Starting preschool is a big deal. Your child is starting their first day of school. I can’t believe it sometimes since I swear yesterday she was a tiny baby in my arms. Besides having a mix of emotions about preschool, I really wanted to make sure I prepared her as well as possible. I want …
Originally, I thought my toddler was just a really difficult toddler since toddlerhood and temper tantrums go hand in hand. It wasn’t until someone pointed out that it seemed like my child was sensitive to sensory that I started to take note. Sure enough, I quickly saw a pattern in her temper tantrums. My child …
9 weeks pregnant update: I am still sick but can now manage it better with all of the morning sickness tips I found. I am wearing my maternity leggings now at 9 weeks pregnant week and loving it. I started online pregnancy yoga and am really enjoying it. I learned that they also offer baby …
If you need some new strategies on dealing with defiant uncooperative toddler behavior, then this post is for you. I know just how tough it can be to find ways to get your toddler to cooperate. So to avoid the power struggle, here are some unique strategies and language that I use to prevent temper …
8 weeks pregnant update: Morning sickness thankfully has become bearable at 8 weeks pregnant with all of the things I started doing last week. I am also so happy that Unisom is finally allowing me to get some real sleep. We had our appointment and we got to hear baby’s heartbeat <3! I got all …
Between the chronic sleep deprivation, zero time for myself along with the stress my kids cause me daily, let’s just say motherhood has not been kind to my skin. So, I needed to find simple and easy ways to keep my skin healthy and happy in my spare five minutes before I started being mistaken …
No matter what your budget is, saving money is always a good thing. Once kids showed up, I quickly realized that budgeting is a whole new game. There are so many new expenses that come with kids. I also quickly realized that I was wasting money that I could be spending in better ways. I …
You are not my first child and never will be. You were never going to be the first time I heard the words mama, the first time celebrating a baby’s birthday, or my first time having a kindergartener. But, I wanted to make sure you never felt less by being second. I didn’t want you …
This week’s 7 week’s pregnant update: Morning sickness is in full swing at 7 weeks pregnant. I thought last week was bad but it is nothing compared to the 24/7 nausea I now have. Everything I read tells me it usually ends around week 13, which is great that it ends but week 13 is …
Someone once told me your marriage isn’t real until you have kids. I think a better saying is, having a kid will test your marriage in ways you didn’t think possible before. After baby, we found ourselves sleep deprived (I see why it’s a form of torture now), over worked, over stressed and just in …