For those of you who don't know, baby led weaning is basically a fancy way to say feeding your kid real food. Baby led weaning is all the rage these days, and for good reason. Not only is it awesome for the baby because they get to decide how much and what to eat; but, it is awesome for the mom because it easier, healthier, and cheaper. You don't have to make or buy any purees. No sitting feeding the baby spoonful by spoonful and having the kid spit the food back out at you. The ... Read More about Real Baby Led Weaning: The Busy Mom’s Guide
The Best Parenting Books and The Ones to Skip
Even before I had Bowe, I read every single book on parenting. You name it, I read it. I combed blogs for what books they had loved. I had a lot of time and I considered it my responsibility as a nanny to be informed of all the best practices. I felt it was my job to learn the best practices so I could provide the best care, and I wanted to know what to do when I had children. So when I got pregnant, I reread a bunch of them and added even more to my booklist. Now, two kids later, my time is a ... Read More about The Best Parenting Books and The Ones to Skip
DIY Teepee
You have most likely seen the infamous Land of Nod teepee in every blogger's playroom; but, what you probably haven't seen is a DIY teepee that costs less than $50 to make! This was an easy DIY that Santa was able to bring to our house this Christmas! The teepee is gender neutral, will grow with the kids, and has been a hit with the kids (after we showed them how to use it of course!) Christmas morning, we did have an awkward moment when B literally walked out around it completely ... Read More about DIY Teepee
5 Tips to Help Your Kid Adjust to New Baby
I had a hard time adjusting to my new sibling when I was younger, so with Bowe, my mom urged me to try to prepare her as much as possible to ease the transition to to a new sibling. Obviously, there is a limit to how much you can help your kid adjust to Baby. At some point, it is going to be a question of personalities; but, here are five actionable things we did to help Bowe adjust to her younger brother, Jack, all of which helped ease the transition. Before the Baby ... Read More about 5 Tips to Help Your Kid Adjust to New Baby
DIY Book Ledge in Nursery
MAKE YOUR OWN DIY BOOK LEDGE These shallow bookshelves or book ledges were an afterthought to the nursery when we felt like we needed a little more storage, didn't have much space, and wanted something colorful and cheap. Fortunately, Evan made them and I painted them, and we are so really happy with how they turned out. We built two prototypes to test out the depth before we settled on the final design, and I will share the specific how-tos in another more detailed post. Today, I ... Read More about DIY Book Ledge in Nursery