Mary Poppins Bag of Tricks This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. The first long plane ride I ever took with my baby was when she was six and a half weeks old. I was terrified but learned a lot in the process. What I didn’t realize at the time, was that traveling with a newborn is walk in the park compared to air travel with a toddler! As we geared up for our first flight with our 18-month old, I made a few very critical mistakes in the planning process. Mistake #1, a large 18-month old does not make a good lap infant during a seven-hour flight! Babies and toddlers technically fly for free as lap infants before ... read more
The Best Plane Toys for Toddlers
What an Emergency Room Trip with My Newborn Taught Me About Sepsis, Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR), Kidney Infections, and Parent Advocacy
In honor of Sepsis Awareness Month, I wanted to start to share some of our family’s long journey with Vesicoureteral Reflux (commonly referred to as VUR), kidney infections and urinary tract infections (UTI’s). It all began with her 6-week shots (or so I thought!) Like any new parent, I was terrified of taking my sweet 5-week old baby girl to get her shots. I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t want her to bring her into the germy medical office at the beginning of flu season and I definitely didn’t want her to experience any pain or aftereffects of vaccinations. The shots were actually much less traumatic than I had anticipated, and the nurses even allowed me to stay in the room ... read more
EIGHT GREAT BOOKS FOR TODDLERS
This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Let’s be honest, no matter how much you love Good Night Moon, there is only so many times you can read the same book to your tot on repeat before starting to lose your marbles a bit. I’ve read to each of my kids since they were only a few weeks old, and I think it made a big difference when it came to vocab development (even if they did just eat most of the books before they turned one). I always loved when my kids received books as gifts because the key to sanity is variation. We have an amazing collection of books for toddlers, but I can safely say that there is only a handful ... read more
The 5-Minute Make Up Beauty Routine for New Moms
A quick and easy beauty routine to help new moms feel their best. This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. Please see our full disclosure policy here. Hey mama, I see you over there with those dark eye circles from baby waking up fifteen hundred times last night. Your skin is looking a little dry and actually your lips are too and wow, are those roots your real hair color? Hang in there, sister, this 5-minute beauty routine for new moms will make you look and feel human in no time! First things first – I promise that no one notices as much as you. To most people around you, you look like an absolutely magnificent Mama to an infant. People from a ... read more
Tips to Deal with Two-Year-Old Tantrums
Life Hacks for Surviving the Terrible Twos Let’s face it, while the apple of our eye, most 2-year olds can act like little jerks from time to time to the point that they have their own trending hashtag on Twitter. It can be super devastating, jarring, mind-blowing to see your sweet cherubic baby morph into a meltdown monster. The good news is that according to Dr. Jay Hoecker at the Mayo Clinic, there is a scientific reason for two-year-old tantrums: “Two-year-olds are struggling with their reliance on their parents and their desire for independence. They're eager to do things on their own, but they're beginning to discover that they're expected to follow certain rules. The ... read more
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