While it seems that your one-month old is too young for toys, you might be surprised by how important toys are considered for babies. Your baby’s muscles, including that big brain muscle, are growing and developing at record speeds. Toys provide new and interesting textures to discover, excited sounds to hear, and interesting visual dynamics. [...]
What You Really Need for a Baby Registry
I LOOOOVVVVEEEE baby registries. I spent a ridiculous amount of time putting my baby registry together. Every day at work for weeks, I sat at my desk for lunch and ate a sandwich while I obsessively read online reviews for every item for a baby registry. I know, it was really pathetic. I just found the actual [...]
Newborn Gear Must-Haves
Car Seat – You cannot even leave the hospital without it! You will use this device as a car seat, baby carrier, portable crib, and baby seat. Snap N Go – Pop the Car Seat into this light-weight frame and you have the perfect stroller. Stroller – When the baby is about 5-6 months, you [...]
Fun Tip: Keep Your Car Dry after the Pool or Beach!!
It’s Fourth of July weekend already! Or is it? July 4 being on a Wednesday is really messing me up. Which weekend is the REAL Fourth of July weekend??? Does the weekend start today and go into July 4, or does it START with July 4 and go into next weekend?? How do we know? [...]
Is a Balance Bike for Toddlers? Absolutely.
When my oldest daughter was just a little over two years old, my husband started talking nonstop about getting her a balance bike. I basically ignored him while I concentrated on important two-year-old things like tricycles. What did he know about what is appropriate for toddlers? Uh, apparently he knew everything and I knew nothing. [...]
Easy Summer Recipe: Sausage & Peppers – Only 5 Ingredients!
Yum! Here is one of my go-to family recipes for dinner. We eat it all year-round, but I find it to be a great summer recipe. I make this recipe and bring it to get-togethers, barbeques, etc. and it is ALWAYS fan favorite. You’ll be shocked at how easy it is and how good it [...]
What is the Best Sunblock for Babies and Children?
It’s here!! It’s summer!! I mean, I know that it is not “officially” summer yet, but Memorial Day weekend has always been the start of summer for me and this weekend was an awesome preview of my favorite season of the year. We made it. Gloomy Winter is behind us (I seriously hate Winter if [...]
Family Favorite Recipe: Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken, Mushrooms, & Peas
Are you looking for a dish that is completely homemade, family-friendly, looks impressive, but takes little effort and minimal ingredients? Look no further! The beauty of this dish is that the alfredo sauce is the really the base. It is SOOO ridiculously simple to make. You can make a huge portion of it (an entire [...]
Getting to the Root of Your Child’s Behavior
I have never met a person who didn’t have a bad day. Everyone has moments when they are irrational, lash out, cry for no reason (seemingly), or are just plain grumpy. Little kids have the same moments. On occasion, we even have those moments at the same time…parent and child…locked down in a moment of [...]
Sorta-Homecooked: Steak and Potatoes the Easy Way
This post is part of the series called Sorta-Homecooked. The goal of the series is to present easy meal ideas that everyone can enjoy. I hear so many moms say that they want to cook more, but they don’t have time, don’t want to it to be complicated, or get stuck making the same things [...]
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