Three months in with baby number 3, I have a new-found perspective on what baby gear we actually NEED. And I’ll tell you a secret – it’s not much. Some of the moms from my son’s preschool wanted to throw me a little sprinkle before E was born and asked what I needed, and quite honestly I couldn’t answer, because we really didn’t “need” anything. What I have found is that with our third kiddo in tow we use far…
Our son is 4 years old and can ride a bike. Like REALLY ride a bike – no training wheels, nada. And the best part is there was maybe 5 falls in the one hour it took for him…
The first thing I did after my oldest was old enough to not NEED a diaper bag was get a regular tote that I could use instead. Then I got pregnant again and the thought of getting another bag…
We don’t sleep. At all. Haven’t in approximately 4 years. We tried and failed at ‘sleep training’ multiple times. We finally got our first-born sleeping alone in his bed right before the new baby arrived…and then it all went…
Let’s talk about ‘mom’ jewelry – and no, not the macaroni kind. I’m talking about the kind you actually WANT to wear. The kind that let’s the world know you have created human beings and you are proud of…
We are a one meal for dinner family – as in, I cook ONE meal and you eat it, or you don’t. That being said, I do menu plan with the kiddos in mind, so I always make sure…
With my first-born almost every day was a careful navigation around naps. Do I leave the house and end up with a cranky over tired baby or stay home locked in like a prisoner while my golden child sleeps…
I read all the research. Broken legs over broken necks. I chose to do extended rear facing with our little one before it became the law to keep your itty bittys looking back at the horizon until they turn…
Tuesday night I got the chance to attend the Big City Moms Biggest Baby Shower event at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. I was a little nervous to go because it was from 5:30-9:30 (aka cranky baby/cluster feeding/only…
We are primarily a “screen-free” family. We started with the goal of 0-2 being without t.v., and three years in we are still 99% screen free. Avery has seen t.v. a handful of times in the past year. The…