This post is brought to you by Boudreaux’s Butt Paste and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. When I was pregnant with Shane, I had two baby showers. Justin's mom and sister threw me a shower for their side of the family, and my mom threw me one for my friends and my side of the family. I … [Read more...]
6 Things I Wish I Would Have Known About Motherhood
This post is brought to you by Boudreaux’s Butt Paste and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. I'm at that really fun age where it seems like every time I open up Facebook, one of my friends is posting a pregnancy announcement. {No, that's not sarcasm- I love watching bumps- and then babies- … [Read more...]
Where I Wear My Baby with ErgoBaby
When I was pregnant with Zac, I had a whole list of things that I knew I wanted to do this time around. One of the biggest things on that list was that I wanted to wear him. I never quite got the hang of babywearing when Shane was little, but I knew there were a lot of benefits to it- both … [Read more...]
Learn Through Play at Gymboree Play & Music! {Giveaway!}
This post is brought to you by Gymboree Play & Music, but all opinions are my own.If you follow along on Instagram, you already know that we spend a lot of time at Gymboree Play & Music. We first discovered the classes when Shane was just ten months old. I wanted to make some “mommy … [Read more...]
Ensuring Safety and Comfort with the Evenflo Triumph LX Car Seat
Note: I participated in this sponsored campaign on behalf of One2One Network. All opinions stated are my own. One of the biggest priorities every parent has is keeping their children safe. Everything from chemicals they come into contact with to stranger danger are things that keep parents up at … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Babywearing & Carrying Inward
The countdown to baby is on, and I’m doing what any mother does at this stage- tons & tons of research. I feel almost like a first time mom again- things have changed a lot since I had Shane 4 & a half years ago, and I’ve learned a lot as a parent as well. For example, I didn’t babywear with … [Read more...]
Guest Post: What Every Parent Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
A few years ago, most new parents had never heard of cord blood banking. Now, many new mothers in the United States are taking advantage of this option. Mothers who choose to bank their baby's umbilical cord blood are making an important investment towards their child's future good health since many … [Read more...]
What’s Lacking in Snacking?
The following excerpt is taken from the new edition of Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed With Insight, Humor and a Bottle of Ketchup (American Academy of Pediatrics, March 2012) by Laura A. Jana, MD, FAAP and Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP. For more information about Food … [Read more...]