Let me start this off by saying by no means am I musical. I can’t hold a note. I’ve failed at the piano and saxophone. However, my baby LOVES music. Music benefits for babies has been one of the important things I have learned with C. C and I have been going to a …
I’m self admittedly not much of a reader. I always want to get into reading I just never do. Even though I don’t read I didn’t want to neglect C’s exposure to books. Baby’s brains are developing so quickly, the first year of life is critical. Research shows that babies who are read to in the …
I was fortunate to learn a new trick on a very simple way to clean my makeup brushes this weekend from makeup extraordinaire Shawna Rengo. After being scolded for my awful looking makeup brushes I got my lesson. There are many reasons that your makeup brushes should be cleaned. The big things for me were …
As we are approaching C turning 7 months old (How did this happen so fast!) there are some big items that stuck out this month that I absolutely love and so does C. Some of these items were given to me as gifts and I never would have even thought of these but I’m so …
I tend to have my exercise ball in our family room in my attempt to get back in shape after having my baby. It tends to sit in the corner really more then anything. Little C has become very interested in everything and the other day he maneuvered his way to the ball. Only then …
When I would come home from college one of my favorite things was having my little brother make his “famous” puppy chow. It was one of those treats that we had to beg for when we were younger without much success at all. He had modified the box version to his liking and it …
I love our garbage disposal however I hate cleaning it. That is until I of finally found something that actually cleans the garbage disposal and it is not full of chemicals. I will admit that I must credit my grandma for getting me to this place. She always talked about how vinegar was the very …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …