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How To Keep Your Diaper Bag Organized
My house may not always be organized and neat, but you better believe my diaper bag is! I have a few tricks to keep it organized. Some things I can’t live with out that help me keep my bag organized are the Alvababy wet/dry bags & Bumkins waterpoof bags. The first bag holds everything I would need for diapering. I keep extra diapers, a changing pad, wipes, diaper cream, diaper cream applicator brush, & Munchkin dirty diaper bags. The next bag is an Alvababy wet/dry bag that holds extra clothing. I keep a change of clothes in here with socks, a hat, and a 5-in-1 multi use cover (right now…
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Activities to do with Your Child During A Global Pandemic
These are the three activities I’ve found for Mackenzie and felt safe doing during the pandemic. I really wanted to get her around other children and since she’s not in daycare I wanted to find some classes where she could spend some time with other children. + Music class was our first class and we started out on Zoom, but when it was nice enough outside, we began outdoor classes and felt safe doing this! Mackenzie loves music so she enjoyed music class and I look forward to starting them again soon! I love that Music Together is a worldwide program so you can look for a program in your…
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What Shoes To Get Your New Walker
So you have a new walker…now what? I had so many questions before my daughter started walking and they only continued once she actually began walking. Hopefully this post can answer any questions you have before your child starts walking to help put your mind at ease. First, I wondered when it was appropriate for her to begin walking. She had been cruising along furniture and using a walker since about 8 months old, but was showing no signs of walking. I read multiple places that it’s generally between 12 and 18 months that children start walking. I wasn’t worried that she was only cruising along furniture, but I’d be…
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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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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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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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What Happens When Mom Doesn’t Take Care of Herself
As a mom we often get caught up in making sure everything gets done (dishes, laundry, work stuff, to-do lists, etc) and we end up neglecting ourselves. I did this a week ago and ended up feeling so sick that I was nervous I had COVID (getting sick during a pandemic can be scary)! I started to have symptoms (sore throat, cough, lower back pain) that could have meant I had COVID, so I went and got a rapid test that night and it came back in a few hours and it was negative (thank g-d). I still wasn’t convinced so the next morning my husband and I got PCR…
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My Thoughts on Internet Privacy and Blogging
When I decided to start this blog, one thought I kept having was how putting myself on the internet could be very scary since the internet can be a frightening place. So when I decided to start a mom-blog I had to take into account my daughter and her privacy. She’s only 6 months old and I don’t feel comfortable publicly putting her picture on the web. I never really thought about this before since I have a private account on instagram and only have followers who are family and friends. Having a public instagram account has made me rethink everything I post. Now, when I plan a post with…
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Top 12 Baby Products Through Six Months
The products I’m sharing below are the things we have used the most these past 6 months! There are so many products out there, but I wanted to share what has worked for us. Everyone is different, especially babies, so something that has worked for us may not work for you, but I do think most of these baby products will be great to have in your baby arsenal! All the links I’ve attached are from the product’s own company websites or where I purchased it. Doona This car seat/stroller is the BEST, it’s a car seat with wheels! The fact that we don’t have to have a separate stroller…
