People will tell you all sorts of unsolicited advice about becoming a parent. But hardly ever do you hear the hardest part of all. The hardest part about having a newborn Newborns are a lot of work. They seem to constantly need fed, changed, or just held. Then there are the growth spurts ...
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Baby’s first week {a formula for happiness}
As a new parent, many of us feel like we are completely dropped in on our heads. No amount of advice or books up until that point could have possibly prepared us for the all-encompassing experience we were about to have, and sometimes it feels impossible. But there are a few key things you can do ...
How to NOT get peed/pooped on by a newborn: A step-by-step guide
Anyone who has ever had a newborn knows how free they are with their–ahem–bodily urges... And, therefore, how easy it is for them to let loose at any given moment, especially mid-diaper change! Being a 5th-time mom at this point, I STILL have difficulty containing the chaos of newborn diaper ...
8 things I didn’t expect about natural parenting
With all the "going natural" that's happening lately, you may be left wondering, why? Why should I change what I'm doing now, when it's been working for me/our family for this long? Well, there are plenty of reasons for both, but today I'm sharing some things that surprised me about natural ...
Simple Outdoor Activities – Play Without Toys {Summer Series}
This is the second entry of our summer series on simple outdoor activities for kids! I'll be posting a new activity as often as possible this summer, so you'll definitely want to subscribe or follow in the sidebar to keep reading more! This is mostly about things we do with our toddlers and ...
Modern Cloth Diapering {all you need to know} ~ A Complete Guide
Usually the first thing people say when they learn we cloth diaper is something to the effect of "Oh... Isn't that a lot of work?" ...And then they look at you like you just walked out of the Dark Ages. Well, up until not that long ago, they'd be right! But these days, cloth diapering is a lot ...