By the time second baby comes around, most moms have a drastically shorter list of must-haves than they did with first baby. I don't know about you, but I was pretttttty sure I had that list all figured out. "I've been through this before, I know what I'm doing, no need for advice." As overconfident ...
Parenting
The magic of finding an activity your baby and toddler enjoy together
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of KidLid! Moms of two or more know how rarely we get a moment of peace in a day. My kiddos have been awesome at tag teaming wakefulness. It's like they wait to sleep until they know the other is awake and demanding my attention... This ...
“Girls don’t work, Mommy.”
So we were at the park, and my almost three-year-old is playing on this rope ladder. He's calling it his "work," and I'm finding it adorable. "I go to work just like Daddy," he shouts to me over his shoulder, "and I work so hard! Watch me, Mommy, I'm just workin with ALL my muscles." He's ...
A Thank-You to Grandmas Everywhere
Hey Mom, Or "Grandma" as the kids have trained me to call you for these past few years. I know I roll my eyes a lot-- like when you put bandaids on their nonexistent bo-bos. or when you bring over your latest haul of new clothes for them. when you let them destroy your house and then ...
How the NICU changed a never-been-in-a-NICU mom forever
On a walk through the NICU to visit my precious niece, I pass maybe twenty rooms. They're all filled. I see so few parents. "Some babies are here for six months," the desk lady tells me, "Their parents have to go back to work to keep insurance and pay for all of the medical expenses." My eyes well ...
I spotted the Sibling Glimmer
I wasn't supposed to see it. But it was one of those moments that filled my mom heart to the brim. It's been exhausting--the transition from one to two kids. I've lived the past six months on newborn sleep but with a toddler start time to the day. Plus the ten weeks before that on third ...
The burn
It was stupid. I instantly regretted my lapse of good judgement and no one could beat me up more than I had already beaten myself up. Or at least that's what I thought. But the baby was fussy. Teeth were cutting through and he just wanted to be held. All the time. So to keep the peace, I ...
What it’s like to have a kid who is much younger than he looks
This kid right here is three feet and three inches tall. And he's two. When he's playing with his three, four, and five year old cousins, he just blends in. He was born a hair shy of 23 inches and has never been below the 99th percentile for height his whole life. He's big for his age. I ...
5 tips to make mornings easier for moms living on newborn sleep with toddlers as well
Moms of two or more everywhere are in sleep poverty--we're exhausted. We're waking every two to four hours for at least the first six months of our new baby's life, and yet the day has to begin whenever the older child wakes. Right now, I'm doing my blogging and virtual assistant work after ...
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the awful lesson it’s teaching our kids
I've watched a LOT of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in my day. I spent four years nannying for multiple families and now I have my own children--and they have all loved Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I liked it too! (For their sake of course, kind of a yawn for me.) It's so interactive, colorful and ...