Today’s post on avoiding toy clutter is written by Zowie Ashton, mother and author of various articles related to parenting. She loves her home to be cleaned and organized and knows how hard is to achieve this when you have children. As a mom, I understand the struggle of every fellow parent when it comes to…
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A Shimmer and Shine Birthday Party
Read moreMy girls birthday’s are one day apart. You heard that right. Just one day separates Emma’s birthday from Charlie’s. Naturally, this means joint birthday parties for life! Fortunately for Emma, Charlie’s too young to have a party theme opinion, so when Emma requested a Shimmer and Shine party, I got to work dreaming and planning a…
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Dear Abby: A Love Letter to My Nanny
Read moreDear Abby, Three months. That’s how long I got for my maternity leave. I knew exactly how long I’d have at home with my sweet baby, and exactly when I would have to go back. I would have loved to quit work and stay at home with my tiny bundle of joy, but we wanted…
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My Top 10 Favorite Baby Items
Read moreIf you’ve been here a while, you may have already seen my list of my Top 5 Baby Must-Haves. Now I’m here to talk about a few of my other favorite baby things. Here’s my list of my top 10 all-time favorite baby items! I really would have liked to put these on the must-have…
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Top 5 Baby Must-Haves (From a Second-Time Mom)
Read moreAs a first-time mom-to-be, I remember walking into the closest big-box baby store to scope it out and get an idea of what to register for. That lasted all of 5 minutes. I was so overwhelmed, I’m sure I set a record for the fastest loop around the store and then I was out of…
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Hello Charlie: A Birth Story
Read moreOnce we decided to start trying for kiddo #2, it didn’t take long for us to get pregnant again. I blame Hubby’s side. They have fast and determined swimmers over there. Not that that’s a bad thing. I just expected it to take a little more time. We’d only been trying for about a month…
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My Baby Essentials: 3-6 Months
Read moreRemember that time I shared with you all my favorite baby items from Emma’s first 3 months? Now that she’s hit the 6 month mark, I thought I’d come back and share with you what we loved during her second 3 months. 1. Sleep Sacks – We stopped swaddling Emma at about 4 months. She’s…
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Happy Halloween!
Read moreHappy Halloween from my little scuba diver! (Swimming with the sharks! What a brave girl!)
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Emma: 5 Months
Read moreSooo . . . Little Miss turns 6 months in just about a week and I’m I’m just now getting this 5 month update posted. Oops! I’d say sorry, but I’m not really. I’ve been busy playing, cuddling, kissing, and watching my baby grow (way too fast). But here it is! What my not-so-little squish…
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Baby Swing Makeover
Read moreI’m a lucky girl. I have great friends and family. As soon as I announced that I was pregnant, the hand-me-downs began flooding in! One of the things I got from a friend was a baby swing. It works great and Emma loves to nap in it but I was never too fond of how…
