Category: Baby Business

The Story of Pipsqueak

From the first announcement that Pipsqueak was on the way and would be our number four, he’s had a special place in the blog. He’s the only one whose entire being has been chronicled in …
Why I'm not interested in having a hurricane baby

A Hurricane Baby, Yay?

Three out of four of my babies were born during hurricane season and each one came with the real fear of a hurricane baby. Despite my hurricane fears with my first, her arrival was sandwiched between …

Interrupted Nap Time

It takes me about 10 minutes to nurse the baby to sleep (yes, I still nurse my 11 month old to sleep pretty much every nap and bed time. Put your judgy pants away, I’ll …
Introducing solid foods to baby: how and when to introduce what foods and a printable checklist of solid foods to introduce to baby.

Introducing Solid Foods To Baby

I’ve become the ultimate lazy mommy when it comes to feeding baby. I exclusively breastfeed as long as possible (because what’s easier than that?), usually to around 7 months, then begin introducing solid foods to baby. …

Birth Through a Child’s Lens

When Sugarplum was born, my water broke at 3:30 in the morning.  I called the midwives and even though I wasn’t having strong contractions, I’d been having regular contractions for hours so they told me …

Munchkin LATCH Bundle Giveaway

We don’t use bottles a lot and that makes finding the right bottle for my babies extra important and for breastfeeding babies that’s not always easy!  We’ve tried and used many different types of bottles …
Mommying Shouldn't Be This Hard

Mommying Shouldn’t Be This Hard.

It seems these days that being a mommy is just too much for many of us. Motherhood has become exhausting, overwhelming, at times unbearable. We find ourselves doing it all, most of the time on our …