Ages + Stages

Here's the thing about pumping: It sucks. Literally. Between the constant cleaning, the discomfort, the alienation, and the indignity of feeling like a milk cow, it's hard to fault anyone for throwing in the towel. That any mom, especially working...

It's 7:59pm and I've just finished cleaning up dinner.  I still need to shower, work on a major project that I've been procrastinating to do, clean up the mess that is my floor and watch Odd Mom Out.  I...

Today, June 21st is officially ASK Day.  ASK stands for Asking Saves Kids.  The campaign encourages parents to ask a simple question when their children go to play at another home "Is there an unlocked gun in your home?"...

I read an article the other day about a little girl who kept getting out of bed even though her mother had put her down about six times.  Then, after the fiftieth call out {Okay that's exaggerating, but you...

  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...

"Michele, bacon Gouda!" the Starbucks barista calls out.   I start making my way through the crowd.   I really miss those days.  The days when my daughter would sleep through anything in her heavy car seat that I could...

I was caught being silly with my kids So my kiddo does well in the car but sometimes on the way home from daycare there is traffic and he can get a little antsy towards the end of the ride....

I love to sleep.  After having kids the feeling has only intensified.  Aside from the fact that my children hate sleeping and keep me up most nights, there's another thing that stops me from sleeping. I may be alone in...

Are you thinking about using cloth diapers?  Do you have a super naggy friend who keeps telling you about the financial and environmental benefits of using cloth diapers?  If so I might be that friend!  I mean, here are...