August 1st is the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week. As of today I have been nursing for 2 years of the 4 years I have been a mom. I breastfed my first son until he self weaned at 16 months old. I was so sad, but it happened naturally and I was thrilled to have made it over a year. With Baby D I hope to at least nurse until he is 18 months old, maybe even 2. There is no magic … [Read more...]
BumGenius Elemental Cloth Diaper #Giveaway! #ClothDiapers
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Parenting Behind the Social Media Curtain | Real Life Parenting
It’s the end of yet another exhausting day doing the single parenting thing while my husband is overseas for his job. The constant demands, playground interventions, tantrums, and all in everyday things that need to happen can be super draining. I have been thinking a lot about how I am not the parent that I dreamed of being. Recently my blog friend Hanan wrote on her blog about … [Read more...]
Baby D Monthly Update | 7 Months Old
I think as long as I get the post up while he is still 7 months I’m not really late right? Poor buddy. Second child syndrome all the way! A few big things happened since Baby D’s 6 month baby update. I swear babies are like ninjas – you blink your eyes and they are sitting pretty showing off some new tricks! Growth: One month after his 6 month appointment and Baby D has already … [Read more...]
Sending Love Letters Across The Miles with Hallmark Go Cards Windows 8 App #WindowsChampions
This deployment has been anything but easy. I have to admit one of the things that has fallen through the cracks are the little letters and notes I like to send my husband. When we were dating and he deployed, I went to the store and bought a ton of cards to send. I filled them with little notes letting him know he was on my mind. Today those notes still sit in old deployment boxes. … [Read more...]