So I was “punched in the face” with mastitis last week. Literally the sickest I have ever been! Even though I have recovered from the mastitis my supply hasn’t so much. I found myself scouring the internet looking for ways to help this issue out and I came across lactation cookies. In an effort to […]
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Want a really simple toy for your baby to play with. I have one for you! 🙂 I read about using an egg carton way back before C was born as a type of play object. I wish I could remember where I read it but I can’t. Pregnancy brain right? Anyway, I found an egg
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The first time you plan to fly with your baby it seems stressful! What should I bring? What can I bring? What do I have to check? Do I have to buy an airline ticket? We flew to Florida with little C in January and actually it was quite simple! Yes, we had more stuff.
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I made sensory bottles and shapes for little C that we had been using, however I wanted something that would be really easy for him to manipulate at 6 months. I decided to make him sensory bags. These were quite simple and I was surprised how much he really took to these. Next to the
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I’ve been very under the weather this week so very little excitement has been happening besides a lot of Olympic watching. However for C water play seems to be the coolest thing around here in the past week. I tried out a new water idea that a friend that I had seen in the past. He has
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This past weekend I decided to do some crafting. I’ve always like the look of mason jars. Initially, my idea was to paint mason jars to grow herbs in. I wanted a bit of style in my planters! Well once I started painting the mason jars I thought it was fun to “try some stuff
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I have been trying to find different toys for C to play with that have some kind of purpose. I was trying to put different toys in a muffin tin that I had seen on The Imagination Tree for C to play with. I basically dug through our toy basket and found small toys that
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I know that in the past few years I had made an attempt to get rid of chemicals in our home. When we found out we were going to be having a baby I upped my effort. We wanted to make sure that the products that we were using were as free of harmful chemicals
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In my process of playroom planning I decided I wanted a sensory table. I thought that it would be great to have in the summer to bring outside. I am dreaming of summer right now! I looked to see the cost of different sensory tables and of course most were over $100. So then I
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This past weekend was a busy one prepping several different freezer meals as well as helping my mom out with some ideas on getting meals ready ahead. In an attempt to save money and eat healthier we have started trying to eat at home more. This results in me having to cook more. It is
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Our little guy is six months old today! It’s hard to believe that time has gone by so fast. He goes in next week for his check-up and we get to find out how big he is! He was around the 80th percentile for height, weight, and head at last visit. He started off in the
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Valentine’s Day gifts are something that we NEVER do. Well maybe back when my husband and I were dating we did give them. It seems like we always get something else and decide that will be our gift for whatever occasion is coming up. This past weekend I went out shopping ALL BY MYSELF. It
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Fried rice has always been one of those things that we loved to order at most any restaurant that served it. I would venture to guess that it probably isn’t one of the healthiest things on the menu. In an attempt to find a healthier version and something that we could have at home I
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I’ve been slowly working on different things that I am planning to put into my little guys play/motor room that I hope to get together by this summer. One thing I wanted to put in was a tent. I’m not sure if I plan on putting it as a reading area or more just a
Peanut butter oatmeal balls are quite possibly the best snack invented. Sometimes called energy balls they are delicious. I have seen different recipes similar to this floating around before, but I had to write my version of these scrumptious snacks down. Like I have said before we are really trying to work hard on “knowing what
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