"GRANDMA! You're never going to believe this. I have something crazy to tell you. Do you know what it is?" my three-year-old ecstatically...

March 2020 and relief. Not two words people usually put together. But for me, the fact that I couldn’t leave my house and didn’t have to...

When I first started blogging (back in, gosh, maybe in 2012?) I used to love doing "day-in-the-life" style content. At some point I...

Once upon a time, I was fun. I used to say yes to happy hour after work, seeing a movie that starts past 9pm, and traveling on a whim....

Well, I'm back. This space has come and gone, time and time again for the last 10 years or so. I've always wanted to write, but my heart...

Hi friends! As most of you know, we’ve been struggling with getting Gavin used to actually *going* to preschool (he’s almost 3 for...

I get stuck when I get into my own head. Thoughts are constantly swirling around in my head, but not thoughts about my day or what is...

Potty training. Two words that absolutely terrified me up until a week ago. But now? I don’t even want to say it was easy because I know...

Trust me - I know how exciting it is to make your baby registry for the first time, but the items that you actually *need* for your...

I can honestly say that I LOVE nursing my babies. I breastfed Gavin until he was 20 months old, and I am still exclusively nursing...

It's been a minute - yeah?! I started this whole "online thing" with a blog gosh, probably 10 years ago? I've admittedly been quite a bit...

We just got back from taking our 14.5 month old on a 7 day Royal Caribbean cruise on the Oasis of the Seas. I want to preface this post...

I don’t like to leave my baby. In fact, I hate it. There are so many doors that are open now that he’s one. I could join the mom’s group...

“Don’t freak out – your baby is fine.” Those were the words my midwife said when she called out of the blue on a random Tuesday afternoon...

I know, I know – it’s so cliche. Everyone says it. “It goes by so fast.” “How is my baby a year already?” But you know what? It’s as true...

Before Gavin was born, I was really nervous that I wouldn’t be able to breastfeed him. I really have no clue why this was – it wasn’t...

Whew. Two weeks of officially sleep training Gavin are DONE. Hallelujah. I did not mean for this post to take so long for me to write,...

Nap 1 Put in crib at 9:20 (1h, 35m since last nap) Went in to soothe at 9:30 and fell asleep right away Woke up at 10:45 Nap 2 (40...

Nap 1 (2 hours) Put in crib at 8:43 (1h, 33m since waking up) Just whined and played for a little while Was stuck in the corner of the...

Nap 1 (1 hour, 12 minutes) My mom gave him this nap so I don’t know the details, but she put him down a little after 10am (2h since...