Have naps gone cray-cray at your house!? We had 4 babies in 5 years and they’ve all more or less followed the same general pattern. When they were newborns, they slept all the time. Eventually, they ...
Helping Older Siblings Cope With the New Baby | 11 Tips from a Mom of 4
There’s an ongoing poll in my mom-friend circles about which transition is the hardest: Having your first kid, going from 1 to 2 kids, 2 to 3 kids or adding more kids after 3. Each transition is ...
4 Simple Reasons Why Creating a Baby Schedule is Life Changing
After having 4 babies with totally different personalities and varying levels of “easy baby” to “hard baby,” (is that a spectrum??) I’m convinced you can get almost any healthy baby trained to sleep ...
The Newborn and Toddler Circus: 28 ideas for keeping your toddler alive while feeding your newborn
We had 4 kids in 5 years, and the hardest part of every newborn (after the first) was always the toddler. The clingy, confused, barely verbal, highly active toddler who does not understand why it ...
Baby Registry Must Haves |Mom of 4 Shares Baby Registry Checklist
(Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission off purchases from customers I refer, at no additional cost to you of course. You can read what I do ...
How to Get Baby On a Schedule… ASAP! (Plus sample schedules for the whole first year!)
When we had our first baby, I read all the sleep-training books. I tried so hard to get my baby to follow an exact schedule. And when baby got “off” from the schedule I’d determined, I felt stressed ...
How to discipline a 1 year old & teach a one year old “no”
Our 4th child just turned 1, and I can say for sure: it's never too early to start setting expectations and training your little ones. 1 year olds understand WAY more than we realize. It might seem ...
Simplify Your Life | Changing Habits, Embracing Passions, Saying No!
I googled "simplify your life mom" as I was writing this, and got over a million results. So why one more post about simplifying life? Because, I read a few, and they weren't simple! The top result ...
Want to Start Sleep Training your Newborn? Here are 10 Reasons to Start Sooner than Later
There are a million articles, books, and blog posts about sleep training on the internet. With a million different thoughts and opinions. Much of parenting boils down to personal preference, and our ...
How to Sleep Train with a Parent Led Method & Teach Your Newborn to Sleep Through the Night
There is a lot of advice about how to sleep train out there... everything from "dictate your baby's life down to the minute" TO "my baby sleeps whenever they want and I never know what to expect." We ...
Wondering how to get baby to nap longer? Your baby is probably over tired!
One of the most common sleep-training problems I encounter is moms wondering how to get a baby to nap longer. I hear a version of this naptime problem a lot! "My baby only naps for 30-45 minutes. ...
Everything You Need to Know About How to Transition Toddler to Their Own Bed
Okay, are you ready? This is probably going to be the world's shortest blog post, but I finally decided to write it because I get this question a lot! How do you transition toddler out of their ...
Why Baby Should Sleep In Their Own Bed From Day 1
It seems like moms would do almost anything to get their babies to sleep more. Getting your baby to sleep for 12 hours straight at night is the holy grail of baby sleep. But, maybe you'd even settle ...
Top 7 Things to Do When You’re Preparing for Baby
Let's be honest. The title of this post is ridiculous. Nothing could ever totally help you with preparing for baby. But, should you find yourself expecting a baby (or hoping for, adopting, or ...
Capsule Maternity Wardrobe
We had 4 kids in 5 years... I was pregnant or breastfeeding a total of 64 out of 76 months between 2012 and 2018. So, if you are looking for some tips on a maternity wardrobe that doesn't break the ...
Pregnancy Tips for the First Trimester: 23 Pregnancy Hacks From a Mom of 4
I have been pregnant 5 times in the past 5.5 years. One of those pregnancies ended in an early miscarriage, but all 5 came with varying degrees of morning sickness. With each pregnancy, I had more ...
Life Long Readers
One of our goals for our kids is that they develop a love for reading and maintain it throughout their entire lives. To that end, here are 10 specific ways we encourage reading in our home: 1. BECOME ...
Joy and the Temporary Relief of Me Time
I thought I deserved me time. Everyone told me I did. "You should get your nails done." "Just buy yourself a cup of coffee." "Just do a little shopping." "You'll feel better if you can ...
YNAB Review (You Need a Budget) // Is YNAB Worth the Money?
YNAB stands for You Need a Budget. In 2016, YNAB moved from being a downloadable software program to being an online (web-based) budgeting program. We have tried several budgeting systems and tools ...
How to Track Your Grocery Spending // 2 Methods That Work Every Time
This post is part 3 of a 3-post series to help you simplify & get control of your grocery budget once and for all! In part one, I explain how to figure out a realistic grocery bill amount ...