I received product from BBLUV to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. Everyone with kids knows that you don't "need" a ton of stuff.  However, there are many products out there that sure do make life a lot easier.  Whether baby is on the go with you, playing on the floor, taking a bath, or you're hoping to lull them to sleep, BBLUV has some really great things to help. Bath Time You know, bath time has given me some really great memories from when our kids were small.  Our first Read more [...]

Thank you to Milk and Baby for providing me with product in exchange for review. All opinions are my own. Pregnancy and nursing can take a real toll on new moms. Our bodies look different, feel different and are much harder to style during pregnancy and during the nursing journey. Sometimes what fit during pregnancy doesn't fit well during nursing and sometimes the other way around. Some maternity clothes fit better but might not be functional nursing attire. Either way there are a lot of different Read more [...]

Thank you to Tiny Love for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion in this review.  In looking ahead to the future, we hope to add another baby to our family. Being the planner that I am, I like to be ready ahead of time. I am so pleased to be able to partner with Tiny Love to share with you their new Meadow Days Dynamic Gymini. This activity gym grows with baby. It features 12 activities and is suitable for newborns through 18 plus months. My two-year-old daughter even loves it! Read more [...]

Being from Minnesota, you'd think I'd finally get used to the long winters.  Yet sadly, I don't think I ever will.  In the fall, once it starts dropping to 60 degrees, I'm freezing and quick to dig out my winter coat.  It just seems to take me a few months to get my "winter legs" back.  But at least by this time of year, 40 degrees now feels warm and you'll see people walking around without coats.  (It's even common to spot short sleeves being worn!)  At the end of January, we even had a few Read more [...]

So here we are at week 38. I could technically go into labor at any point really but I've always carried over so we will see! I am so excited and given that I have done this twice before I knew the last few weeks would be hard. I tried my best to hold off doing almost all baby prepping until the end so I would have things to keep me busy. I'd say those things I pushed back were done about two weeks ago. So now here I am at 38 weeks sharing with you all the few things I am doing to help pass these Read more [...]

Thank you to Britax for providing me with product in exchange for review. All opinions are my own.  Car seats are a big deal. The amount of accidents in cars alone is quite staggering so why not go the extra mile to make sure your little one is protected by the best! car seats all pass the same testing but what can make a car seat safer? Ease of use. The easier a car seat is to use the more likely it will be used and installed correctly which equals safer. In previous years my children have Read more [...]

Thank you to Storkcraft for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions are my own.  My husband and I consider ourselves to be a pretty minimal couple, more so now than when we were first together. Even in the bringing of our relationship we decided to not overload on material things for our first born child. We had a hand me down glider just because I wasn't even sure we would really need one. I found out quickly just how useful a rocking chair could be. Our Read more [...]

Thank you to SoapSox for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. Last year, we were introduced to SoapSox for the first time. My daughter's first SoapSox was Ava the pink dolphin. You can see my first SoapSox review HERE. I am always looking for ways to make bath time more fun for my daughter. SoapSox are a great option to spice up bath time and make little ones more excited to take a bath. Recently we got a VCR and have been watching Disney VHS movies for fun. Read more [...]

Thank you to Marcus & Marcus for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion.    We've been using Marcus & Marcus mealtime products with our daughter since she started solids over a year and a half ago. She really enjoys her Willo the Whale utensils and plate. You can see our first Marcus & Marcus review HERE. When I got the chance to partner with Marcus & Marcus again to review their new Amusemat placemat, we were happy to do so. My daughter has never been Read more [...]

Thank you to National Geographic for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. I am a baby book believer. I have enjoyed writing in my daughter's baby book, and even though she is only two, I already like to take a peek in it once in a while and read pages from when she was only a few months old. It is so fun to reminisce! Although we have only been blessed with one little girl so far, I look forward to the day when we have another baby to add to the family and I'll get to fill Read more [...]