source Last week, Jenn over at one of my favorite blogs to read, Peas and Crayons, posted about the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) updated Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists. It was news to me and I thought my readers might appreciate me passing the information along. (You can read Jenn's post ...
Parenting
Road Tripping
June's been a busy month for us! We had our first road trip the weekend before last--we traveled to my parents' for a long weekend for a cousin's wedding. The trip is 9 hours one way. In my post about extended rear-facing, I mentioned our dilemma about turning Meghan around in her car seat. ...
My Pregnancy: 13 Weeks
I'm super excited to give you my first pregnancy update! Since this is the very first one, I'll give you my brief history and do a recap of the first trimester to get you up to speed. After this, my weekly updates will give you information on what's been happening for the previous week. I'm so ...
Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam
First, I want to thank you everyone for the kind words and well wishes in response to the big news in my last post. I loved reading every comment! Now, on to the jam. This post isn't just about strawberry jam. Yes, you'll get a recipe for strawberry jam, and homemade jam is always special. ...
Big BIG news
Let's start today's post with a pop quiz. I like to keep my readers on their toes. If you're a regular reader, you know that I've been posting with less frequency than usual. I'm sure you've been wondering why and I don't want to leave you in the dark any longer. Let's see if you can guess the ...
Extended rear-facing: when to turn the car seat around?
There are no easy decisions in parenting. Especially not for me. I can't help but think of every possible scenario when weighing a decision, always wanting as much information as I can find to help me choose the right path. When Meghan was close to the weight limits for her infant car seat, I ...
Goodness Bars
Since Meghan isn't eating as well lately, I've been dreaming up ways to get a bigger variety of foods into her. I don't want to become a "sneaky chef" type mom just yet, but I do think it's acceptable to get creative to get her eating more foods. If I offer her oatmeal, she'll sometimes eat it. ...
Are Good Eaters Born or Made?
When it comes to parenting, I tend to lean towards the controlling side. It's not that I don't want my daughter to experience normal freedoms. Of course I do. It just that when I look at this little life that we created, I feel an immense responsibility. I want her to have the best. The best ...
Happy Easter!
Christ Is Risen! Back to regularly scheduled programming soon. xoxo ...
Build a {Healthy & Natural} Easter Basket
Yesterday was the kind of day where I barely had a chance to sit down and the next thing I knew it was 10:00 pm. Do you ever have those kind of days? Emails get unanswered, phone calls don't get made, blog posts don't get written... One thing I accomplished from my to-do list yesterday was ...
5 Reasons I’m Smiling Today
Lately life's been stressful. It hasn't exactly been, as they say, a bowl of cherries. One thing I am blessed to have, however, is optimism. I have always been the type of person who sees life's events in the best possible light. Today I don't even need that much optimism, though. I have plenty ...
Meal Planning Tips for Busy Moms
Top basketball coaches would never let their team go into a game blind. Before the game, they study and prepare their team for the opponent they'll be playing. Come game time, they are ready. The team knows what type of defense they'll be running; they have practiced and perfected their offensive ...
