Baby Sign Language 101
Somehow during the blog transfer, this post was deleted. So I thought I would post it again since it was one of my first posts! It made me kinda sad watching it…Little Brother was so tiny! Has your baby ever…
Somehow during the blog transfer, this post was deleted. So I thought I would post it again since it was one of my first posts! It made me kinda sad watching it…Little Brother was so tiny! Has your baby ever…
Learning to use a spoon is a dirty job. There’s no way around it…this skill set requires on-the-job training. As much as it makes you cringe to think of the impending disaster that awaits you, your little one, and your walls…
Here’s what you can expect by the end of the seventh month. Sleeping: Most babies are sleeping at least 8-10 continuous hours at night by now and many will be sleeping at least 12 consecutive hours (woo-hoo)! She’s probably taking two naps…
Your child is entering one of my absolute favorite ages of all time! I especially love ages 6 months all the way to about 15 months because babies are generally happy, expressive, sport adorable chunky rolls, start to babble, and sleep…
Your baby is almost half a year old!!! Can you believe it? Even though you’ve likely had long, hard nights with very little sleep…it still manages to fly by! That sweet little miracle of yours is entering such a fun stage!…
I was contacted by HALO Innovations (the maker of sleepsacks) and asked to do a post about my favorite items for babies (with a giveaway). Since I’ve already done a raving product review a couple months ago, Halo Sleepsacks are of course…
Here’s a fun penguin song to sing with your little one. I tried to add a fingerplay to go along with the song, but Big Brother wasn’t cooperating. And Little Brother was off..waddling around the house just like a penguin….
Your little angel is becoming more of a baby and less of a newborn with each passing day! By now, you’re probably enjoying the sweet music of coos and giggles minute after minute. The fussiness that can sometimes plague the first three…
Little Brother (13 months) has been obsessed with taking my spices out of the kitchen cabinet and carrying them around the house. I still have yet to find my bottle of homemade vanilla. They really are the perfect size of…
Babies love to push things. Some fun things to push are strollers, child-size chairs, push toys you can buy from the store and even laundry baskets–which easily slide across the floor. Little Brother enjoyed putting things in the basket, pushing…
Babies love to see pictures of themselves (and the people they love). They also love to to open things…so today we’re using a couple travel packages of baby wipes to act as doors and windows on a felt house! The opening and…
Have you ever walked into a room and quickly realized that your child has pulled out every single baby wipe from the wipes container??? Or how about going to the bathroom and seeing the entire contents of the toilet paper…
I first saw this idea on Chasing Cheerios and thought it would be perfect to try with Little Brother (1 year). He had a harder time than I originally anticipated he would with this activity, but it was great to see…
*For those of you who are new here, I am going to apologize in advance (as I always do) for my terrible singing voice as well as the fact that you can barely hear that voice (count it as a…
By the third month, your baby has emerged from a sleepy newborn to a cooing, alert infant! She has also discovered her appendages and will now flail them to her heart’s content! She is quickly becoming more interactive and loves to watch…
Little Brother woke up early from his nap yesterday, which meant that we had some very rare one-on-one time while Big Brother was still asleep. I’ve heard of using yogurt (or pudding) as fingerpaint for very young children and thought…
Okay, so the title isn’t really about your baby, but it greatly affects the self-esteem of us Momma’s so it is worthy of mentioning. Prior to the birth of Big Brother, I took a breastfeeding class that was offered at…
Who needs a fancy new toy when there is something bright, shiny and equally as appealing to a baby already tucked away in your cupboards?!?! Just get a few bowls and some small toys. Practice new vocabulary “in” and “out”….