Instead of just giving a gift for a birthday or holiday’s or fill a basket with candy, give an experience. Use what your child is interested in and give them some books to encourage their interest and then give them an experience to go with it. I want to share a few examples of some Read More
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Sick Toddler
Finding out you have a sick toddler is hard. We got lucky when Ashlyn was a baby, she never got sick. When she started cutting teeth we would have an occasional rough night or two but never really sick. In the last year she finally actually got sick 🙁 This was rough on all of us. Read More
Tips for Flying with a Toddler
Flying with a toddler can be a little daunting at first. By planning and being prepared it really is not as bad as it seems. We have flown with munchkin two times so far. The first time was when she was about 6 mo. old, let me tell you I was nervous. I was afraid Read More
Finding Activities for Small Spaces
Finding activities to do with a toddler when you live in a small home takes creativity. We live in a 2-bedroom condo on the 3rd floor. We have a small balcony but no yard to put toys. I keep finding neat activity toys that Ashlyn would love, but we don’t have the room. I have Read More
Toddler Fun the Ups and Downs
Toddler fun is the name of the game these days, or we try for it to be. I still remember taking munchkin to the park for the first time. She was a bit hesitant until she went down her first slide … then she could not get up the equipment fast enough … lol Toddlers are Read More
How to Prevent Summer Slide
What is Summer Slide and how to prevent Summer slide. “Summer Slide” is when children forget skills they learned at school during summer break. This is especially true for students who may have struggled during the school year. I wanted to share a few tips on how to prevent Summer Slide from happening to your Read More
Traveling During the Summer and Surviving
Yaaaa school is out … said very few parents 🙂 For many families summer means vacation and vacation means traveling. Now coming along to help with the kids is not an option … however if you want to fly me in … LOL, but what I can do is offer some tips to make traveling a Read More
Learning to Live with a Toddler
Life with a toddler is nothing like life with a newborn. You spend more time wondering if your child is hitting all their milestones. You start comparing your child’s development to kids the same age. Get concerned they are not doing things fast enough, should you be getting help, are they eating enough. With Ashlyn Read More
Newborn Life Part 2
Newborn life was quiet with Ashlyn, which really surprised me. I had heard about quiet babies but did not expect to have one. Ashlyn never really fussed a lot and we got lucky, she only ever spit up like twice. We are not into any form of cry it out, so she never really had Read More
Newborn life part 1
So, we got home with our newborn and started to get settled in. My mom was helping me because my husband was out filling my prescriptions. Unfortunately, my first issue had nothing to do with my newborn. As I was trying to crawl into bed I moved wrong and ended up with some really bad Read More