My daughter has enjoyed helping in the kitchen every since she was old enough to walk and stand on a chair at the counter. Making cookies is a favorite of hers as well as making muffins and sweeping the floor. It's fun to have planned projects and baking days but including your toddler in the kitchen doesn't have to be a big production or stressful. In fact, I think it is best to do day-to-day kitchen tasks with your children, not just the fun stuff. Including your toddler in the kitchen, … [Read more...]
Lessons Motherhood Has Taught Me
Motherhood brings so many changes. Not just in the whole "there is a little person who is solely dependent upon me for all their needs" kind of way. I talked before about all the ways that becoming a mom has changed me. But it has also brought some lessons, not just about who I am or about children but just in general. Here are just some of the lessons from motherhood I have learned. 1- I really hate changing bed sheets. Like, really hate. A potty training child and a couple of stomach … [Read more...]
Taking a Day of Rest – A Mom’s Best Defense
Alright, mamas. Raise your hand if you are exhausted. I'm pretty sure I just saw all but a couple of you raise your hands. Those few that didn't...well, I think they may have been asleep. There is just something about "mom" that seems to be synonymous with "exhausted." And not just "I need to go to bed' exhausted but that bone weary, brain fried exhausted. Now I have another question for you. When was the last time you took a day off? Mmm...that's what I thought. It's been awhile, … [Read more...]
Parenting Littles: The Moments That Are Worth It
I recently wrote a post called, The Silent Mommy War. Thanks to all of you, it has taken off like wildfire! So many other moms could relate. But I received/read a few comments that basically said: Yes, kids can be a pain no matter the age but they are also amazing. Which got me to thinking. Did anyone think that I was saying kids are only a pain and never a blessing? I certainly hope not. I absolutely love being a mom. Each age and stage have their own struggles but they each have their own … [Read more...]
The Silent Mommy War
We've all heard about "mommy wars." Those highly emotional arguments about how to feed your baby, how to discipline your child, should mommy work or not, where should baby sleep. The list goes on and on. Then there is what I like to call The Silent Mommy War. It's the one that doesn't get exposure. It's the one that no one thinks of as a big deal. It's the comparing of the "rough ages." You know the one I'm talking about. You're venting a little about how tired you are as you have been up … [Read more...]
Including God in Your Parenting
Abby is almost 3 year old. I already knew from years in daycare that 3 is so much harder than 2. It's really the Terrible Three's not the Terrible Two's. But sometimes, because of those years in daycare, I forget to rely on God, not my education and experience. I just rely on myself and what I think I know. There are days/weeks I just want to hide in the bathroom with a tub of Vienna Mocha Chunk, wondering why parenting is just so hard and why I can't get it better. Well, duh, I wasn't … [Read more...]
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