Tagged: Parenting

Things I'm Remembering Now About Newborns

Things I'm Remembering Now About Newborns

It’s amazing how much I’ve forgotten about having a newborn baby from when I had my first two kids. I guess a nearly 4 year break between babies is a pretty long time. And it’s not just the ever so delightful pains of childbirth, or in this case, C-section....

Keeping Things Fun for the Kids

Keeping Things Fun for the Kids

One of the things I’ve tried to avoid this pregnancy is focusing on it to the exclusion of my other two kids. It’s quite the impact on their lives, after all. They’re both old enough to know that a baby means I will shortly be very busy with baby’s...

Talking Business with My Daughter

Talking Business with My Daughter

My daughter is developing quite the interest in business. We got into talking about logos when she saw the new Pepsi logo and absolutely hated it. This time Walmart got it. She hates the “Save money. Live better. Walmart” slogan. She announced that she wants to write a letter...

Quick Breaks for a Stay at Mom

Quick Breaks for a Stay at Mom

Life’s been crazy here lately. That happens in most families, but since I’m pregnant I’m really feeling it. This got me thinking about ways to take just a quick break from the stresses parenting sometimes causes. The goal here is to think of things that can be done at...