Ages and Stages

Think being a teenager is hard? Try being a pre-teen. You still like kids’ toys, playing outside with your friends, building on MineCraft, and watching the Disney Channel. But you also like “cool” stuff like celebrities, pop music, YouTube,...

Yay! August is National Breastfeeding Month! We're celebrating World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) by following the theme of "Breastfeeding: Strength Through Support." Breastfeeding can be beneficial for both mother and child. The rewards of bonding, burning calories (while pumping/breastfeeding), and...

When we were little, my brother and I had a fear of water. If we were in a swimming pool, we would not let go of the wall and stayed near the steps in the shallow end. It’s not like we...

  Lots of parents wear the badge of having had "ONE under 1". It is a life-changer and a beautiful blessing. Some of us were lucky enough to also then graduate to having "TWO under 2". This was my family. My...

November is National Prematurity Awareness Month and this is a glimpse of what my days were like for 3 months of my life while my lil' one was in the NICU. 6:00 a.m. Pump 6:30 a.m. Wake up my other children 7:00...

We love guest posts from our readers! The following is one mom's story of struggling with oversupply and finding a silver lining through breastmilk donation. It's inspiring AND informative, so be sure to share! Special thanks to our guest writer, Brycee Loyola! My...

While I was pregnant with Klarissa I knew I wanted the Itzbeen Pocket Nanny to track "things" but I didn't really know what I would use it for exactly.  I put it on my registry but never received it at any...

Cooking and working out were always my go-to activities. It was "me time." These were the things in the world of crazy kids, demanding work schedules, and ever-encroaching deadlines that I felt I could definitively control. Stirring a soup,...

If you would’ve asked me that question three weeks ago I would have said, “in my daughter’s mouth.” That’s right Ladies and Gentlemen: I am the parent of a thumb sucker…well, actually as of three weeks ago, former thumb-sucker....

Do you know what to expect when you're expecting? Of course you do. You read the book. Have you heard about what happens after the baby arrives? Maybe you read the book about that, too. Did your book tell you what you...