Courtney

Your Baby is The Best! Really, your baby is the best. I want you to know this because it’s true. She is smart and beautiful and just the greatest thing since sliced bread….to you (and the grandparents, of course), that is! But really, your baby is awesome! All babies are awesome. Every new parent thinks their child is the best thing in the world.
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If you are the parent of a school-aged child, then you know exactly what I’m talking about when I say “enough with the papers”! Holy smokes! My dining room table is no longer a dining room table. It has become a desk, filing cabinet, art supply holder, among other things that are not at all related to an actual dining room table. Every day
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Our family has traveled a lot with children. We’ve used pack-n-plays, rented hotel cribs, smooshed together in beds, basically we’ve tried it all. The pack-n-play was always such a hassle to bring with us. It’s heavy, it’s bulky, and it doesn’t really seem all that comfortable either. Neither of my children have ever slept through the night uninterrupted in a pack-n-play. Enter this beauty,
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Ever since I was a little girl, I always knew that I wanted to be a mom when I grew up. Some girls dream of being princesses, some dream of being ballerinas, I dreamed of being a mommy. When I got married, I was very much looking forward to starting a family with my husband and starting our life together. We waited 5 years
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I just saw a commerical for Tide detergent with a prim and proper mom upset about her tomboy daughter. I hate the message it is sending to young girls. Basically what they are saying is that a girl can’t be herself if she isn’t what her mother expects her to be. Shouldn’t we be teaching our daughters to love themselves exactly as they are?
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Let’s face it, mommies are busy. It’s not always possible to have a home-cooked meal ready every night for dinner. Sometimes we have to cut corners and do what is convenient, rather than slave over the oven. Personally, if I have had a busy day, I would much rather spend my time doing things with my kids then letting them fend for themselves while
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