Surprise! It’s a boy! And he’s one already!?! It’s been awhile! I’d like to officially introduce our Mr. Garrett Owen to the blog and tell you the story of how he joined our family. Saturday, May 30th 2020, was a normal day at home (not many other options those days as everything was still closed due to […]
World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding is Valuable and I’ll Fight For It!
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! In honor of this week, I have a post up on Mid-Michigan Moms Blog titled: Breast May Not Always Be Best – But It’s Worth a Try! And as you can guess by this controversial topic; it ruffled some feathers. I was prepared for it – because I field negative comments […]
Family Fun: Open Swim at Goldfish Swim School
Thank you to Goldfish Swim School for their partnership. I received complimentary swim lessons to facilitate this post; all opinions are 100% my own. Our family time is so important to us. Having time do things all together, just us, is always one of my priorities. I love to get out and do fun things […]
Mommy Needs a Time Out
Lately, my toddler has been driving me insane. Between being sick and well, being a toddler, this past week was pretty much hell. I try to sympathize with her. After all, I know she doesn’t feel good and hasn’t learned how to appropriately express herself so she can’t really tell me exactly what’s wrong. But really, Mommy […]
10 Tips to Make Swim Lessons Easier + How Goldfish Swim School Helps!
Thank you to Goldfish Swim School for their partnership. While I received complimentary swim lessons to facilitate this post, all opinions are 100% my own. It has been a couple months since E started swim lessons at Goldfish Swim School and the progress she has made has truly blown me away! We started at the […]
The 7 Common Discomforts During Pregnancy
It always amazes me when I think about what a woman’s body can endure while creating a new life! It sure is a lot of work but there are some things you can do to make the process of growing your little bundle of joy a little bit more comfortable. Or at least, a little […]
Budget Friendly Little Journey Baby Essentials at ALDI
It’s no secret that I love shopping at ALDI. Great prices, healthy options, and not to mention I can be in and out and on my way in less than 30 minutes! When I found out about the new baby and toddler line, Little Journey, that was coming to ALDI I was really excited. Mostly […]
The Eczema Battle – Worry Less With the World’s Purest Baby Wipes
This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Shortly after we brought E home from the hospital, I started to notice these dry, red patches all over her body. It wasn’t long before we learned she had eczema. […]
8 Tips To Consider When Flying with Infants & Toddlers
There is a lot of advice out there when it comes to traveling on an airplane with infants and toddlers. Before our first flight with our daughter when she was 9 months old, I studied my fair share to be as prepared as I could be! I was really worried, wondering how she would do […]
Our Big Family Adventure to Disney World With a One-Year-Old
We’ve just returned from our week-long vacation at Disney World! While it was tons of fun, there is nothing like coming home to your own bed, more specifically – the babies own bed! You know how I’ve talked about how E is such a wonderful traveler and adventurer? Well, apparently she doesn’t like Flordia. We […]