Which Essential Oils Are Safe When Pregnant & Which Should You Avoid? If you’re asking this question, you’re not alone. Many women have wondered the same thing when it comes to essential oil and pregnancy. While I believe that essential oils can provide a number of benefits, we need to educate ourselves on their safety….
Super Simple Self Care Ideas for Moms Who Have No Time Are you feeling completely overwhelmed as a mom of small children? Do you need some easy self care ideas that you can incorporate seamlessly into your daily life? I’m right there with you. We don’t have time for ourselves. But life isn’t going to…
How to Help When Your Teething Baby Won’t Sleep Teething baby won’t sleep unless held? Is your baby’s teething pain worse at night? As excited as I was to have a second baby, I dreaded having to go through the teething process again. My first daughter started showing signs of teething at five months old…
Benefits of Going Outside + Outdoor Activities to Do With Kids at Home I remember spending my summer days outside as a kid, building forts, playing kickball, running under the sprinkler… …and even in the winter, we would bundle up and build snowmen, snow forts, and drive snowmobile. My daughter is almost three, and she…
Teach Toddlers + Preschoolers About Summer Safety With These Fun Activities Swimming, bike rides, nature hikes: School is out, and it’s time for fun summer safety activities with the kids! While summer brings fun and sun, there are also lots of things that can go wrong while enjoying these activities. That’s why it’s important not…
Your Guide to Diffusing Essential Oils Around Babies and Toddlers Is diffusing essential oils around babies and toddlers safe? First of all, I think essential oils are great, and I personally use them for certain applications. (I even own an ultrasonic cool mist humidifier that also acts as an essential oil diffuser and a night…
How to Cope With Nursing Aversion (From a Mom Who Has Been There) If you’re experiencing nursing aversion, you are NOT ALONE. Yep, I’ve been there, too. With my firstborn, we started the night weaning process shortly after I found out I was pregnant. Night weaning was a success and, after her second birthday, she was…
With Easter drawing near, I thought I’d put together a list of fun and easy Spring and Easter crafts for kids. My toddler loves to make crafts. She needs quite a bit of help still, but it’s a lot of fun for her to help make something out of a few crafts supplies I have…
Stuck Indoors? Try These Awesome Indoor Activities for Kids! Finding fresh ideas to keep toddlers busy is no easy feat! And I don’t know about you, but I am more than ready for this cold snap to be over so we can get back outside. Not only has it been freezing cold outside, but we…