Is my child too young to learn a second language?
Will a second language delay his English?
Could another language confuse her?
10 Tips to Survive Road Trips with Toddlers
Just us, two car seats and with babies, and a HEAP of luggage.
I am now living proof that you can survive a road trip halfway across the country with toddlers.
But you need STAMINA. Which includes the ability to make decisions and be coherent with very little sleep. FLEXIBILITY is important. Pack a CREDIT CARD for impromptu hotel stays and a SENSE OF HUMOR when the little ones have decided YOU WILL NOT DRIVE ANOTHER MILE WITHOUT ME SCREAMING AND PUKING. [Read more…]
5 tips to nurse and run a 5K Like A Boss
That’s me after running my first 5K.
How is this lady with the seeing eye dog about to pass me?
She had been gaining on me for a while. She was like a mirage, inspirational and mostly unbelievable. The lady and the dog were running in sync, panting in rhythm and they were quickly gliding right pass me.
I ran my first 5K (3.1 miles) this weekend and although I wasn’t planning on being competitive, I was not letting this lady with the seeing eye dog outrun me. [Read more…]
Learning to banish negative self-talk
Refuse to give in to the negative self-talk that happens in our heads. Banish it.
I felt myself retreating into a corner this week, more like a hole. I felt like my creativity was getting choked, like an editor was hovered over me criticizing my work, deleting my articles and replacing type with question marks.
But none of that was real. It was all anxiety, smoke shoveled into my mind to shutdown my work. And I was doing it to myself.
Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever shutdown a dream, an idea, a vision, with negative self talk and scenarios that haven’t even happened? [Read more…]
Crockpot Comeback
Monday got off to a rough start.
The baby woke up around 5:30 this morning. I nursed her back to sleep, then passed out again, only to wake around 8:55, just five minutes before the contractors arrived to install the new boiler. And they turned off the water just as I stepped into the bathroom.
C’mon Monday!
Stay at home heroes
That’s me, juggling a newborn and a two-year-old and trying to take a selfie.
Whether you leave the house daily to go to work or you’re home everyday caring for your children, WE ARE ALL WORKING MOMS.
And the work is never done.
That said, today the award will go to stay at home heroes. Because this is some kinda special job.
There is work to do, all day, everyday, in every nook and cranny and corner of the house. And as soon as you fix it, the little people go and mess it up again [Read more…]
Put the crib in mama’s room, according to new sleep guidelines for babies
Baby Z at six months in the bassinet. And STILL in our room.
Here’s another recommendation guaranteed to help you get EVEN LESS sleep.
Putting the baby in their own crib or bassinet in the same room as their parents is the best way to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), according to new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Continue putting the baby to sleep on their backs too, according to the guidelines, without any pillows, sheets, stuffed animals and all those accessories that look cute, but can actually be hazardous for babies. NPR provides a good summary of the updated recommendations. [Read more…]
Bestest Monday Ever
It’s Monday morning. I’m not a morning person at all. Typically I hit my peak around 2pm after the 2nd cup of coffee kicks in and the kids are napping.
But I stayed in my pajamas yesterday and sat on the couch for most of Sunday. I caught up on some reading, watched TV. And let the kids watch tv. I felt guilty about it, a little, but honestly it felt great. I recharged my mommy batteries so this Monday morning could happen:
- I pumped 12 ounces of milk.
- I jogged and walked 2.2 miles.
- I fed the 13 month old homemade sweet potatoes for breakfast. The toddler ate cheerios.
- I put in a load of laundry.
- And then we watched a You Tube video about volcanoes and practiced writing the letter V.
- And we made these crafts inspired by a pinterest post depicting volcanoes and the letter V.
I had a cup of coffee before all of this happened. Because with coffee, all things are possible.
It’s noon now. Time for a nap.
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