Heather Hemmert

Heather lives with her husband, daughter and son and has learned to accept that Utah is now her permanent home. Before becoming a stay at home mom, she taught elementary school and loves to use that background to create fun activities to entertain her children. Though staying home with the kids is great, Heather has always enjoyed finding more ways she can keep herself sane, including elaborate cross stitch designs and playing with any puppy she can find. She particularly loves to read and write and prides herself in always remaining honest in her posts about life as a wife and mother, even when the truth is sometimes embarrassing.

5 Elements of a Good Diaper Bag Shopping for a good diaper bag that is right for you is serious business. This is the accessory you will be carrying around practically every day while you have young kids so it’s important to consider a few things before making your purchase: Quality of material—you paid money …

A parent’s worst nightmare is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Have you ever found yourself staring at your baby, trying to see his chest rise and fall? Have you stood over him, debating if you should touch his face and risk waking him up so you can ease your worry that he’s not breathing? Do …

Last week was National Infertility Week and friends, family and strangers blew up my Facebook feed all speaking out about their struggles to have children. My heart swelled as loved ones, who I had no idea were in the midst of this heartbreak, opened up about something so personal. They were all talking about how …

Why should Mother’s Day be celebrated? Well, take a moment to think of a mother in your life. It can be your own mom, a good friend who was like a mother to you, or maybe think of yourself. What characteristics does this mother possess? The majority of us think something along the lines of: …

Imagine being able to take your baby’s temperature without having to wake him up or stick something up his butt! Enter the FeverFrida iThermonitor from fridababy—the same makers of the popular snotsucker, the NoseFrida. This new, small thermometer/baby monitor device uses Bluetooth technology and a small monitor patch under your child’s armpit to send continual …

When it comes to being a new parent, we need to ask a LOT of new questions. Sometimes, we feel like we should already know the answers, so we feel dumb for asking. Well, there really aren’t any dumb questions for new moms. None of us are expected to perform perfectly, or even semi-well, at …

ALL women are susceptible to Postpartum Depression, regardless of the outcome (miscarriage, live birth, still born, etc). Fluctuating hormones, an actual imbalance of chemicals in the brain, and lack of sleep all contribute to this disease. It’s estimated that 10 to 20 percent of new mothers will suffer from PPD (source here), though I speculate …

Your first child was your whole world, and now you’re pregnant with number two and it’s time to start preparing your firstborn for the new arrival. Here are some tips on how to make the transition to big brother or big sister easier on everyone: Start Early: I told our daughter about her baby sibling as …

We all know how much kids love to get their hands messy, so why not try out the incredibly entertaining and easy Oobleck sensory activity? Oobleck is cool because it acts both as a liquid and a solid. You can pick it up in a handful like a solid, but then watch as it drips …

As parents, we have the most demanding job around. There are no sick days, no vacation days, no paid time off. When you’re feeling under the weather, you learn pretty quickly that complaining doesn’t help anything because that infant still needs to be fed and you’ve got the only milk jugs around. So despite a …

You finally got pregnant, spent nine long months cookin’ that little human, and now he’s here! The baby you’ve been anticipating arrives safe and sound, and….. so have all the visitors. After all your hard work to create and birth your child, it’s no wonder why so many moms (especially first time moms) are so …

When it comes to your baby, few things are better than cuddling that sweet, squishy mini-you. If we had our way, we could probably stay snuggled on the couch all day, tending to every grunt and wiggle of our new child. But too soon, adulthood calls, and you need to get other things done. Dishes …