Fifteen wishes I have for my son on his second birthday! 1. I wish for you to live a long, happy and healthy life. 2. I wish for you to be successful in love and life and all that comes with it. 3. I wish for you to find a life partner that loves you unconditionally, treats you well and makes you feel as special and amazing as you truly are. 4. I wish for you to find passion in life. 5. I wish for you to always...

By Elizabeth Pantley, Author of the No-Cry Sleep Solution and Gentle Baby Care Question: Our first-born is showing extreme jealousy towards the new baby. He’s obviously mad at us for disrupting the predictable flow of his life with this new challenger for our attention. How can we smooth things out? Think about it: Before the baby entered your family, your toddler was told he’d have a wonderful...

I’m sure many of you have seen the little icons on the forums. I figured it was time to give a formal introduction. The Baby Bug (TBB) is a niche social bookmarking and networking-type site for parents. If you are a website owner or blogger and write articles relating to parenthood and/or family life, you can submit, promote, bookmark and vote on your favorite blog entries and articles on TBB. I found...

We were fortunate to get a question and answer session with popular parenting author, Elizabeth Pantley. She is most well known for her books “The No Cry Sleep Solution” and “The No Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers“. She currently released a new book called “The No Cry Discipline Solution” which I will be reviewing soon, so stayed tuned. In the meantime, I...

So tonight is my baby’s first night in his “big boy bed”. The mattress arrived this morning. J didn’t notice a thing. He fell asleep on the couch this afternoon and I carried him up to my bed for his nap. Meanwhile, I washed the new mattress pad and made his bed up with his new animal sheets.  After his afternoon snack, I prompted J upstairs by telling him I had a great surprise waiting...

We all get it, we all hate it. In fact, I’ve been hearing a new buzz word around the blogosphere recently, referring to it as assvice. Isn’t that great? It’s the obnoxious comments you get from strangers when you’re just going about your own business. It’s the well-meaning, but annoying just the same comments you get from your mother-in-law. You are not alone, I promise. I am going...

In honor of Father’s Day, I am dedicating this Friday Fifteen post to my wonderful husband who is an even more wonderful father. 1. He is head over heals in love with our son and it shows 2. He is genuinely happy and excited to see our son 3. He is extremely affectionate 4. He gets real joy from playing with our son (there is nothing better than hearing those two big laughs coming from my boys!!) 5. He...