Thanks, But No Thanks
by Leah Pihlaja
A recent article on 6 Baby Items You Don’t Need was posted where Ami mentioned nixing the diaper genie (yes, the heaven-sent diaper genie that leaves fumes lingering in your house...
Get WAXED- Moms’ Night Out Event September 17!
Join Twin Cities Familys Blog at Waxing the City for a night out Thursday, September 17 from 6-8 p.m.! See Waxing the City’s newest salon open in the upscale Excelsior...
Managing the Emergency Room When Your Child Gets Hurt
by Annie
It’s safe to say that none of us wants to make a trip to the emergency room because of a sick or hurt kid. In the last two weeks, I...
OPEN CALL: Join Our Event Team!
Do you love attending our events and sharing the excitement with your friends? WE WANT YOU! We are looking for dedicated readers who will help promote and work behind-the-scenes to...
Mom Feelings
by Emily
It’s been a month of crazy around here. Dad has been busier at work. Mom has become busier with work. The house work has been put slightly on the back-burner. Our...
My Love/Hate Relationship with the Pacifier
by Marielle
Me and pacifiers? We go way back. Like, 18 months back. And in that amount of time, our relationship has been a rocky one. There’s been good times and there’s...
Slowing Down
by Ami
Now that Finley is 2 1/2, we can usually bet she will sleep from the time she goes down until morning. But last night she woke up before I had...
The Sounds of Motherhood
by Annie
As a young kid I remember hearing adults say “your mom has eyes in the back of her head” – implying that she could see everything I did so I should be wary. Those...
Six Pieces of Advice I Ignored in the First Six Months
by Kate Awsumb
Like every visibly pregnant woman to ever stand in a Target checkout line, I got my fair share of unsolicited baby-rearing advice. Great grandmas, teenagers, other new moms – they...
Sleep When the Baby Sleeps
by Cari Dugan
Sleep when the baby sleeps. Once upon a time when I had three kids under the age of five, two of those kids still in diapers, I would hear that...
Twin Cities Familys Blog Reader Survey: Share Your Thoughts and Win $75!
***This survey has now closed. Thank you for your participation! As we think and hope you all know by now, feedback is VERY important to us. We work hard to...
2015 Guide to Twin Cities Photographers
Because we are constantly receiving inquiries for photographers and recommendations, we know this is a resource you can use. These are some of the best of the Twin Cities- you’ll...
Make the Most of Your Beauty Products with The Bathery
{ Disclosure: Twin Cities Familys Blog has partnered with Lunchbox to promote The Bathery line at Target. We love that this line is present in a place we spend half...
Five Pros of Having a Traveling Spouse
by Melissa
My husband travels for work. More than any of us would like. The days seem so long when he’s gone. I miss him. I miss having someone to lay in...
