Kiddos / Babies

10 Potty Training Tips: Because Someone Needs to Benefit from What I’ve Learned from This Dreadful Stage

Yesterday I promised potty training tips for other parents on the long road to dryness. It’s probably my least favorite part of the stage we’re in—worse even than tantrums. I thought I’d share my tips with you in hopes... Continue reading...

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Baby-Wearing Gets Funky and Fashionable: The BabyHawk Mei Tai

I’m a big proponent of baby-wearing. Strapping my kids onto me saved my sanity many times. Like those times when the baby screams the moment you even act like you might be thinking about putting him or her down. Or those times when you... Continue reading...

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The Hungry Toddler: Tales of the Insatiable Appetite

My daughter, now 32 months, has always had an insatiable appetite. When she was an infant, she nursed around the clock, and she had Michelin-Man rolls up and down her arms. She was always in the 95+ percentile for weight. After that first... Continue reading...

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Nervous to Pierce Your Child’s Ears? Try Poppy Drops!

I’m a bit nervous about piercing my daughter’s ears. Plenty of brave moms do it, but I can’t fathom how babies and toddlers keep their grubby little hands off their ears to let them heal without getting infected! Plus, my... Continue reading...

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Review and Giveaway: On-the-Move Munchkins

Sometimes the only way to get a workout in as a mom is to bring your kids along for the adventure. Am I right, or am I right? And even if you belong to a gym with a daycare, it’s no guarantee you’ll get a full workout in. The fallback?... Continue reading...

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Part One of Coming Back From a Breastfeeding Break: Breast Abscesses

I spent most of my first pregnancy worrying about labor and birth. I knew I wanted to breastfeed and wasn’t worried that it would be difficult. After all, it’s a very simple process, isn’t it? Your body makes the milk, your... Continue reading...

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Cures for Winter Dryness

For me, dry skin, chapped lips and cold weather go hand in hand…in hand. And now with kids and all of the hand-washing that goes with? Well, I need serious relief for my hands. Two products recently landed on my doorstep, so I’m... Continue reading...

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Child Care Swap, Coming Right Up…

Working from home as a mom of one child was hectic and exhausting (mostly because my daughter didn’t sleep). But it was manageable. I’d work during naps and later at night and get things accomplished on the weekends. Once No. 2... Continue reading...

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He Sleeps

As documented here, my daughter was not the world’s best sleeper. In fact, it wasn’t until 10 months or so that she even slept more than four hours in a row. She would be up multiple times through the night wanting to nurse, and... Continue reading...

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Tips for Surviving Two Kids Under Two!

I signed up for having two kids under two. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t terrified about the big day and how I’d manage to balance the very different needs of two kids. I’ve made it three months now, and we’ve long... Continue reading...

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