From One to Two
I am currently pregnant with my second child and watching my almost two-year-old son sing and chase the cat around. I am constantly surprised how big he is and how...
What I Know Now: C-Section Awareness Month
by Erin Statz
I am 1 in 3 American women. When you are pregnant with your first baby, you plan on your water breaking, contractions starting and then you push out your baby....
Podcasts for Moms
I spend the majority of my days with a one-year-old which means most of my conversations consist of “Does Henry want more sweet potatoes?” and “No, Henry, you can’t put...
Tired of Sleepless Nights? Call the Consultant
A chronic lack of sleep, that is when you have crossed the threshold into parenthood. From the minute your precious little one arrives the deprivation begins and for many, sleep...
When Your Children’s Age Gap Grows Larger Than Planned
by Maureen Zhao
I always thought I’d have a lot of kids. I assumed I’d get married younger, much like most of my college friends, and I assumed I’d stay home with my...
All the Freebies for your Birthday Month
“Do you want to sign up for our rewards program” Almost every store that offers this or an email list, I will sign up for. Why? One, it’s normally free....
Tips for Putting on a Successful Garage Sale
by Erin Statz
I have been a garage saler since I was a kid. It’s just something my family and I did almost weekly during the spring, summer, and fall growing up. The...
The Delights and Dangers of Slime
They call themselves Slimers. These elementary and middle school age kids have made the makers of Elmer’s glue very, very happy. They make slime by the gallons, and glitz it...
Sleep Well, Sweet Girl
We don’t co-sleep. Since the day I brought each one of my kids home from the hospital, they went to sleep in their own rooms in their own beds. All...
How Food Games Helped My Picky Eaters
by Amber Harder
When I first became a mom, I had high hopes of my child eating every type of food on the planet. Then I got tired. And had more kids. And...
The Same Two Feet of Space (National Siblings Day 2018)
I always laughed last summer as I watched how my three kids approached others to play at the park. “Hi,” one of my then three-year-old twins would say, “What’s your...
Mom Friends – It Doesn’t Have to be Hard
I love my mom friends. Beyond words. Every single one of them. There’s just that instant connection. For me… {Photo credit: Lauren Marie} At first, initially, I was going to write...
Visit Farm Babies at the Minnesota Zoo
Spring can be SO slow to arrive in Minnesota! But even though the weather was still quite chilly and there were patches of snow left on the ground during our...
The 4th Birthday Blues
I thought I had another year. One more year before my toddler turned into a little boy. My son recently turned four, and I was caught off guard by the...