CONGRATULATIONS!! After all of those months (or years) of dreaming, praying, and anxiously waiting, YOU get the grand prize! An adorable little person to call your own! For the first few days you may be living on cloud 9. You bond, you cuddle, you stare, you play. It all seems like a dream. Then those days turn into weeks, […]
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“Do as I say, not as I do!” We don’t literally say that but, many times (if we’re honest) it’s what we imply when we tell our kids to do things, we struggle to practice ourselves. After re-listening to PODCAST – A New Way of Parenting: Mindful Conscious Parenting, this is one of the many things Tyeisha
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This week found us battling a horrible case of diaper yeast rash. Poor Jess! Painful for her, and painful for us to see her hurt. We followed Doctors’ orders and some parental common sense. Thankfully by the end of the week it had cleared and her skin had repaired itself. While I didn’t plan to
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Jess was 6 months old when she came down with her first real cold. She was so uncomfortable, congested, lethargic…she barely wanted to nurse or take a bottle. That’s when we really knew something was up because this kid loves to eat. With her being so young there weren’t many mainstream options. A lot of
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Hands down easy to say, Sam’s biggest trademark is his big, fluffy bed of curly, kinky, coily hair. When he was born his hair was black, sleek and wrapped like he just stepped out of the salon with a fresh Duby wrap, prepared for birth. We realized we were right to name him Sam. We had no
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By Desi I’ve spent a good part of the past year trying to “perfect” my parenting skills. We are in the THICK of the toddler years and there have been countless times where I’ve questioned God, “Why me? Why did you answer my prayers to be a Mother, because I’m not sure I have what
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One of the most common types of Mom guilt is the ‘Working Mom’ guilt. Maybe you can’t afford to be a stay at home mom (SAHM) because one or no income won’t do. What about those of you who can afford not to work, but you really enjoy the career you’ve buil Even if you’re
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Have a fun and safe Halloween tonight! Here are a few safety guidelines: Halloween Safety Tips from America’s Most Wanted 1. Be sure older children TAKE FRIENDS and younger children are accompanied by a TRUSTED ADULT when “Trick or Treating.” 2. Accompany younger children to the door of every home they approach and make sure parents and guardians are
