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Baby Proofing
Lately my Toddler son has been into everything. Every drawer, cupboard, you name it. Now the word no can go a long way but you also need to make sure your child is safe. It’s natural to want to open a cupboard door that’s down on your level and see what’s inside but when…
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Parental Words of Wisdom
– Take it one day at a time. Each day with your kids will be different so just take it one step, one day at a time. – It’s ok to walk away from your kids. If you need a minute to calm down and collect yourself, make sure they are in a…
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Life Update
Lately like has been a crazy whirlwind. We celebrated our youngest turning one, my toddler is right in the midst of the terrible twos and I have not been able to catch a break with my health. While celebrating my son’s first birthday was such a a happy time with such a sweet…
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My Breastfeeding Journey
I have now come to the end of my breastfeeding journey. This time around with my second born has been so different than with my first. While I did exclusively pump instead of having him latched to my breast, he did get breast milk his whole first year. With my first I also tried…
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Hitting the Water
Today my little family was inviting to go creeking by a good friend of ours. She was going have her son and a few of her family’s kids. Now, my kids love playing in the water in the bathtub but don’t have much experience in outdoor free flowing water. I didn’t know if they…
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How to be a calm parent
There are so many parents out there that wonder how they can be calm and patient with their kids. I have wondered how to as well. I honestly don’t know an exact answer to give you other than you just have to be determined to be calm and patient. Now being determined to…
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Unplanned Zoo Trip
This year for my husband’s birthday we decided to get him an experience gift instead of some items off a shelve in a store. We invested in a family pass for a nearby zoo. With his birthday coming up on Friday I went ahead and bought the membership yesterday so we would be ready…
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My Morning Playlist
As a stay at home mom one of the most important times of day is the morning wake up. It took a while for me to set a morning routine for my two boys and myself. Wake up, get the baby out of his crib, change his diaper and get him a bottle. Get…
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Pre Dinner Snowcones
It was a warm day here in Ohio, so my husband and I decided to hit up the local Snowcones stand. Since we have lived in the town we live in we had wanted to go and try it but it had slipped our minds at every opportunity until this afternoon. We parked…
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The Diaper Bag
When you are about to have your first baby and you are making your registry for your baby shower, you are given a huge list that will include a diaper bag and things to be put in it. We go into motherhood thinking our babies require so many things, it can hard to fathom…
The Life of a Stay at Home Mom and Wife 