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 [...]

Thank you to Mixbook for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. As most of you already know, I love taking pictures! I have used a few different companies for printing photos online, making photo books and photo cards. I had never heard of Mixbook until a few weeks ago, when I got a chance to try out some of their stationary, a letter writing calendar and make a Mixbook photo book for our daughter. To stay I am pleased with their products is an understatement! I used Read more [...]

This post was sponsored by the Role Mommy Writer's Network. All opinions are 100% my own. There is an affiliate link in this post.  I come from a large family and grew up with a pretty steady flow of babies around me as a result. I knew how to mix formula and change diapers by the time I was 10 years old or so. My baby sister was born when I was 12, and I was eager to help care for her regularly. It wasn't until I was an adult that it really hit me how not everyone gets the same experience. Ryan's Read more [...]

Thank you to Yookidoo for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. My daughter has a love-hate relationship with baths these days. She generally is ok once we get her into the bathtub, but she generally doesn't love the idea of taking a bath when we bring it up. I am always looking for ways to get my daughter excited about bath time, so I was excited to partner with Yookidoo to have our daughter try out their Spin 'N' Sort Spout Pro. The Yookidoo Spin 'N' Read more [...]