I anticipated that Jack would be a late walker. I don't know what it was, but from the time he was a tiny newborn I was determined not to rush his gross motor development. He took what seemed like forever to roll over, but I was unfazed. I didn't worry a bit when he waited until 8 months to sit unassisted. And as the months continued to pass, I breezily reassured relatives that "some babies never crawl, they just skip straight to walking."
He eventually did start crawling and, later, pulling up and cruising, but at 18 months that's still all he does.
Sometime around 15 months my confidence started to waver. I found myself avoiding the park and any other situation where strangers...
These cold and rainy days are seemingly endless. If your little one is like mine, then you have untamable energy resulting in broken Christmas presents and an aggravated mommy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a lazy-to-the-core person who calls a cold or rainy day paired with a hot bowl of soupy goodness and a good book a win. However, this is not what my two year old deems fun or entertaining. In an effort to either kick your lazy butts off the couch or get your rambunctious littles on it, here are six couch adventures that will have the whole family laughing, playing, and making memories on those cooped up winter days.
1. Couch Fort – Build a fort out...
Supporting the single mom. It's hard to be there for someone when you don't know how and when you don't "have time." I lost a lot of friends when I became a single mom, but I have been so blessed to have a few faithful mommas stick with me and support me; and I am even more thankful for the new moms who joined me in this new journey. So how can you help the single mom? Obviously, I cannot speak for every single mom, but this is what has gotten me through it! These are all ways my friends helped me -some I didn't even know I needed.
Stop asking me what you can do to help! There are at least...
I’m easily overwhelmed. So, it’s no surprise that the holidays make me a little frazzled. In fact, I often find myself dreading them instead of feeling the holiday spirit. There’s something about having a baby that makes family even more desperate to see you, and that can mean a lot of pressure and stress. When Etta Mae was born, I decided that it was very important to establish traditions to make sure that our immediate family found a way to connect at Christmastime.
One tradition that we have started is stolen from my own childhood. No matter what else we had going on for the holidays, Christmas day was always spent at home with just my parents and brother. Etta...
I'm sorry to say that this post doesn’t have any magic tricks or super tips that will coax your child into dreamland, but I am here to say that you WILL get through the rough patches and your baby WILL eventually nap or sleep. You are tired, drained, defeated, and sleep-deprived. I was there—for 13 solid months.
Despite all the encouraging advice from my friends with sleeping babies, Judah just did not want to nap. The ONLY thing that seemed to put him to sleep during the day was the car (or nursing), but the problem with that was I was still attached. There were no dishes I could clean from the car or clothes I could fold. I was...
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