Babies

It’s that time. You are getting everything ready for your new arrival, and your baby shower is just around the corner. You may expect that after your shower you will finally have all of the baby necessities you’ll need to take care of your new little one. But will you?…

This post contains affiliate links The breast versus bottle battle will never end, and neither will the negative comments toward both breastfeeding and formula feeding moms. For some reason, how we feed our children is a hot-button issue that really shouldn’t be. As long as a baby is fed, that’s all…

when to use backless booster seat If your child is in a convertible car seat or a harnessed booster seat, you may be wondering when to use a backless booster seat. A car seat is the most important child safety choice you will make for your child.  Most children transition from…

Life doesn’t always work out the way you plan it. When I was in my late teens trying to figure out what I wanted to be and do when I grew up, I thought I had it all figured out. I was going to go to nursing school and have…

The past month or so has been a bit stressful. My grandmother, who will be 90 in a few months, developed an infection while traveling to Central America to visit my aunt. Yes, my 89-and-then-some grandmother still lives independently away from the rest of the family, drives, travels, and is…

This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Even though my youngest baby isn’t a baby anymore, that doesn’t mean that I am willing to say goodbye to  baby wipes. We still use them almost daily…

It is said that about three out of four car seats are being used incorrectly, but in reality, that is likely a low estimate. I have also seen figures that say 80-95% of them are being used incorrectly which is a huge number. Huge! Your child’s car seat is a…

AKA: Reason #847 that I’m glad I (usually) use cloth diapers.  We just got back from our road trip to Santa Fe and, of course, there was a ton of laundry to be done. One of the first things I did when we got settled back in was to throw…

This is a guest post from my friend Anne over at Zephyr Hill. She is weighing in with her thoughts on cloth training pants vs going straight to underwear. What are your thoughts? When it comes time to potty train a cloth-diapered child, there a lot of different options for…

As a member of the Tommee Mommee blogger program, I have been compensated for this post. As always, all content and opinions are my own.  With Thanksgiving arriving next week that means that most of us will be visiting with or hosting family and friends. Being in a house full…