Our youngest baby is just shy of 9 months old. She's a crawling, climbing, standing, smiling sensation.We all adore her. She alternates between my arms, her daddy's arms, her sisters' arms, and doing acrobatics around our house all on her own. When our arms get tired or the late afternoon grumpies visit, I like to […]
Have you ever taken note of a mother with a sleeping baby in her arms or a toddler cheerfully grinning on her hip? Looks serene, right? I won't deny that it is unquestionably wonderful to carry a little one around, but it's also harder than it looks! It requires both physical and emotional stamina and […]
On most nights, when the sun is starting to set and the glistening oranges, pinks, and purples begin dancing over the mountaintops...we go on a family walk. We rarely bring a stroller. Our 3-year-old likes to run about in her pink sandals, pointing out things ("Look, mom! Yellow flowers!") and collecting rocks. And, I typically […]
Dinner needs to be made. Laundry needs to be switched from the washer to the dryer. The floor needs to be vacuumed. AND your baby/toddler wants to be held. That was (and sometimes still is) a common dilemma in my house in the early days. I was never one to let my little one cry […]