Real Mom Advice
This time last year, I was flying home on a plane with my baby and battling food poisoning – alone. I had a few recommendations about flying with an infant. This year, after a successful trip with my 14 month old, I have more advice about travelling with a baby; not just about flying, but …
Sending your little one to daycare for the first time can be daunting. I sent my baby to daycare when she was just 10 months old – I had a great career opportunity that I just couldn’t pass up. I knew I was making the right choice for our future, but I felt a ton …
Books are like, my favorite thing. For my birthday last year, my fiance bought me a set of illustrated Harry Potter books to read to our daughter when she’s older. It was probably one of the best gifts I have ever received, and I am now very impatiently counting down the years until she is …
As my baby girl’s birthday is right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much I’ve learned. One year seems like a long time, but let me tell you – it flew by. Without further ado, here are 15 things I learned in my first year of motherhood: 1. You are now …
You’re cooped up in the house, you’re bored, and the only outing you can justify is your weekly grocery shop – and that’s not even fun anymore; security guards staring you down as you enter the building, and employees following you around with cleaning products, sanitizing everything you look at. And then there’s social media …
With corona virus polluting the news, it’s hard not to worry. Everyday, I’m hearing more and more stories about school closures, event cancellations, increased infection numbers, and of course – people panic buying WAY too much stuff. I’m not shy to say it – this toilet paper frenzy is ridiculous. I see people laughing about …
The first time your baby crawls is exciting. You’ve been watching them teeter on their hands and knees for what feels like ages, and then they finally take that first step (crawl-step?). The excitement, however is short lived. You quickly realize you have done zero baby-proofing. Suddenly everything in the house is a hazard! So, …
“Enjoy every minute.” When I became a new mother, I heard this all the time. Strangers would come up to me in the drug store, ignoring my dark circles and greasy hair, and tell me every moment is precious. I would smile, thank them, and roll my eyes as soon as they walked away. Enjoy …
Endless snot, a hacking cough, fever, and the biggest, saddest tears ever; the dreaded baby cold. Every parent dreads it, and yet every parent deals with it. No matter how careful we are, how often we sanitize everything, or how strict we are about people touching our babies during cold & flu season, keeping our …
Does everybody remember puberty? Bad skin, mood swings, sweating in places that shouldn’t be allowed to sweat. We all went through it, and we all survived (thank God). Thanks to school systems and brave parents, most kids know what puberty is and aren’t completely blind-sided when it hits. Most of us are taught that at …
