Avoiding holiday meltdowns
Thanksgiving caught us with our pants down – maybe not literally, but it was a couple days earlier on the calendar this year and then, YIKES – Black Friday! Our stress meters are instantly fully engaged. Black Friday has come to represent Warrior Mode for many of us....
The best family vacation for the lowest price
A family vacation is essential to bonding and building memories that last a lifetime, but vacations can be really hard to squeeze into the family budget. Every family wants to take their kids to Disney World at least once, but that’s a seriously expensive bucket...
4 fears facing a newly single mom
There’s nothing scarier to a new mom than going it alone. While separating from your baby’s dad may come as a relief from mental and/or physical anguish, it will leave you face to face with the fear of caring for a small child all by yourself – there goes...
Three different families from a single mom’s viewpoint
Bringing a new human life into the world may be an every day event in the grand scheme, but to a young couple it is as new and foreign as moving to the other side of the world. Couples struggle with their identities as life presents new challenges and fazes – college,...
Top 10 baby names from 2017
Now that the books are closed on 2017, we like to take a look back at the results and trends of popular names. It’s funny how much the two most reputable sites on the subject vary. Nameberry published their list at the end of November. It’s worth noting...
Baby Clothes: Essential vs Unessential
One of the most exciting things for a new mom is buying just the right little dress or onesie for her newborn baby. There’s nothing more adorable than buying the oh-so-cute ensemble that draws out the “Awwws” from family and friends. Having the most fashionable baby...
Baby bedding: The No-Nonsense Approach
Baby bedding is one of those things new parents often struggle with. We want to pick it out ourselves, not have it gifted, as it’s such an important part of our new environment. Our babies must be supremely comfortable — and safe! Oh, but the colors and stitching need...
Easy, Inexpensive Gifts: Christmas Stockings for Family and Friends
How many Christmas stockings do you make up every year? I have found that Christmas stockings are the ideal gift for both my friends and family. They are relatively inexpensive and at the same time, they are a lot of fun to make up. You can draw on all sorts of ideas...
How to Save Money on Baby Gifts By Planning Ahead
Thankfully doctors and midwives are now pretty good at planning what I affectionately call “arrival day”. It’s great for both mom and dad, and if you are a gift buyer, it will make it easier for you as well. In fact, I’ve started to plan ahead for the...
Christmas babies give new meaning to the holidays
As a mom, I know Christmas babies are special. If you like, having a Christmas baby is the ultimate gift from Santa. Not only will a Christmas baby make the new mom’s Christmas extra special, this Christmas will also be a unique and cherished memory for the whole...
14 Baby Names Going the Way of the DoDo Bird
Last week, baby name authority website, BabyCenter announced some interesting findings with names this year. Now, keep in mind that this isn’t based on very comprehensive data – it’s only comprised of the 200,000 names registered to their website. But,...
TSA controversies caught on camera
The TSA is no stranger to controversy. Accusations of invasive searches of a young boy, a female cancer patient, CNN contributor and a former Miss USA have gone viral across the internet in recent years. And while we accuse these agents of all manners of perversion,...
Do people come to look like the names they’re given?
We found this article: Do People Look Like Their Names? By Daniel Akst on the Wall Street Journal and decided it needed a closer look. Researchers in Israel and France found that volunteers shown a headshot of a person and several possible names picked the right one...
Our new photo contest winner: Zaid and Aziz!
Our thanks and congratulations to Zaid and Aziz of California for being our first Photo Contest winners of 2017! Mom, Katie, sent in the photo with the caption, “Our little boys eating breakfast off their personalized plates.” For privacy and safety...
The Holiday Sanity Saver: 3 Great Ideas to Implement When Your Kids Are Pulling on your Apron Strings
Here it is, holiday season. To many, the thoughts of the happy family gathering ’round the perfectly set dinner table, perfectly coiffed kids, and relatives patiently awaiting the well-timed (and perfectly browned) turkey is a far-fetched vision of a hoped-for...
3 Reasons to Keep Your Kids Away from the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
I still cringe when I think back to our family vacation, 2013, and the shocked look on my then 7 year olds face as we watched another child attack the all-you-can-eat buffet with reckless abandon. I’m not sure if it was the sheer quantity of quickly consumed...Popular Baby Names Inspired by US Presidents
I suspect during the next year, we will see a surge in baby names influenced by the presidential election. The most popular baby names in any given year are usually directly correlated with what is happening in the world. I remember the emergence and popularity of the...
How to Be an Amazing Homeroom Parent
As a parent of two kids, the season of fall fills our home with a flurry of excitement and many countdown days. It seems no sooner does school begin, the kids start to count down the days until winter break But, in the middle of it all comes Halloween. Ah yes, the...
3 Fresh Ideas for Dealing with the Terrible Two’s
The Terrible Two’s. Many parents long for the sleepless nights of the baby months rather than the unpredictable and unplanned tantrums that go hand-in-hand with the Terrible Two’s. The Terrible Two’s often misunderstood. While many children approach...
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