We're completing the last leg of a week-long family road trip to visit our family for Thanksgiving, and celebrate my grandmother's 95th birthday! In my family, driving to Georgia is a rite of passage. We used to load up the car and drive down on a moment's notice. I have countless memories of ...
Newborn Necessities
A friend of mine is expecting in January, and contacted me to ask about what she should have on hand for baby's first month. My first thought was to google an adorably-Pinnable checklist of what to buy and what not to buy, but I realized that my experience had been more like a Pinterest fail. So ...
Fighting The Flu with Maty’s (Giveaway!)
I received no compensation for this post, just the product for testing. As always, all opinions are true and 100% my own. One of the most stressful things about being pregnant and breastfeeding is that your list of over-the-counter remedies pretty much evaporates. When I was pregnant, I couldn't ...
Messy Memorable Moments with Bounty, the #QuickerPickerUpper #ad
Part of raising a family is embracing the mess of daily life. I love kids, but I don’t love that part of motherhood quite so much. I tend to be a bit of a germophobe, so I catch myself going through a lot of paper towels. But so many of the things in life that are fun are a little (or a lot!) ...
Best Gifts to Give A One Year Old
On September 10th, my tiny baby turned one year old, and quite frankly, I’m still in shock. Because she’s not walking yet, I’ve been in denial, but the truth is plain to see—I no longer have a newborn, an infant, or a baby. I am the parent of a toddler. I was never really around younger kids ...
Product Review: Finding a New Ride at the Britax Stroller Party
As many of you may know, Phoenix just turned one year old, and that meant that we’d soon have to say goodbye to the only stroller we’d ever known, the Doona. Because I’m a first time mama and really didn't have any experience with any other stroller, I was more than a little nervous. How was I ...