Keep in mind that I’m writing this from a bad week, so please don’t suddenly assume everything is great. But I’m going to call week 35 the “good week.” Let me just say that although week 35 was truly amazing, it also brought on the hormone-induced grumpiness, so let me just get a fewRead more
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing a lot of remarks along the lines of “Wow, your pregnancy went by fast!” While it may feel that way to everyone else, each day of this pregnancy has felt like an eternity. My day-to-day life lacks variety: I wake up, feel sick, say goodbye to Logan,Read more
We’re just now getting the remnants of our Christmas decorations put away, and now Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! I’m still not sure exactly how we’ll be celebrating – it all depends on whether baby-on-the-way is going to allow me to eat or not! Whether we go out to a fancy dinner orRead more
“You look tired.” She looks tired because she is tired. Her body is already working harder to create and support a new life, and then the majority of her days are spent hunched over the toilet or running to and from any available bathroom. Her body is literally draining itself of nutrients 24/7, soRead more
Let’s face it: weeknight dinners can be tricky. There usually isn’t enough time to prep the ingredients, no one wants to run out to the grocery store for last minute additions, and chances are (in my household, at least), there’s a cranky, hungry child following you around asking for another snack every 5 minutes becauseRead more
With 99% of the family dealing with various illnesses this New Year’s Eve, no one was in the mood to spend hours in the kitchen making fancy party food, despite how enticing the fun recipes looked on Pinterest. Luckily, our only plans were sleeping all day, and then meeting up with the extended family atRead more
Although cooking may seem like an activity too advanced for young children, that couldn’t be further from the truth! Get your kids in the kitchen with you, and lay the foundations for a multitude of life skills, including creativity, math, fine motor skills, good hygiene, following directions, and teamwork. Even the littlest pair ofRead more