Kids and technology: it's a parenting topic we've only had to talk about for the past few decades. Most of us don't know what it's like to grow up with cell phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers around from our babyhood. But kids today don't know anything different. It's something new for ...
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 ...
If you’re drowning in discontentment–here’s a life preserver
It's been a whole year since we moved into our camper to minimize the monthly bills we pay while my husband goes through the rocky start of starting a small business. I've told you before about how I was so ashamed to bring my brand new second baby home to this camper. We said it would only be ...
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 ...
The breastfeeding mistake I made so you don’t have to
Moms like to share their experiences with each other, right? And if we hear the same story enough times from different sources, we tend to believe it'll be true for ourselves as well. Breastfeeding is one of those mom topics that I love to talk about. When I was new to it, I was always seeking ...
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 ...
Ten times you felt like a Crisis Negotiator with your toddler
Crisis negotiation, as defined by our friends at Wikipedia, is "a law enforcement technique used to communicate with people who are threatening violence (workplace or domestic violence, suicide, or more rarely, terrorism), including barricaded subjects, stalkers, criminals attempting to escape after ...
A tribute to the cantaloupe I bought and let die on my counter
I saw you from across the produce section. With all of the other ones like you. Your round family members and you all waiting together. You don't usually catch my eye due to the work it takes to distribute you in an edible form to my family and the ho-hum reaction they usually give me. But ...
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 ...