Toddlers

Did that title make you dizzy?  I was told all sorts of things when I found out I would have two kids under two. Some of them were true. Some of them couldn’t be further from the truth. With kiddos...

There are an abundant amount of parenting decisions and options available these days. One I didn't ever really think about while I was pregnant was the decision of how to diaper my child. Naturally, when Costco had their diaper...

I started out my child's diapering journey using disposable diapers - not loyal to a particular brand. We tried Huggies, Pampers, Luv's, Kirkland Signature, Up & Up, Parent Choice, and Honest Company. Come to find out that our little...

Outdoor fun is an easy way to wear out a toddler, but it's been raining every day. That playset that we just bought and built 2 months ago is getting little use because of the rain, the extremely wet...

Calling all mamas of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, I've got a challenge for you!  Join me and my mini bookworm in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge! But just know, this is more than just a trendy challenge for IG...

When parenting children with beating hearts, we cannot cut out or relocate parts of them that we deem annoying or problematic, at least not very easily or very affordably. Molluscum, lice, and braces for instance.  Understandably, it isn't acceptable...

You don't have to work hard to hear it: that ominous wailing in the distance, becoming louder by the second ... could it be the howl of a coyote, should you bring your pets inside? Could it be the...

Having had our first child already, and approaching the two year mark, I was proud of all the things we had already accomplished. We went cold turkey on the pacifier at her first birthday. She was practically potty trained...

Hey sweet girl, I wanted to tell you just how special you are to our family. You are amazing, fun, brilliant, tough, and funny. Your curiosity is growing just as fast as your vocabulary. We probably don't monitor what we...

Recently I took my son, Louis 21 months, to the dentist at the suggestion of my pediatrician. We brush his teeth regularly during bath time, but otherwise dental hygiene is just a fun game to him right now. I...