Most kids experience some degree of nighttime worries. What do you do if your child's fear of the dark doesn't seem to get better? Here's how parents can help their kids overcome their nighttime fears. I'm not sure what caused my kid's fears of the dark, but both of them have experienced this at one … Continue reading How We Worked Through My Daughter’s Fear Of The Dark
You guys...my son just turned THREE! I'm feeling all sorts of ways about that, but mainly I'm feeling bad that it's taken me this long to blog about his delivery story! He is my second child, and a lot of what they say about the second child is true for him: we didn't fill out … Continue reading The Biggest Surprise Of My Second Delivery
Yes, I'll admit I'm one of those moms that tends to reminisce and get sappy each year my kids get another year older. This year, my daughter turned four and my son turns three...CUE THE WATERWORKS!!! It has me looking back and thinking about how fast these years have (seemingly) gone by. I still remember … Continue reading What I didn’t Expect After Giving Birth
*As seen at Scarymommy.com Motherhood is hard, am I right? If your kids aren’t fighting, they’re destroying the living room with Legos. When they are getting along, it’s because they’ve broken into something they know they shouldn’t be into. It’s tough. What makes it even tougher is when your friends without kids don’t get it, … Continue reading When Motherhood Costs You Friends
There it is, I said it. That dreaded “t” word…TANTRUM. You’re a parent, so you know what I’m talking about. The screaming and the kicking. The can’t-take-your-kid-anywhere-because-they-are-a-ticking-time-bomb. The “no, I can’t go out tonight because they kids aren’t well,” excuses because really, you just don’t want to have your kid out in public. EVER AGAIN. … Continue reading Mastering the Tantrum Phase
When my daughter was younger, I remember being glad that she never grew attached to her pacifier. After reading articles about how difficult it can be to wean a child from their paci, I felt like we dodged a bullet! My daughter was happy to have a pacifier every so often, but she never came … Continue reading Getting Rid of My Son’s Pacifier
Hi, I'm an anxious mom. You're probably here because you feel like you're the only mom that struggles with feelings of anxiety every day. I'm here to tell you that you're not. Anxiety tells us that we're all alone. It tells us that we might as well not even bother trying to help ourselves because … Continue reading A Letter To The Anxious Mom
Dear daughter, While you were napping today, I had a chance to catch my breath and think about things. I started thinking about our days together, and how much fun we have. We run, and play, and read books, and laugh, and snuggle. A lot of our days are so much fun! You are learning … Continue reading A Letter to My Daughter: While You Were Napping
Our son has a difficult time sleeping. Difficult? Maybe impossible is the most accurate word. For a time he slept wonderfully. And now that time is gone. It was maybe two weeks ago that I found myself at my breaking point: at work, crying to a coworker because I was just. so. tired. I couldn't … Continue reading You’re Not a Bad Mom.
In just a couple of weeks Christmas will be upon us, and it's hard for me to believe that I have two babies that will be opening presents this year! This time last year we were dreaming of who our next little one would be - would we have another girl, or a boy? Would … Continue reading Five Month Update
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