having a Boy with Long Hair

So, daddy has always wanted to grow out his own hair (but can't because he's in the Army) with a love for rock and mommy has always loved...

Feb 5, 2020

The Whisper Man Book Review

The Whisper Man by Alex North is one of those books that you don't even try to slow down to write down, blowing through it at record...

Feb 4, 2020