Ages + Stages

Recently, I've realized how awesome it is to live in an area that provides so many fun experiences for children! Moms can take advantage of playgroups, special programs through colleges, church programs, and more to keep their little ones...

"Your baby isn't gaining weight like he should be," the pediatrician explained. My baby was three months old and something wasn't right.  It was right there on his growth chart, with the line going down instead of up.  Tears welled...

I am happy to say that I made it one whole year exclusively breastfeeding my daughter, but that year certainly wasn't without struggles. We persevered through an oversupply, mastitis (twice), nipple shields, a non-breastfeeding friendly pediatrician, acid reflux, misdiagnosed...

It’s Okay to Hate Breastfeeding When I was pregnant with my son, I was incredibly naïve about breastfeeding. As a pediatric nurse, I knew the benefits of breastfeeding, but I had also had enough friends have various issues to know...

Going to the lake this summer? Do you also have an infant and are not sure how boating with a baby would work? We've got it all figured out for you! We recently took my (then 4 month old) daughter...

As my 3 kids get older, and their summer schedules get more full with multiple camps for each, we found ourselves only having a few days with schedules synced to plan a summer getaway.  This year we needed something...

The first time I visited an art museum, I was seventeen. I was blown away and infatuated. Since that first visit, I’ve cultivated a long-term relationship with art museums, visiting with my husband and friends when traveling and at...

When my oldest baby was born, I was so excited to have the privilege of staying home with her! I imagined us going to the park, walking around the zoo and making hand print crafts to our hearts content....

Ladies, let me tell you right now there are not just three stages in pregnancy, a.k.a. three trimesters. I think there are at least nine, and no one really talks about these stages. But these right here are the...

Now that I am a mother, I have come to realize that there are three types of airplane passengers: the kid-less; the families; and the ever-patient, kid-lovers/retirees.  After a recent less-than-pleasant flight (think engine trouble, no air conditioner, cranky baby, and...

  I was 35. My baby was 18 month old. We were checking out at the grocery store when the clerk pointed to my sweet baby girl, whose chubby little legs were sticking out of the front part of the...

I like to keep a tidy house. I have two little people and a dog running around, so it's hardly ever all REEEEALLY clean at the same time, but I do my best to keep it at least "picked...