Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge
How to have a healthy family during a crazy germ season: Not to brag, but I was a germophobe long before being a germophobe was all the rage. You could call me a pioneering germophobe. Our family socially distanced before it was cool. We lived like hermits and rage cleaned things normal people View Post
The 10 must-have items for your baby's medicine cabinet. These supplies will get new moms and veteran moms through baby's first colds and fevers with ease! The 10 Must-Have Items For Your Baby's Medicine Cabinet Whether you are an expecting mom, new mom or one who has trudged through the trenches View Post
What do you say when your best friend's child is sick? What words of comfort do special needs parents need to hear? What do they NOT want to hear? Words of comfort for special needs parents: I received a text message from my best friend. Her daughter was admitted to the hospital (again) last View Post
What do you say when your best friend's child has been diagnosed with cancer? I didn't know how to comfort a grieving mother. But these tips helped... What do you say to a mother, your best friend, who’s 4 year old was just diagnosed with Leukemia? What do you do when you live several states away View Post
Starting to breastfeed can be overwhelming. Get these breastfeeding supplies and you will be off to a wonderful breastfeeding journey. As a mother of four who breastfed for a total of 90 months over the span of 10 years, I found that being prepared for the “unexpected” gave me an advantage when View Post
Where do you find your breastfeeding support? I recently reached out to YOU (aka my readers/ friends/ fellow moms) to hear the best breastfeeding advice you ever received… and now i have bundled this fantastic package of 67 estrogen-filled, supportive hugs into one big article! Bookmark View Post
Random Acts of Kindness for Kids “Mama, do you know what day it is on Wednesday?” Jansen, with his toothless grin looked at me with suspense in his voice. He’s our first grader. Our old soul. He’s the kid who gives me a well-timed hug when I am having a bad day or he picks yellow flowers on the View Post
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post
The key to bottle-feeding success is planning! As a breastfeeding mom it is very easy to feel like you will forever be walking around with a baby hanging off your breast, especially in the first couple of months. Your life is full of cuddling, nursing sessions, diaper changes and smelling the View Post
How to Treat Pinworms (almost) Naturally If you've found this post, first and foremost, please know that I am sorry. But also know that I am here to give you hope, tips and tricks of how to treat pinworms - all the information I am sharing here worked for our family. You have not been properly View Post
No matter how many sticker charts you have, incentives and even bribes, you STILL need to put him in diapers at night. Here's your help to stop bedwetting! Congratulations! Your toddler is now potty trained. The little cherub happily wears big-kid underwear throughout the day, and proudly and View Post
It was a pretty normal Tuesday morning. I was on my way to work, dressed in my standard navy business suit with a few snot stains around my knees and some crusty baby food over my left shoulder. The two oldest kids were in school, while our youngest was at home with our nanny. (At the time, we only View Post
Hurricane Preparation and Hurricane Safety! If you lived in the South during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons you already know more than you ever cared to about hurricanes, how to prepare and the damage they leave behind. In case you are new to the area or just need a reminder, this is a View Post
In hindsight, we all have defining moments in our lives that changed, molded and shaped us. Either we were changed against our will, improved after careful planning or shaped through serendipity. Before this experience, I considered myself a pretty good parent to our two young boys. But I View Post