Unlike many parents I was fortunate to have seen the benefits of baby signing prior to having my own children. Having worked for several years as a daycare teacher I taught the infants under my care several baby signs. While we mostly only focused on a few signs, I was able to see right away how teaching them to say "More" "All Done" "Milk" "Eat" "Please" and "Thank You" really … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday {Celebrating the “FIRSTS”}
I realize this post about celebrating firsts comes on the anniversary of 9/11. The truth is I am very aware of this day. This is the day that changed the course of my life. Today as we remember the too many lives lost may we never forget the sacrifices their families have endured. May we also never forget that for these past 12 years families all over have been saying too many … [Read more...]
Baby D Monthly Update | 8 Months Old
You may notice that this post is going up 5 days prior to Baby D turning 9 months. While part of that is simply me not finding the time this month between a thousand doctor appointments and the Hubs returning home from deployment, it is also that every time I sat down to write this update I got overwhelmed with emotion and didn't want to continue. After a long few months of looking for … [Read more...]
Little Smudgeez Bamboo Flat Wrap Cloth Diaper and Buckaroo Booty Balm
I’m always on the look out for great cloth diapering products and recently I received a package to review from Little Smudgeez. Included in the package was a diaper balm and a flat bamboo wrap. I have to tell you with all the issues we have been having with night time diapering I was really looking forward to trying out both products. Night time cloth diapering has been a bit of a … [Read more...]
Whimsical and Modern Nursery Decor from Finny and Zook (#giveaway)
Designing a nursery can be a very personal experience. I know personally I looked high and low to find the perfect art to add to my son's room. When I found Little & Large (the birds) on Finny and Zook's etsy shop I knew I had to have it. I felt like it complimented the orange and aqua nursery color scheme, but more importantly to me it reminded me of my two little boys, … [Read more...]