If there is anything I've learned since becoming a mother it is how important a well established sleep routine is to a young child. When my children were newborns we let them set their own schedule. We didn't worry so much on time but let the baby lead our day. Eventually close to a year of age both of our boys would fall into a routine at night. If we varied from that sleep routine we would … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Rainbow Shamrock Craft {Free Shamrock Printable}
With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner I thought it would be fun to do some shamrock crafts with my preschooler. The one feed back I hear over and over from his preschool class is that he needs to work more on his fine motor skills. So when I went to go create a project I wanted to make sure it would be fun for him, pay homage to the season, and help him work on his fine motor … [Read more...]
When Plans Change – Fitness Friday #FFMarchMiles (Week 1)
Welcome to Fitness Friday! If this is your first Fitness Friday post with me and you don't know anything about me and my fitness journey - here are the cliff notes. I'm a mom of two boys, my husband is an aviation defense contractor and often gone for his job, I used to be a college diver, I'm overweight, new to Paleo, and hoping to lose 60-75 lbs in 2014. Oh, and my first "real" 5k is in … [Read more...]
Kiddy World Plus Convertible Car Seat Review
As my son approaches the age of 5 we began to think about moving him into a booster seat and out of his convertible car seat. My son is on the smaller side weighing only 32ish pounds so while he had not grown out of his Britax Advocate, but he really wanted a “big boy seat” like some of his friends. So the hunt began! I did a TON of research wanting to find the … [Read more...]
Boba 4G Baby Carrier #Giveaway #Babywearing
There is nothing better in the whole wide world than being a parent. It's hard, exhausting, rewarding, humbling, amazing, love filled, and gone moments are gone in the link of an eye! Have you seen this beautiful video about motherhood from Boba yet? (Psst! Grab a tissue!) Boba celebrates motherhood and wants to help you capture the moments when our babies are young enough to … [Read more...]