Ages + Stages

As I sit here debating on what I should write about as my very first post for the OC Mom Collective, my twenty-year-old son walks in from his bike ride. Firstly, I can't believe that I actually have a...

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, so I wanted to share a friend’s poignant story of how the loss of her son to SIDS gave her the courage to gain back control of her own life and...

I work as a full time stay at home mom (SAHM) of two little boys. I am thankful that my husband can support us and I don’t currently work an office job, though I had one for the first year...

I drove myself crazy for the first couple of months of my baby girl's life. I have no one to blame but myself. I put the pressure on myself, the expectations, the comparisons. If I could go back in...

  There is definitely a difference in the way you parent your first kid vs. your second kid. When I was pregnant with my first child I decided that I would use cloth diapers.  I also was definitely going to breastfeed...

Silence. And then, "Did you know that there's two?!" The moment that will be forever etched in my memory at what was to be my first of many ultrasounds during my pregnancy. All at once my husband and I...

My toddler recently had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and I am just about surviving! While it is fresh in my mind I thought I would go through the things that have helped us get through these 2 weeks. Before the...

My son electrocuted himself and it wasn't in an outlet. I had covered all of the outlets meticulously. The problem was that I hadn't anticipated my curious fifteen-month-old to stick his hands inside the wall and pull out an electrical...

Alright. It's 10:20 pm. It's a Monday night. Two nights ago my husband and I had a 'staycation'/mini-escape to the beautiful Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach (for F-R-E-E, with an oceanfront suite upgrade...yay Hyatt credit card points!!!). Yet, I'm blogging...

As we kick start the new year, I have no doubt that parents across OC will be on the hunt for a good, fun, affordable, place to celebrate their kid’s birthday party this year. I am currently that parent/mom....

Encouraging teenagers to find hobbies they are passionate about is not always easy. Electronics tend to come easily for the teens in our home, but we are consistently encouraging them to broaden their horizons outside of the electronic space....

Summertime equals more time in the sun for most of us. We wanted to compile 8 basic summer sun safety tips to share and also want to remind you that being out in the sun is actually a really...

My 2.5 year old son is the King of Stalling. I know what you are saying right now: Oh no, my child stalls more than yours! I hope you are right. This is not a contest I wish to...

When my little girl turned 11 months old, I pumped for the last time. I knew it was going to be the last one when I hooked myself up to my nemesis, and my best friend, for nearly the...