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 ...
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 ...
Cloth diapering: what I wish we’d known before we started
We've been cloth diapering for nearly three years now. I've even had a toddler AND newborn in cloth diapers at the same time for a few months (it made for cute photos but a not-so-cute reality.) Thank goodness, my older son decided he was potty-trained by the time his brother was three months. We ...
Texas Hash Recipe
Hey y'all! I'm super excited for my friend and fellow midwesterner turned Texan, Sarah Barnes, to share a sweet story and a delicious recipe! xoxo Kate (this post contains an affiliate link) My dad travels a lot for his job. This was a total bummer when we were growing up but now that I live half ...
Everything you need to know about air travel with babies and toddlers
Let's face it, we parents need all the help we can get when it comes to air travel. So that's what I'm sharing with you today: tips, tricks, little known facts, hacks--everything that three years of frequent infant (and now toddler PLUS infant) air travel has taught me. This is a sponsored ...
Hey Mama, do you remember when you used to dream about these people?
These ones right around you: this husband, that daughter, those sons: your family. Do you remember when you were a child yourself and you used to wonder where life might take you and who you'd be going there with? Maybe you always knew you'd be a mother; maybe you never saw it coming. ...
To my husband about those two small hours he spends with the kids each day
Dear Husband, You work hard away from home, and I work hard right here at home. You provide for them and I nurture them. You protect; I nourish. We share them and we shape them. Your gifts, my gifts blend together to grow our gifts. No one in the world was designed to raise these little lives ...