What goes up must come down. True or false? I never really gave it much thought until I started to write this post. I’m probably giving my age away, but do any of you remember having to manually use...
Dealing with Dairy Allergy in Breastfed Babies
I recently returned from an all-inclusive trip abroad. About two days after we returned, my six-month-old baby started acting really fussy. She could not sleep on her own anymore and had to sleep...
Yes, this this a sponsored post. About Tires. I know it sounds boring, but bear with me. To me, tires are simply a necessary evil. You always have to make sure they are rotated and have the right amount of...
Today on the blog – in conjunction with Touro Infirmary – we are absolutely thrilled to be opening a dialog about sleep through our “Rest Assured: You Are Not Alone” series. As moms we are all often sleep deprived,...
When Crap Happens: Literally
There are struggles that happen in parenting that you just can’t explain. There are situations that just didn’t arise in the examples in the parenting books or the baby classes. But you are in the trenches...
Hurry up! Buckle up! Everyone is safe and ready to go! Wait a second … just because the kids are buckled up does NOT mean they are safe and ready to go! Infant seat (with or without the base),...
The Big Kid Sleepover
My son recently turned 11. Birthday parties aren't as cool as they used to be, though video games are very "in." Sleepovers are the best thing ever, but how many boys can I have sleep at...
Last year, I had to drag my tearful daughter, in full costume, out of the Halloween party at her dancing school. She kept saying over and over through her tears, “But mama, I want to go to my party. I didn’t...
I read a lot of books. Most of them are fiction. A lot of it is Young Adult fiction. Many of the books are memorable. None of them have touched me though like my current read, American Girls: Social...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Children's Hospital.
Let’s start with what we already know:
Being outdoors in the summer is fun AND your child will want to be out there.
It’s the heat AND the humidity.
Take a look at the chart...
Disclosure: "How sick is too sick for school" is a topic that was a real hot button when we asked a question about it on our Facebook page. Fascinated by the differing views and the controversy, one of our contributors...
In one of my earliest memories of seeing my late father angry, I am biking alongside him as he runs around the LSU lakes when a car comes speeding too fast around a curve. I can remember my dad’s...
All. The. Allergies.
My eight-year-old has ALL. THE. ALLERGIES. He has nine anaphylactic allergies (none of which are airborne) and handfuls of environmental allergies. After his allergy testing, his doctor said she has never seen so many allergens come back with results...
I received my gift of motherhood on September 27, 2010. From that moment, my life changed in ways that I never knew it could. The day that my daughter arrived, I received my membership card into a society that...