I've been working hard to transition our toddler out of our room.  When she sleeps in the crib in our room, she thinks I'm an all night salad bar!  While I don't mind the fact that she still nurses, at almost 2 years old, I'm ready to sleep through the night again!  Add in the fact that we are in the process of getting licensed for foster care and that we could potentially have another infant in the home soon, I want to relish in what sleep I can get right now.  So part of our new routine includes Read more [...]

When heading out with young children or a baby in tow, there are so many things I need.  From a diaper bag and snacks to toys and a car seat.  I haven't traveled light in over 11 years now!  And even though our youngest is nearing two and we are most likely done having biological children, my husband and I have decided to look into getting our foster care license to care for infants and toddlers.  So while this is an exciting time as we go through the licensing process, it's a little nerve racking Read more [...]

  Thank you to Philips for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this blog post.  All opinions are 100% my own. Philips Avent offers a great assortment of products perfect for infants and toddlers.  Even though I pretty much exclusively breastfeed our kiddos, I keep some Philips Avent on hand just in case as I also pump and store some milk too.  We are now in the process of looking into foster care and I will definitely stock my cupboards with Philips Avents Bottles Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Disney Baby for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I remember as a teenager browsing the internet and seeing mommy & me photos showing matching outfits, hairdos, shoes, or rock band t-shirts and thinking the pictures were so cute. I thought it was neat that you could someday pass on the interests that you love, whether it's a certain band, cartoon or brand of shoes to your little one at least while they're young enough to want to be like their Read more [...]

Thank you to MindWare for providing me with product in exchange for review all opinions belong to me.  What kid doesn't love to thump around and whack things? I know that my children love any chance they have to be rough with things and know that they wont break. MindWare's Thumpin' Thingdoodles Game is no exception to this rule. My kids were so enthusiastic about using the foam mallets to thump the thing doodles! Im not sure they believed us at first that they could really whack them. Thumpin' Read more [...]