Everyone gets stressed. My biggest stressors are also my biggest joys. My kids. It’s no secret that my kids are terrible sleepers. And now that they’re active toddlers and preschoolers and they STILL don’t sleep, this mama finds herself pretty wired at the end of the day. It still boggles my mind that despite the […]
My Mommy Resume
I’ve been a stay at home mom for a couple years now. Occasionally it crosses my mind what it would take to bust back into the career world. I worry about how my days in the toddler trenches will be viewed by professional folk. What are my qualifications? What skills have I been developing? Well […]
How to Spend Quality Time with Your Kids WHILE Getting Stuff Done
We all know how important it is to spend quality time connecting with our kids. We all know how blissful it is to focus our attention on our children and just have fun together; playing, talking and laughing. We also know that to keep a family functioning, the boring practical stuff must get done. Laundry, dishes, […]
How to Hit the Ground Running With A New Baby
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. Having a baby is one of those defining moments in life. Becoming a parent is a million emotions rolled into one. Joy and terror. Love and exhaustion. The transition is often times rocky and full of unknowns. As […]
Confessions of a Half-Hearted Cloth Diapering Mama
When I was pregnant with my first child, I was on a “I will be the perfect mom!” kick. (Read how that turned out.) Everyone else had tried this thing, but I was gonna do it right. I was going to do everything right. I thought one of those “right” parenting choices was to use […]
To Cover or Not to Cover?
Really? Another article on breastfeeding? Why bother? Two reasons. First, so I can learn to flesh out my thoughts on the matter. A week ago, I was hanging out with some friends whom I am VERY comfortable with. The topic of nursing in public came up, and when I tried to share my view, it […]
The Crunchy Mama’s Baby Registry Guide
This post may contain affiliate links that help support my family. Read more here. Are you interested in all things green? Curious about attachment parenting? Delving into a more natural way of doing things? Do you know a future mama that has some of these “strange” ideas? Have you heard her […]
Lumpy’s Birth Story (for all those birth junkies out there)
(This was written days after Lumpy was born. Forgive any typos, I was/am sleep deprived.) www.photosbylei.com With Loopy, I started labor 5 days before my due date, so I was expecting to have Lumpy a couple days before my due date; April 26th. Well that didn’t happen. But in the wee hours of the morning […]
Loopy’s Birth Story
(Written in Feb. 2011) It’s been a week since Loopy was born and I finally have found some time to get the events down on paper. I did not picture his birth going down the way it did, but the end result was still a wonderful healthy baby boy that is one of the greatest blessings […]
My Favorite Baby Carriers
I love babywearing. It was one of the things about taking care of a baby that I was most excited about during pregnancy. I didn’t know much about it while I was still pregnant. So when I saw a “Baby Bjorn” at a garage sale, I hopped on it. I never even put Loopy in […]