Americans speak English, Brits speak English, so all the words should be the same, right? Wrong. Having moved to the USA 6 years ago, but still visiting London once a year, I’m getting used to people looking at me strangely when I say certain words. Saying “Can I have a jacket potato?” in America has most people wondering about my sanity, while …
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I’m currently visiting my family in my hometown of London, England, and things are different now that I have kids. My 1.5 year old son and 3.5 year old daughter don’t want to know about the restaurants and coffee shops mommy loved to hang out in when she was young, they want to run around in an open …
My daughter has the most amazing curls that I love, love, love looking at and playing with. I can always tell when she’s nervous because she starts wrapping one of her back curls around her index finger. 🙂 It’s pretty cute. As I don’t have the blessing of such curls, I’ve been learning a lot …
Being a parent comes with many lessons. You learn, for example, that smelling a child’s butt in public is not only okay, it’s necessary. And that when you miss the toddler sleep window, it will result in a full on, over-the-top meltdown worse than ever before. But you also learn good things. About love, and …
Spring is here! Spring brings flowers, sunshine, birds chirping, and you know what else? Hand, foot and mouth disease. A viral illness that commonly occurs in children when the weather changes. Guess who caught it? My son! Awesome. He is 19 months and still breastfeeding a lot day and night, so when he seemed a …
At my daughter’s coop-preschool, the children got to make this very cute beaded spider! The idea was taken from this Hands On As We Grow post. It was super easy, and kept the kids quiet for some time, as they were fully engrossed in beading the legs of these little guys. I think this might …
“You’re still nursing him at night? Aren’t you worried he’s going to be a bad sleeper?” This is a question I was recently asked by someone about nursing my 18 month old. It’s 2014. People, come on. Don’t we know better than to believe breastfeeding myths? We have amazing sources here and here! Pick one and …
If you’re anything like me, the thought of artsy stuff and preschool crafts make you shudder. Sometimes I want to tell my 3 year old “I taught math to high school kids- I don’t know anything about drawing a horse!” But I do it anyway, because she loves it. Even if it does look like …
Parenting is a tough gig. When it’s fun, it’s really fun, but when it’s turns to tears and tantrums, it’s mentally exhausting. It comes as no surprise that there is a huge array of parenting books, blogs, classes, seminars, you name it, it’s probably out there, waiting to teach you how to handle the emotions …
Having another baby is so exciting, but with a toddler around, parents understandably worry about how the toddler will take to their new brother/sister. When my daughter was 14 months, I fell pregnant with my son. They are exactly two years apart, and so we did quite a few things to ensure that my daughter …
My daughter, who turned 3 last month, recently decided to potty train herself. If you are a parent who is waiting until your child is ready, believe me when I say- this is a good thing. When I tried once, about a month before, she cried and said she wanted her diaper. So I had …
Do you buy white sauce for pastas or lasagne? I recently found out how easy it is to make your own by watching this video from fellow Brit Gordon Ramsay. I needed a quick and easy meal, so I made this in less than 5 minutes, poured it over some pasta and voila! Instant toddler/mom …