How Many Receiving Blankets and Swaddles do you Need for Baby?

How Many Receiving Blankets and Swaddles do you Need for Baby?

What’s the Difference Between a Receiving Blanket and a Swaddle and how Many do you Need? When stocking up on items before your baby’s arrival, you may find yourself wondering how many receiving blankets or swaddles you will need.  It’s no secret that new babies 

Cute and Affordable Baby Shower Favors

Cute and Affordable Baby Shower Favors

Creating cute baby shower favors doesn’t have to be expensive.  There are tons of affordable baby shower favor ideas that are sure to please any guest.  From inexpensive and edible baby shower favors, to simple DIY favors, you’re sure to find something that fits perfectly 

How to Ease into Life with a Toddler and a Newborn

How to Ease into Life with a Toddler and a Newborn

I was one of those moms that thought being a mom was easy.  Then I had a second kid.  Life got a whole lot harder once I was trying to juggle life with a toddler and newborn. The newborn days are behind us now, and 

7 Lessons I Learned from my Baby Sleep Consultant

7 Lessons I Learned from my Baby Sleep Consultant

You hear about those babies that are great sleepers.  They take great naps, can fall asleep anywhere, and by a few weeks old, they’re sleeping through the night.  Guess what… those aren’t my babies.  Both of my babies were the kind of babies who woke 

How to Pack the Perfect Diaper Bag

How to Pack the Perfect Diaper Bag

After two and a half years, I finally had to break down and get a new diaper bag.  We were still carrying the original one we got when Weston was born and it was falling apart at the seams (literally).  In all my time as 

5 Tips for Surviving the Witching Hour

5 Tips for Surviving the Witching Hour

If you’re reading this, I’m sorry.  You must be experiencing the torture known as the witching hour.  As a momma who has just started to come out on the other side, I feel for you.  Surviving the witching hour can be tough, but over the 

21 Tips for the First 21 Days with Baby

21 Tips for the First 21 Days with Baby

The Best Tips and Tricks to Help you Survive the Newborn Stage Even though this is my second time having a newborn, I’ve still been shocked and surprised at how much work they are.  It’s amazing how quickly you forget the early days as your 

7 Must Have Products for Baby Number Two

7 Must Have Products for Baby Number Two

Today marks the halfway point in my second pregnancy and I have to say the weeks are flying by.  I’m trying to stay organized this time around and get all my ducks in a row before I get too far along. (I’ve been using the 

20 Newborn Hacks for Brand New Moms

20 Newborn Hacks for Brand New Moms

20 Awesome Newborn Tips that make Mom Life Easier When it comes to mom life, I’m always looking for ways to make my job easier.  I recently wrote a couple posts about breastfeeding hacks and diaper changing hacks, and they’ve both gotten a great response.  

12 Diaper Changing Hacks for Brand New Moms

12 Diaper Changing Hacks for Brand New Moms

The good news is I bought a big boy potty yesterday.  The bad news is… my child is definitely not ready to start using it.  (I’m going to start “trying” to use it as part of his daily routine with no real expectations until he’s