I love having books for my kids that celebrate holidays and special occasions. With my kids being 5 and 3, we now have quite a number of Valentine’s books for toddlers & preschoolers (and beyond) in our library – and it’s still growing! Even though it’s fun to give books on the actual holiday, I …
The second thing I’ve learned during these 4 years came as a huge relief because I wasn’t quite sure it would happen. But it finally did. (Read more about the first thing I learned during 4 years as a stay-at-home mom.) 2. Outings get easier with practice. This may sound crazy (and it was), but …
This year I hit the 4-year mark! I’ve officially been a stay-at-home mom for 4 years. In some ways, it does feel like it. My former HR career feels like it was a long time ago. But in other ways, of course, the years feel like just a blink. Maybe the years really are short …
You try to find ways to explain forgiveness and how to truly forgive someone who’s wronged you. Sometimes, it seems really complicated in our adult world. Then, a toddler comes along and acts it out just perfectly. In our family, when our kids get hurt by something inanimate (they fall down on the driveway or …
Striving for thriving. This is a phrase that’s been on my mind a lot over the last few weeks. How do I become a person who thrives? It’s easy to end up with a lot of things that weigh us down. To feel stress and overwhelm, even sometimes from things that started out good. When …
A good friend of mine just had a baby! They now have a toddler and a baby, just like we do, and I’m so excited for them. It’s also made me think a lot about my own journey into having 2 kids. Now that we’re 7 months in (ahh!!), life feels more settled. There are …
Who doesn’t love watching toddlers do an Easter egg hunt in their cute Easter outfits?! It’s one of the most adorable things ever. It can also be kind of a confusing concept. “So, you want me to go pick up those plastic things? But don’t open them? Just put them in my basket? And do …
As I was preparing to go on my first maternity leave, I figured I would tie up as many loose ends as possible, hand everything off to my boss and coworkers, and then pick it all back up once I returned. Everything would then go forward as usual – just with the addition of a …
Seriously. If you do nothing else, do this! We are right at a month into potty training our firstborn, and it’s honestly gone really well. I was nervous going into it, but Katherine caught on quickly and has done great. She still has “misses” periodically with it, but that’s totally to be expected. (I’m pretty …
We’ve taken the leap into the potty training world! The exciting, scary, overwhelming world of potty training. Although we’re potty training our first child, this is our second go-round at it. When Katherine was almost 2, I decided to give it a try. She was showing a lot of interest, and I thought it might …
