I have three children now and thanks to my experience with the first one, I’ve babywear all of them. You see, my oldest daughter had terrible colic. If she was awake, she was screaming. She wanted to be held all the time - not just held, mind you but bounced and walked. It was exhausting because […]
10 Common Car Seat Mistakes Parents Make All The Time
In this country, one of the very first things that the nurses do after the baby is out, clean, and dry, is inquire about your baby’s car seat. And unless you live within wheelchair pushing distance of the hospital or have a homebirth, your baby will take their first car ride home from the hospital […]
Cloth Diapers 101: A Beginner’s Guide
Cloth diapers – not as old fashioned as you think! When I had my first child 13 years ago, money was very tight. Buying disposable diapers often meant not having enough money for gas, or worse - the utilities. Through absolute necessity, I bought the only cloth diapers I knew about - Gerber prefolds with […]
25 Ways To Help Promote Healthy Early Development In Your Baby
Hundreds of trillions of synapses are formed in the first three years of your child’s life - whether that’s his reactions to and processing of your cold, wet glass of water, or the feeling of bright sunshine in his face, or the joy he experiences when he hears your voice in the morning, or the […]
10 Things To Buy When You Become A Mom For The First Time
When preparing for bringing home our first baby, I knew that the key to not letting material things get out of control would be to not buy more than we’d even use; if it was not absolutely necessary, or multi-purpose, I wasn’t about to spend money on it, or let it take up space. But, […]
Renovations: Do-It-Yourself Or Don’t-Do-It-Yourself?
A quick scroll through your cable channels will reveal that do-it-yourself (DIY) renovation projects are incredibly popular. Television makes DIY projects look quick, clean, easy and cheap. Sometimes this is true. Sometimes these shows are not telling you the whole truth. The key, as a do-it-yourself-er, is to know the difference. When you are considering […]
Top 5 Tools To Help Going Out In Public With Multiple Kids
I am a mother of twin two year olds boys and a nearly one year old daughter. Getting out of the house for us is quite the task and can be pretty daunting. It is hard managing three young children who want to explore and feel independent. The “I can do it” stage has already […]
What To Look For When Buying Your First Infant Car Seat
These days we have so many options when it comes to baby gears, and car seats are no exception. A baby car seat is a modern necessity and most hospitals in the United States won’t let you check out unless you demonstrate that your newborn fits properly in their car seat. Some hospitals even have […]
The Best New Year’s Resolutions For The Whole Family
It is coming up to that time of year where New Year’s Eve is upon us and next year we can start out on a clean slate. Many of us are already making our resolutions that we hope to intend to keep but will most likely fall to the wayside come February of next year. […]
How To Start Christmas Traditions This Year
Want to make this season a bit more magical? Starting some great Christmas traditions is just what this season needs to add that extra sparkle to your family holidays. There are a few things to remember when thinking of what holiday traditions you would like to begin this season. Don’t try and add start too […]
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