Hi there! I'm thrilled to have my dear friend and former roommate write a guest post today! She is a great source of encouragement to me as a mother and I hope she can be that for you, too. <3 Kate This morning I attempted to get out the house for a walk before the temperatures soared. In our ...
second baby
The essential thing to have when second baby comes
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 ...
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 ...
How the new baby made you a terrible mom to your toddler (why it happened and how to make it better)
Somewhere in the fog of those first months after our second baby was born, something happened that I didn't think was possible: I had days where I flat out did not like my toddler. It's a hard thing to admit. But I started admitting it to other moms of two or more children. And you know what I ...
How and why I encourage my toddler to help care for our baby
Becoming a big sibling comes with its fair share of losses--undivided attention, immediate need-meeting, and a world that revolves around his or her nap schedule are just a few. I don't know about you, but I tend to feel bad for my toddler because of all the losses that arrived with his new baby ...
Six things I’m doing differently with my second baby
1.) I'm cherishing the night feedings. I used to wake up and grimace in my exhaustion as I'd rise to feed my first baby. Not anymore. Infancy goes by too quickly. Now, with all the busyness that being a mom of two brings during the day, I cherish that precious time when it's just me and the new guy ...