Ages & Stages

Keeping up with our kiddos during each stage of childhood.

When my first son (Noah) was born, I was so excited about parenting because, my goodness, he was easy. His personality was chill, but also fun and he was just an easy addition to our family. When Noah was one...
Motherhood is all about seasons, but potty training season is my least favorite. I have successfully toilet-trained one child and we're in the thick of it with the second. When friends ask for my potty training advice, I look...
He was getting away! That little cutie pie was off and running and getting away! I called lamely, “Stop running,” as his mom chased him into the street, trying to catch up to him. Seriously, this happened at a soccer...
Time outs stopped working for us. Phases. Nothing pleasant comes to mind when I think of that word. Of course, I’m sure there are some lovely ones. I can almost remember them…I think. But mostly, when I say, “He’s going...
Being a parent in the age of the internet means you have access to a lot of information. While you can never be 100% prepared for all that goes along with parenting, you have some sort of idea of...
Does The New Year Call For More Sleep?  Most of us set goals for the new year; and if not goals, then things we want to change or focus on. For many parents, I hear that sleep is a major...
I don't know that I'd call us foodies, but my husband and I definitely like good food. We're also the parents of two lively little girls that we love to spend time with. We often eat a meal or...
I grew up thinking I hated board games. Cue groaning every time the Parcheesi board came out or the Monopoly box opened. However after I started dating my husband, I realized that is not true. The truth is now...
Turning Red was the film we needed to normalize puberty. The transition from girlhood to womanhood is uncharted territory and, honestly, awkward. The film itself has sparked so much debate from parents. But, I want to share why it...
My favorite holiday just passed (May the Fourth), so I started looking around to find my next favorite holiday. Did you even know there was a holiday dedicated to cleaning up your room? According to several places on the...
Alexa, I want to take a second and thank you. Thank you for helping me when: I'm nursing the baby and the toddler is fussy. I have a to-do list the size of Texas. I'm trying to get dinner...
Last school year my son started pre-k. And boy was I super excited that he was going to learn new things everyday. Little did I know, I would be the one learning something new. As a mother, you see your...
Believe me when I say the first two weeks of having a newborn weren’t easy. Especially breastfeeding. Not that it hurt or anything, but because my milk supply was just not there. Now please know that I also have an...
For the first two years of our son's life, my husband and I enjoyed the easiest two years of parenthood I could reasonably imagine.  Little David was sweet, mellow, tenderhearted, healthy, and slept great. When he would start to throw a...

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