It has been awhile, but I have good reason not to have posted since mid-August. I am now a working mother! I debated all summer whether or not to join the work force again. Was it the right decision? How… Read More ›
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The Benefits of Spacing Siblings Farther Apart
We had not planned on spacing our children five years apart, but that is what happened. I was diagnosed with secondary infertility and our ideal plan for spacing our children fell apart. I always thought two years was the perfect… Read More ›
My Almost Crawling Baby
Next Saturday Lucas will be 7 months old! Time flies by so quickly! Here he is trying his hardest to crawl. He was able to crawl one step, but when he looked at me he lost balance and fell over. … Read More ›
Parenting Styles: Fear Tactics to Co-Sleeping
The first thing I realized when I started to work in daycare was that every parent thinks their parenting style is the right parenting style. As parents, how do we make these decisions? Are we making the correct decisions? Should… Read More ›
Sleep Deprivation: A Mother’s Journey to Insanity and Back
I would just like to start off by saying that I LOVE SLEEP: laying your head down on that soft pillow, curling up, and floating off to dream land. I could sleep until noon, wake up, eat lunch, and go… Read More ›
Spongebob can be good for your children??
Yes, he can be! A study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia showed that cartoons can significantly reduce a child’s pre-op stress before minor surgeries. The study was conducted using 130 children, group 1 was the control, group 2 used a… Read More ›