People in my life are always surprised to find out how little money I spend at the grocery store each week. While it ranges depending on a few different factors, I typically spend between $50-75 a week on food – and one of the biggest contributing factors is that I meal plan. I thought today …
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Lauren Tate
I know this opinion is not shared by all, but I really love feeding a baby. I enjoyed making my own baby food for my kids, but even more so I love introducing them to ‘real’ solid foods. My husband, on the other hand, hates it. He’s terrified! He is watching like a hawk at …
In my humble opinion, there are very few actual necessities in terms of baby gear. They need somewhere safe to sleep, for sure, but basically everything else is convenient or nice to have – but not a necessity. Sure, strollers, swings, high chairs, bouncy seats, nose suckers… they’re all great to have. Can you get …
Despite every store across the country being slammed with back to school sales, there is still over a month left of summer! Summer is easily my favorite season. I love being outside in the sunshine as often as possible and have (hopefully!) passed that love on to my kids. My son just turned 3 this …
Hello, fellow pizza lovers! Today I’m hear to tell you all about our dinner of choice lately – you guessed it, pizza. I’ve got a picky toddler. Lately, I haven’t had the energy to really battle meal times with him, and I know I can always get pizza in him for dinner. A few years …
A friend and I were recently playing “Remember When?” where we reminisce about life before we had children. It’s all in fun, and of course it’s only half joking, but we got to talking about the beach. “Remember when all you needed to go to the beach was a towel, disc man, and a water …
Recently, there was a post floating around about lathering your child in toxic “death creams.” You probably know which one I’m talking about. Basically, this mom was tired of feeling like she was never doing enough, and the trigger was that the sunscreen she had just purchased for her kids was first on a list …
Does anything scream “SUMMER!” more than kabobs? Ya know, meat on a stick? I am on a total kabob recipe kick so far this season. They’re so easy and quick to put together, they look impressive, and they don’t require me heating up my house by turning the stove / oven on. My biggest tip …
My daughter is eight months old now and I think it’s safe to say she is full-on teething. She’s a pretty happy baby overall, so she hasn’t been incredibly fussy (yet), but she is chewing and gnawing on anything and everything. We have lots of teething toys for her, but when I am holding or wearing …
As if you didn’t know, Father’s Day is right around the corner! If the guy in your life is a book lover, check out our gift guide! Book Cover T-Shirt My husband loves his book cover t-shirts and gets compliments on them every time he wears them! Check out Out of Print, for $28. Also, this …
There’s a lot of research out there saying how important it is to read to babies. They may not understand what you are reading, or the complexities of the storylines, but it is important to expose them to language. My mom always says my son was an early talker because I talked to him so …
If there’s one thing I’ve learned after two babies, it’s that I can’t force them to do… well, anything. It’s like the old saying – ‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.’ So, as much as I’d like to, I can’t force my daughter to crawl. She will do …