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Do I Bring Out the Worst in My Kids?
Two words that I would never use to describe 2- and 3-year-olds: rational beings. They’re like little angels and demons; Jekylls and Hydes. And they can switch between the two so fast your head will...
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9 Tips for Traveling with a Toddler
Traveling with a toddler is a proven challenge. The challenge starts even before arriving at the airport; there’s always the “getting to the airport on time with toddler delays” part. My son is no...
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The Must-Have for Road-Trips with Kids: A Backseat Organizer
It’s Fit Bottomed Vacay Week over on Fit Bottomed Girls, and we’ve been sharing all kinds of travel-related fun. We’re joining in on the fun over here, too, with tips earlier this week about flying...
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Why Can’t They Just Stay In Bed!?
Like this, only that elbow is jabbing someone in the face. When we first started bed training Evan, it was bliss. He stayed all night and called for me in the morning when he was ready to get his day...
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She’ll Be Needing Stitches…And Benadryl
Remember when my kiddo fell off the couch and I made it into a funny gif? via GIPHY It’s funny when no one gets hurt. It’s NOT so funny when your baby crashes off the couch in the other direction....
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What It’s Like to Work Out With A Toddler
As we’ve said before, the fun/challenge/irony of motherhood is that as soon as you think you’ve got something figured out, your child goes and changes so fast that any feelings of “I got this” are...
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Our Hilarious Experiment With Edible Kids Nail Polish
A few weeks ago, Erin suggested I paint Gwen’s fingernails. I hadn’t painted my own fingernails in a long time, so I was like, YES! This is such a great fun idea. We can both paint our nails! It’ll be...
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3 Items for Your Foodie (or Not-So-Foodie) Toddler
I use the term “foodie” in the title of this post lightly because, um, we’re talking about toddlers. And one day they might love something and the next they might abhor it. It’s how it goes. via GIPHY...
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What It’s Like to Take a Toddler to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships
It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to see world class professional figure skaters in real life. So when Learn to Skate USA asked if I wanted to go see the U.S. Figure Skating Championships...
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7 Reasons Why Having a Sick Toddler Is the Worst
After getting through the fall fairly unscathed from anything else besides a minor cold and stomach bug, my daughter’s childcare center and friends got hit HARD this winter. RSV … flu … all the puking...
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Get on Your Bikes and Ride … Even If You’re Only One Year Old
When I think about my own personal quintessential childhood memories, I think about the time my parents surprised me on my birthday with a big dollhouse, an epic trip to Disney World, going fishing,...
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8 Tricks to Help Toddlers Sleep Better
Here’s a mom truth: if your toddler isn’t sleeping, nobody in the house is sleeping. Which is why we love these tips to help toddlers sleep better from Sara Westgreen, researcher for the sleep science...
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How to Work Out With a Toddler
Remember when I used to take Gwen to the gym with me? And then, had to get creative because she was more mobile? And I was even able to corral her in this? Those were the days. My friends, I haven’t...
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Toddlers and Zombies: Why They’re Much More Alike Than You Might Think
Need a laugh? Put your eyeballs on this fun excerpt about how toddlers and zombies are alike from The Toddler Survival Guide by Mike Spohr and Heather Spohr. They’ve both studied toddlers up-close in...
View ArticleThe Toddler Sleep Struggle Is Real
You know when you get out of the newborn phase and your kid starts sleeping through the night? via GIPHY And then, they regress and don’t sleep. At all? via GIPHY And, then, once they’re no longer an...
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Your Activity Tracker Stats: Before and After Kids
I’ve been wearing a sleep and activity tracker (actually this one) for a few months now, and, well, I’ve had what we’ll call some insights. via GIPHY Insights on how active I am and how well I sleep...
View ArticleOur Hilarious Experiment With Edible Kids Nail Polish
A few weeks ago, Erin suggested I paint Gwen’s fingernails. I hadn’t painted my own fingernails in a long time, so I was like, YES! This is such a great fun idea. We can both paint our nails! It’ll be...
View Article3 Items for Your Foodie (or Not-So-Foodie) Toddler
I use the term “foodie” in the title of this post lightly because, um, we’re talking about toddlers. And one day they might love something and the next they might abhor it. It’s how it goes. via GIPHY...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Take a Toddler to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships
It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to see world class professional figure skaters in real life. So when Learn to Skate USA asked if I wanted to go see the U.S. Figure Skating Championships...
View Article7 Reasons Why Having a Sick Toddler Is the Worst
After getting through the fall fairly unscathed from anything else besides a minor cold and stomach bug, my daughter’s childcare center and friends got hit HARD this winter. RSV … flu … all the puking...
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