Children of the world: Doctors are not trying to hurt you, so please stop freaking out when your responsible, concerned parents take you in for a routine doctor’s visit. It sounds so reasonable, doesn’t it? If you’re there for a well visit, all is well! Mommy rejoices! And if you’re there for a sick […]
Sick Day Essentials for Sick Kids
Kids are little petri dishes. Adorable little petri dishes, but petri dishes nonetheless. Despite our best efforts to keep them healthy—and as you can see in this other recent post, I really, really do try to keep them healthy—they get sick. It happens. It’s a normal part of life, and it helps their immune systems […]
5 Things You Need to Keep Your Baby Warm This Winter
Baby, it’s cold outside…which means that your baby is cold. If you’re anything like me, reading those words are enough to give you heart palpitations. After all, you’re THE MOM. To do the bare minimum for that job, you need to provide your baby with the basics—and keeping your baby warm is as basic as […]
13 Ways to Say No to Your Kids Without Actually Saying No
No. One little word that we’re tempted to say about a million times a day…that has the power to crush a kid’s spirit. Is that too dramatic? Maybe. But as a parent, it’s ridiculously easy to get into a rut of saying “no,” and that constant negativity isn’t good for anyone. When you say “yes,” […]
13 Tricks to Make Baby’s 1st Halloween Awesome
Here’s a confession that I’m not at all ashamed about (for a change): I am a Halloween freak. I love spooky stuff. I spend a small fortune on pumpkins. I obsessively collect magazine clippings and pin posts on Pinterest about cute, clever Halloween-inspired food. I decorate my apartment with ghosts that shriek when you walk […]
How to Entertain an Infant
Babies are adorable and awesome and snuggly. You could spend all day staring at them. And in the beginning, you do. Happily. But then, you realize that you can’t simply stare at them all the time, and for the love of God, what do you do with them all day long? That’s probably the […]
Little Miss Independent Made Mommy Cry
Well, to my credit, I didn’t actually cry…but I came close. I took my 13-month-old daughter to a mommy-and-me music class last Thursday. We had taken one in the spring, and it was such a lovely bonding time—just the two of us, without big brother siphoning off any of the attention. […]
Friday Favorites: Vitafive Vitamins and a Coupon for You!
This post contains an affiliate link. I am tired. So tired. I feel like this is kind of redundant because I’m a mom and you know that already. But here’s why I’m bringing it up (again): Because for one full week, I looked great. My skin was glowing, […]
Parenting: Irony, Puke and Silver Linings
Less than an hour after I hit “publish” on a post about unexpectedly perfect parenting days, my daughter started puking. And she kept puking for the rest of the night. I got maybe two hours of sleep, and for a full 24 hours, our apartment reeked of an unholy combination of […]
Friday Favorites: Kleynimals
I hate germs. I realize that no one likes germs, but some of us like them a whole lot less than others. Some of us cringe at the 10-second rule. Some of us panic when our kid picks up another kid’s drooled-on toy or drinks out of someone else’s cup. […]
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