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Non Screen Time Activities to do with Your Toddler
I can speak for myself when I say I need to do a better job of incorporating non-screen time activities into our day! When I feel tired or have a headache, its just so easy to turn on Coco Melon and let her watch it! I want to build a list of activities I can do with her instead of putting on Coco Melon and figured I’d share my ideas with you below: + While I think Mackenzie is too young for a tonies box right now, I do think it’s a great activity to incorporate music & stories into your child’s day without putting on a screen for them!…
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My Experience with Infant Aquatics CT- Survival Swimming for Infants and Children
Mackenzie just completed survival swim at Infant Aquatics CT! I’m so incredibly proud of her and all the hard work she’s put in these last four and a half weeks. I’d be lying though if I said it was easy for me, but I’ll get into that a little later. I don’t normally show pictures of Mackenzie’s face, but I think this post is that important and wanted to share videos of all the hard work our little kiddos put in to learn this life saving skill! In this post I’m going to cover what we experienced while in the program, my personal feelings on it, & next steps for…
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Important Medicines To Have At Home With A Newborn
This blog post is for those new mamas and mamas-to-be! I know you’re probably trying to get everything ready to bring your little one home and you might be wondering what medicine you want to have on hand those first few months. These are the three meds I used during those first four months with Mackenzie and I found them so helpful to have at home! I also carried around them in my diaper bag incase we were out and needed them! **Always consult your pediatrician when giving your little one any type of medicine, but these are the three that worked wonders for us during the newborn stage! Gripe…
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Tips for Traveling with an 11 Month Old
We just took our first trip to Orlando with our daughter Mackenzie (11 months old), which also was her first time on an airplane. We stayed at the JW Marriott Grand Lakes and made sure to book a suite, so we had a room where we could put Mackenzie down for naps and bedtime and we could stay up, watch tv, and chat (and not go to bed at 7pm). TIP #1: If possible, book a suite when staying in a hotel and you won’t have to go to bed at the same time as your kid! Also, staying at this big chain hotel was helpful because they were able…
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Newborn Essentials- Baby Products You’ll Want For Those First Four Months
My hope is that this will be a helpful list to first time mamas or anyone about to have a baby! Below are the items that were must haves for me and my friends! Since I’m writing this when my first born is 10+ months old, I figured I reach out to my other mama friends to get their input so I could put together the most helpful list possible! So thanks to all my friends who helped me with this post 🙂 Before Mackenzie arrived I had reached out to my cousins and friend who already had babies to ask what were the MUST HAVES before baby arrived. I’ll…
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Setting Up My Daughter’s Play Area For Successful Play
One day I looked at over at my daughter’s play area on the main floor and became extremely overwhelmed. I’m only sharing this picture with you because it’s reality. Yes, I’m even embarrassed it got to this point, but it did and now I’m determined to fix it! I realized that in her short little life we have acquired MANY toys, most of which I think are amazing, but as you can see it’s just too much all at once! This got me thinking that I needed to reorganize this in a way so Mackenzie could have more successful interactions with her toys instead of not being interested in them…
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Who Knew Picking a Baby Name Could Be So Difficult
I’m working on my daughter’s birth story (only 9 month’s later) so I figured I’d first write about how we decided on her name and formally introduce her! I was definitely that girl who had a list of names I liked even before I met my husband. In the Jewish religion we name after the deceased so I was always thinking of names that started with certain letters to honor my grandparents who were no longer here with us. Once I met my husband and we had been dating for a couple of years, I expanded my list to include the letter’s of his grandparent’s who were no longer here…
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My Daughter’s Favorite Toys (6-9 Months Old)
Lovevery Play Kits- We absolutely LOVE these play kits. M loves playing with everything that comes in each box and I’m super impressed with the quality of the toys! There’s a booklet that comes with each box describing ways to play with your child and how to use the toys. 2. Playskool Pop Up Activity Toy– M loves to play with this toy. She’s even at the stage where she’s able to pop some of the animals up herself! 3. Lamaze Flannery The Fox Clip and Go Toy– This is a great toy to attach to the stroller. It has all different textures, tags, and makes crinkly noises. There are…
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Putting My 8.5 Month Old Daughter On Skis
If you know me then you know how special this was for me and if you don’t know me let me tell you! I have been skiing since I was 3, going to Vermont every weekend in the winter with my family since I was little. Skiing is just in my blood and also why my blog is named what it is. Growing up the drive from Long Island was about 4 hours to our home in Wilmington, Vermont, but back then it was just a normal drive for us every weekend. Once I was moved to Connecticut, the drive became a 2.5 hour drive, which was incredible! Once I…
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My Latest Baby Girl Old Navy and Gap Spring/Summer Haul
All pictures linked below! Old Navy Gap
