Love trumps hate, right? This is a pivotal time in our world, I think our kids are going to be even more vocal about sensitive topics than ever before. And more aware. I strongly think hate comes from lack of knowledge and awareness. For our kids to love, to truly love beyond what is familiar, they need exposure to worlds… Read More
Alright moms, pick up your phone and go to your pictures. Scroll back through the last few events that you attended with your kids. How many were you “there” for? Meaning, actually in the pictures. I wasn’t at the park with my family, or at the Bubbles playspace, or art class, or building a snowman (except that I built the… Read More
First things first. There are no universally right or wrong ways to raise kids, or to sleep train kids. After I had my first son Miles, and he only wanted to sleep by being held- I became really passionate about sleep. In a really dorky, read too many books on newborn sleep training, kind of way. After some knowledge coupled… Read More
This month is all about making baby food even more fun with spices, new ingredients AND showing how budget friendly it is! This plan is for one month of stage 2 homemade baby food recipes (8-10 months old). *Make sure to read the intro to making baby food if your baby is younger than 8 months! Save this one and… Read More
Some things ARE easier with more kids! The anticipation of the second baby does bring a whole new set of worries that did not exist the first time. We just got used to taking care of one baby, how are we supposed to take care of two??!! How can I give the second baby enough attention? Will my toddler be… Read More
Making homemade baby food does not have to be another chore! It can actually be really enjoyable and I personally love making it. I have never bought jarred food for my first son Miles that is 2 and ½ and am now making it for my second son Ellis who is 7 months old. I say that ONLY to tell… Read More
Your baby changes the fastest in their first year, than any other time in their lives! It’s exciting watching them grow and develop. It also goes by really fast. Documenting their growth and development through monthly baby photos is a great way to capture all these changes! This is a fun way to document their changes and family members LOVE getting these each… Read More
Halfway through our very first family photo shoot, Jordan looks at me and says, “Should we just call it? Let’s just put it down as a loss.” I was right there with him and strongly considered it. That is how badly our photo shoot went and how overwhelmed we were at the time. We learned some valuable lessons that will… Read More
I’m not going to lie, I was not feeling optimistic when I started writing down people’s reactions to quitting my job and staying home with my kids. My expectation was that I would end up with a long list of negative statements and judgements. I realized afterward that this was probably my own insecurities and hesitation around the change. If… Read More
In the end, it seems like it was decided for me. Let me explain… I’ve seen many posts on how to afford being a stay at home mom, but in our situation it has been “How do you afford to still work?”. I guess I’ve always wanted to do it all. I wanted a family, but to also maintain my professional… Read More