Category: Family Life

Doodle will be 1 in three weeks (I’d rather not talk about it…) and to most everyone’s surprise, including mine, we are still swaddling him at nap and bedtime.  While we don’t do the supertight …

Honeybun’s school has a “Waste Free Wednesday” program in which students get rewarded with a pin for any Wednesday they have no trash in their lunch.  They are trying to encourage reusable items over plastic …

When I wrote the original Beach Babies post, we’d not yet taken Doodle to play in the sand and splash in the water. Well, Spring Break in Naples finally got hubby to the beach with …

There are many ways to bond with a new baby and help that baby build secure attachments.  Some parents feel that bond right away but for others it takes a little more time, time to …

I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I welcomed my sweet little man into our world.  Almost one year since my beautiful homebirth dream became a reality.  Almost one year since I undertook …

When I was pregnant with Doodle, Sugarplum started into a horribly shy phase. As a baby she would easily let others hold her and play with her but as a two year old she wanted …

Hubby has been gone the past few days and it’s always stressful when he’s away.  I don’t really have much to complain about, I know there are mommies all over the world that have it …

I don’t let my kids watch a lot of TV.  It’s not just because the AAP says not to or because other mommies might judge me, it’s because I want them engaged in more meaningful …

I’m amazed sometimes by how what I think is a reward can turn into mass chaos is a matter of minutes. Case in point: Thursday night swimming. I love Thursday simply for the fact that …

I’m not much of a “I told you so” mommy. I strongly believe in natural consequences for my children and allow them to make mistakes and learn from them whenever it is safe. Usually these …