I survived another birthday season! Our kids were all born within a few weeks of each other (well, not all in the same year obviously), so springtime can be a busy and stressful time for me. I love to make my kids’ birthdays special, but I also like to keep things simple. Sometimes, by the time […]
Five Practical Ways to Help Foster Families
Below: If you don’t foster, but want to help foster families, these five practical ideas are a great place to start. Have you ever seen one of those reality shows where a woman goes to the emergency room with abdominal pain only to be told when she gets there that she’s in labor with a […]
13 Milestones I Wish I’d Known About
We all know the milestones to eagerly watch for: First smile, rolling over, first steps. We wait for them to happen and carefully document them when they do (well, for the first kid at least). There are some milestones, though, that no one thinks to tell you about. They are just as momentous, in some […]
Eight Things I Wish I’d Known About Breastfeeding
For most things in life, experience is the best teacher. We won’t truly learn how to do something until we, well, do it. Even so, there are things about certain experiences I would have liked to have known ahead of time. Things that would have, at the very least, mentally prepared me for what was to come. […]
I Asked, You Answered: What Surprised You Most About Parenthood?
In case you’re new to I Asked, You Answered, here’s how it works: Each time I send out my newsletter (Currently it’s once every two weeks, so you have no excuse not to sign up. No one can complain about one email every two weeks.) I include a question. They’re all over the board, from […]
Does 3 Day Potty Training Really Work?
This post contains affiliate links. Perhaps you remember my desperate scream of frustration that I tried to pass off as humor when I was potty training Samuel (if you don’t, you can find it here). Suffice it to say that it was not a pleasant experience. For either of us. Not even a little bit. So it […]
I Asked, You Answered: Useful Baby Items
Disclosure: If you’re expecting a child or know someone who is, you might want to buy some of these items. If you use one of the links I provide, it won’t cost you a cent more, but I’ll earn a small amount to help keep the blog afloat. Thanks for your support! For our first […]
Seven Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Had My Third Child, Part 2
Disclosure- I know the title is seven things I wish I’d known, but here’s a bonus #8: Having three kids is expensive. I’ve thrown a few affiliate links in this post, so if you use one you won’t have to pay any more than you normally would, but I’ll earn a few cents to buy my […]
Seven Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Had My Third Child: Part 1
Back in September I wrote a post entitled Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Had My Second Child. It has easily become the most popular post on my blog, sometimes even beating out new posts for the number of views in a single day. As I thought about it’s popularity, it occurred to […]
I Asked, You Answered: Useless Baby Items
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you decide to go against everyone’s advice and buy that piece of baby junk: 1. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. 2. I’ll receive a small commission on any purchase you make when you use my link. So don’t do it, but do do it… for me 😉 […]