Our next baby will be here in less than 7 weeks (WHAT?!?!?!) and it’s way past time for me to move Cooper out of the nursery and into a “big boy room”. We have a perma-nursery in our house since we never find out the sex of the baby before they’re born and it’s the…
Toddler Teeth Brushing Advice from Real Moms
Independent, crazy and cute are all adjectives that could be used to describe my two-year-old. He’s a stereotypical wild man who loves saying, “no, I don’t want tooooo” and “I do it”. This translated to terrible times when we tried to brush his teeth every night. A couple months ago, he would NOT let me…
How to Start Holiday Traditions with Toddlers
Thanks to Gymboree for sponsoring this post. Sponsors allow me to keep sharing cool stuff with you 🙂 The holidays can be a time of major stress for moms of little ones: over-committed, over-scheduled, just over it. Once you have kids, the holidays kind of shift and what was best for everyone else comes second to…
Tips for Making Dinner With a Toddler
Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this post. Sponsors allow me to keep sharing cool stuff with you 🙂 I remember the days before I had kids… sleeping in until noon, jetting off for a weekend at the drop of a hat, cooking a nice dinner ‘just because’ and enjoying it in silence. Gone are those…
The 7 Essentials Every Mom of Toddlers NEEDS in Her Car
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. But the words and story are my own – I’ll only share things I really love. #SuperAbsorbent #CollectiveBias My number one rule as a mom is be prepared – that doesn’t mean it always happens, but I *try* to anticipate thirst before little mouths get dry,…
Toddler Approved Superfood Smoothies
“I want a smoovie, mom! It’s purple, my favorite!” Ahhh, I love hearing these words in the morning. Superfood smoothies to the rescue! I feel like some kind of parenting ninja when I make smoothies, mainly because I cram them full of stuff my toddler would NEVER eat if I served it to her in regular…