Ages + Stages

With the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (rest in power) I am reminded of how far we have come but also of all we have yet to accomplish. I want my daughter to know that she "belongs in rooms...

If you have a baby or toddler, you may own this set of stacking cups and nesting cups from The First Years. An Amazon Best Seller, it has been my baby’s favorite toy for months. Aside from its intended...

I struggle with the tween years the most. They break little pieces of my heart and scare me. These are the years where I see my daughter's childhood innocence slipping into a mature understanding of the world around her. Those...

  So my birthday just passed (August 24th) and it was uneventful. But I plan to change that before the BIG 5-0! Now that I am officially 49 - I have a year to accomplish some things that I have on...

I tend to get attached to things that mean something to me, they hold emotional value. I really love routine…so I find that the transitions in our little ones lives SUCK. I remember when my baby grew out of his...

MICROBLOG: What You Don't See What you don't see when I upload the highlight reel of our trip to grandma's house is how many times I had to stop and ask my children to PLEASE listen. What you don't see when...

Shark Teeth. No, it's not a follow up song to Baby Shark.  Here's the scoop: My five-year-old was eating breakfast one morning, when I noticed he was digging in his mouth. I asked him if had something stuck in his teeth...

Dear Daughter, Growing up is hard. Life lessons come in many forms. But there is something about mom wisdom, the wisdom that comes with living. These are some of the life lessons that I want you take with you wherever...

The middle school to high school transitional ages are something else. It’s a beast. It’s exciting. It’s worrisome. Here is my experience from her 14th birthday party.  We are a Hispanic household. Okay - daughter’s dad is half white, half...

I’ve been a breastfeeding mom for 26 of the last 34 months. I was able to nurse my son until he was a few days shy of 19 months old, and I am currently going on 8 months of...