As a general rule, the idea is to pack smart. Don’t pack more than you need as you’ll probably be the one carrying it all back, but do keep certain scenarios in mind like hunger, bathroom breaks, weather, etc.
What We Finally Did to get our Toddler Potty Trained in a Week
Our son, David, turned 4 recently. Over the summer, Josh and I had started “trying” to potty train him because we knew he would be starting preschool in the fall and they would require him to be fully potty trained.
How We Finally Got Our Toddler to Stop Fighting Bedtime
The fact that toddlers hate bedtime is like a Geico commercial: “Everybody knows that.” What’s hard about giving people advice on how to get their toddler to go to sleep is that no one is starting in the same place….
How We’re Creating Family Time This Fall
How do you spend Halloween? In the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot more about living intentionally with my family. I know “intentional” is kind of a buzzword these days but I also feel like it’s still extremely…
How we handle our 3 year old’s bedtime routine
So David is 3. And I’m definitely not here to tell you that we’re pros at the whole bedtime routine thing. But what I will say is that kids love routine. I remember back when I was pregnant with David,…
How to prepare your toddler for a new baby sibling
If you’ve read our story before, you probably learned that David was a bit of an oopsie baby. We found out we were pregnant with him about 6 months after Josh and I got married. However, after he came into…
7 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Their First Day of Preschool or Childcare
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of KinderCare. The opinions and text are all mine. Planning to drop your child off at preschool for the first time? Having a child go to school for the very first…
How having your second child is different from having your first
YAY YOU’RE HAVING A BABY! The second one, that is. Or maybe you’ve already had him or her. Either way, you have to know that having a baby the second time around is not like the first. There are a…
How To Be a More Fun Mom
Do you ever feel like your fun side died? Well, maybe not died. You hope it’s still in there somewhere, it just hasn’t made an appearance in… a while. From one recovering party pooper to another, I’m here to tell…
How To Get Out Of The House Fast With A Toddler and Baby
Hey Mama! How long does it take you and your kids to get out of the house? Seriously, I’m curious to know. Leave your morning routine average time in the comments below. Right after having baby number two, our time…
7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Thrive After Baby
7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Thrive After Baby First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in the baby carriage. But what about after baby? What then? Marriage in itself already has it highs and lows –…
How to actually get your to-do list DONE as a working or stay at home mom
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #VtechBaby #CollectiveBias How to actually get your to-do list DONE as a working or stay at home mom Let’s face it, as moms we…