Creating Bookworms: Encouraging Your Kids to Read
Getting kids to read, and to enjoy reading, is sometimes a struggle. When they can spend their time watching TV, playing games or going outside, sitting and reading a book…
A Present For Daddy?
Urghh! How hard is it to buy grown men presents? There seems to be endless options on what to get the women in your life. Stuff like Toiletries, makeup, clothes,…
If you could share a box with anyone, who would it be? — Cheerios
Thank you to our sponsors for allowing us to bring you this post! I am joyed to know that one of the things I share in common with so many…
The Future of Home Security – Keeping Your Children Safe
There comes a time in every parent’s life when it’s time to start letting your kids venture out a bit on their own. This is a scary prospect for…
Take your Parents to the Playground Day
If you are a parent than chances are you know how much children love playgrounds! Chances are you know the very best ones in your area too. That…
5 Reasons To Take Kids To Gem and Mineral Shows! – Augusta GA
If you are a parent than chances are your child at one point or another has brought home a rock they insisted they couldn't live without. I know having a…
Top Toy Trends for the Holiday Season from zulily that will last in 2016
“The following is a sponsored post. While I was compensated for it, the thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own and in no way were influenced by…
Life with our 15 week old + 4 More! Keep Calm And….
I have to be honest, she is our 5th and the most discontent baby. She cries so so much and we don't just let her cry it…
Breastfeeding Support Where I Least Expected
My Halloween Treat! As our plans to travel fell through thanks to the sniffles (can't see someone on Chemo with any illness at all) we spent Halloween local with some…
Counting blessings this October
With my Fathers Cancer news a few weeks ago my head has been spinning honestly and seeing clearly has been hard. The shock and sorrow comes in…
Keeping My Kids Safe on Youtube!
If you follow my blog and social media then perhaps you recall my struggle with the littles and Youtube! You see with 4 kids here who love YouTube it can…
Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding is Working – 40 Days Old
I didn't know I could breastfeed and formula feed successfully! Rory was born 5 weeks early and for a number of important reasons we had to supplement. She didn't…
A Birth Story – Why a Full Term Induction was Still too Soon.
This is the first of many birth stories to comes from some of the amazing mothers in the August 2015 due date group. Each birth is different and each…
Confession of a breastfeeding and worried Mother.
Mommy Confession I really wish my baby had not been born 5 weeks early. I know it could have been worse. I know I am lucky. I can't help it…
Parenting: Should you mention car seat dangers?
Car seat Dangers Are Worth Talking About! In the wonderful due date group of over 800 women I am in the topic of car seat safety has come up more…
I thought I was having a miscarriage and I didn’t want to chat!
I thought I lost the baby There was bright blood and cramping that made my heart hurt. I thought we lost the baby. It was New Years Eve and I…
Stop Trying to Make Your Children Into Little You
You may give them your love but not your thoughts. My heart hurt last night reading about a friend who is struggling as a mother with 2 young boys.…
We are expecting!
What a surprise! I just turned 35 and our "baby" is now 4.5 and we have 4 children of our own and 2 amazing surrogate daughters too! We had…
Is Santa Real? – How do you respond to this?
We learn when we are little that lying is bad and can hurt people and yet certain lies are cultural an we look at them as innocent. They don't always…
Down Syndrome – Spencer’s Journey
Guest Post brought to you by a dear friend of my sisters. ~~~~~~~ He was just 12 weeks gestation when my Dr told me the Harmony test showed a positive…