Ages + Stages

If you have a preteen or teenager, you’ve probably heard about the show, Euphoria. Or maybe you’ve heard/seen the social media sounds, memes, or gifs about the very adult show on HBO. If you haven't heard about Euphoria, you might actually...

On a pretty normal day last April, I was cleaning my house and listening to a podcast while I cleaned, as I so often do. In the episode, a married couple was being interviewed about their family mission statement,...

Earlier this spring I applied for a Pre-K 3 program for Wesley and was unsure he was going to get in solely due to space availability. Two weeks ago I got the call that he was accepted and just...

From the time he was born until now, my kid has never been a great sleeper. Which has made us team late bedtime by default.  He's about to turn five years old, and he is JUST NOW sleeping through the...

  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...

Oh, sibling comparison and competition... how I detest thee. I am a middle child. I have an older sister and a younger brother. I don't have any real memories of competing with them, but I'm sure my mom would tell...

I have yet to meet a Unicorn Parent. A parent so perfect and magical, they shine like rainbows and shower down glitter wherever they go. These parents effortlessly float from soccer practice to gymnastics to dinner without having to...

Something that has been on my mind, well, more on my face lately, is the phrase "sleep training." I know this is SO taboo to so many people. And I think many people have done this throughout the years, but with...

Books are one of my very favorite gifts to give - you don't have to worry if they are going to fit and they never go out of style! You can throw a book into a stocking to fill it...

Cloth diapering was a huge jump for this laundry-hating mama. When I did decide to cloth diaper, I had a lot of questions. Funny enough, a lot of people ask me those same questions when they find out that...