Parenting tips and tricks from a stay at home mom of four
Why You Should Start an Amazon Baby Registry (This post contains affiliate links)
Will you be starting a baby registry soon? Even if you plan on registering in brick-and-mortar stores, it’d be a good idea to create online registries as well. Why? [Read more…]
Learn How to Babywear Like a Pro (This post contains affiliate links)
The wraps, the buckles, the straps…oh my! How do you put this baby carrier on?!?
I remember feeling this way when I tried one of my first baby carriers. It was a stretchy wrap, which is basically a long piece of fabric that you wrap around your body until somehow you’re able to carry your baby around securely. [Read more…]
The Awesome And Practical Benefits Of Babywearing (This post contains affiliate links)
“My sister just got a thing like that at her baby shower, and was super mad about it.” The receptionist at the doctor’s office said to me, referring to my baby carrier.
“She was mad that someone would spend so much money on something she thought would only be used once or twice.”
I nod, knowing how I felt about babywearing back when I had my first baby. I was expecting her to scoff at me for having such a thing, as is usually the case when someone notices I am wearing the baby.
“But look at you. You have a baby and a toddler out at the same time, at the doctor’s office. I bet you take it shopping too! Your baby always looks so happy and you are able to keep your hands free for everything else. I need to tell her these things! I am so glad I saw you here today.”
Phew. Someone who was happy about babywearing! I told her all about the benefits of babywearing and how babywearing has made my life with a baby and three other kids easier.
She was so excited to tell her sister everything she had learned!
Why is it that babywearing is so misunderstood? I mean, women (and men!) have been wearing their babies for centuries, perhaps for even thousands of years, so that they can get stuff done. [Read more…]
What Should I Bring to MommyCon? (Plus MommyCon PROMO CODE). This post contains affiliate links.
“A girls-day trip?” my friend asked when she saw a post about MommyCon on my wall. “We could leave the husbands behind with the kids and go to MommyCon in Philadelphia!”
An adventure with my friends? Count me in!
I’m excited for another year of MommyCon, more than even last year when I went to MommyCon NYC. Now that I know what it’s like, I can’t wait to go back! [Read more…]
Candy Free Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers and Kids (This post contains affiliate links)
Remember getting an Easter basket as a child? It was so exciting to search for the basket and then dig in to the few pieces of candy or chocolates in it! My favorite was always the chocolate cross, but I have to say I loved the chocolate peanut butter eggs just as much.
Okay, a little too much.
Now I’m a Mom getting Easter baskets ready for my kiddos. When you have four kids, seeing Easter baskets with candy tends to be a scary sight.
So.much.candy. [Read more…]
How to Help Babies and Toddlers Sleep Better at the End of Daylight Saving Time, sponsored by Tomorrow Sleep. This post contains affiliate links.
Bathtime bubbles. Cozy cuddles and a bedtime book. Your little angel drifts off to sleep for the night…
…only to awaken an hour earlier than usual due to the sunlight streaming in the window.
Welcome to the end of Daylight Saving Time.
Little kids, especially babies and toddlers, have a hard time adjusting to Daylight Saving Time in the Spring when it’s still light out at bedtime, but the end of DST in the Fall can be just as difficult when the sun rises earlier in the mornings than before the time change. [Read more…]
I didn’t think it would be hard to raise a rainbow baby. I mean, rainbows are full of hope and promise, right?
Except that sometimes, rainbows can fade away. Sometimes, a new storm follows. Other times, it’s still raining while the rainbow barely shows through.
A rainbow baby is a baby born after a miscarriage or loss of a baby. You know, like the saying, “After every storm comes a rainbow.” [Read more…]
Why white noise helps a baby sleep, with Whisbear review (This post contains affiliate links)
Have you ever googled “how to help a baby sleep” when experiencing many sleepless nights with your baby? It can be such a frustrating time for parents, especially when baby doesn’t fall asleep for a few hours at night each night. Turns out that using background noise, or white noise, can help babies fall asleep and stay asleep!
My four babies all had different routines before going to sleep, but the routines all seemed to work thanks to some sort of background or white noise. My oldest would have his last bottle and then need one of us in his room until he fell asleep as his mobile played music. My second would have her last bottle and then need to be rocked to sleep as her mobile played music or as I sang to her. My third baby needed to nurse before he fell asleep as his mobile played music. My fourth baby nursed as an infant and then went right to sleep, but as she got older she just liked to go in her crib with the sound of a space heater fan.
All of them, however, liked shushing, which is pretty close to the sound of white noise.
Here is why white noise helps a baby sleep: [Read more…]
This post was developed in partnership with Similac. All opinions are my own. I received compensation in exchange for this post.
When warmer weather arrives, my family is constantly on-the-go. Between baseball games and practices, trips to parks, hikes, and more, we are very often out of the house, away from our stash of fruits and veggies. I like to pack snacks for the kiddos, but sometimes I have some trouble finding healthy snacks for toddlers that won’t spoil without a cooler while we’re out.
My one year old really likes pouches, so I try to get her some whenever possible so I have healthy snacks for her when we’re not home. The new Go & Grow by Similac Pouches are perfect for when we’re on-the-go! [Read more…]
