Category: Parenting

Our FPIES Journey: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Looking Ahead

Our FPIES Journey: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Looking Ahead

Our feeding journey with Jacob has certainly been a long one and has included its fair share of twists in the road but we have, fortunately, been coasting for the past few months. His belly troubles have settled with the right medication, he loves eating, […]

Jacob’s 18-month Health Update: Good News and Coasting

Jacob’s 18-month Health Update: Good News and Coasting

Well, Jacob is 19 months old now, but he had lots of follow-up appointments around the time he turned 18 months and it’s been a wild week over here! This age has been so special because I really feel like I missed the 18-24 month […]

Nap Time to Quiet Time: Rest for Toddlers and their Mamas

Nap Time to Quiet Time: Rest for Toddlers and their Mamas

I’m so excited to team up with Whitney for today’s post about quiet time. Whitney is a Licensed Professional Counselor and specializes in seeing young adult women and children. From the time that Whitney and I connected on Instagram, I’ve always had a feeling that […]

Current Favorites: Toddler Toys (3 years and 18 months)

Current Favorites: Toddler Toys (3 years and 18 months)

Well, here we are. We’ve reached the point where Jacob is as old as TJ was when Jacob was born. It’s a very weird milestone for me mentally, since I remember thinking that TJ was such a big boy when I brought Jacob home, and […]

5 Ideas for a Safe and Fun Halloween During the COVID-19 Pandemic

5 Ideas for a Safe and Fun Halloween During the COVID-19 Pandemic

I’m so excited to team up with some of my favorite mamas for today’s post! We’re all in the midst of parenting small children during what has proven to be a year that none of us could have expected, and we all want to make […]

Current Favorites: Toddler Books (15 mos. and 2.9 years)

Current Favorites: Toddler Books (15 mos. and 2.9 years)

We’re back! I’m so excited to team up with Sarah of Cozy Little Joys and Shannon of A Dash of Solt again to share our favorite toddler books. Between the three of us, we have four kiddos all between 1 and 3 years old. Sarah’s […]

Jacob’s 15-month Health Update: Follow-Up, Next Steps, and Appointments during COVID

Jacob’s 15-month Health Update: Follow-Up, Next Steps, and Appointments during COVID

I can’t believe my sweet boy is 15 months old already! His first year was one for the books and, having just gone through this with TJ, we have so been looking forward to all of the exciting growing and changing that happens when babies […]

Current Favorites: Toddler Toys (2.5 years and 12 mos.)

Current Favorites: Toddler Toys (2.5 years and 12 mos.)

Well, I officially have two toddlers. Jacob is 12 months (yes, I know, that’s a year, but I’m still counting him in months), and TJ is 2-and-a-half. Since our boys are exactly 18 months apart, I knew there would come a day when their interests […]

Motherhood with MS

Motherhood with MS

This post is one that I honestly debated writing. My health, my challenges, my pride, and my family dynamic are all things that I am fiercely protective of. But, this is my reality every day. I have Multiple Sclerosis. And it affects the way I […]