I kept adding sensory kits to my cart on Etsy, only to close out and do it again the following week. I finally decided to just make my own sensory kit to see if it was something my three year old would actually play with before investing in the expensive ones. This is mostly because I wasn't sure how (or if) she would play with it, though I've heard other moms swear by them! I grabbed some Play-Doh from the stash we already have. Because this was a few weeks ago, I decided to go with …
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My Experience Transitioning from 1 to 2 Kids
I was overjoyed when we found out that we were pregnant again, but soon I started to worry what would happen when we transitioned to 2 kids. (At first I called this post "going from 1 to 2 kids," but the reality is that it is truly a transition for the whole family.) When I was still pregnant, I worried about a few things... Would my firstborn be okay with a new baby in the house? Would she feel pushed aside? Would the new baby get enough attention? How could I love someone as much as I love …
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Garage Stroller Organization
I posted a photo of our new stroller organization in the garage on my Instagram stories, and you all could not get enough of it. I’ve never had so many DMs about one thing! We originally had a shelving unit in the garage, but it wasn’t a great place to store our strollers. So those were just kind of spread out between the two cars. As you can imagine, it wasn’t a good system: We were frequently moving one out of the way to get to another. We have 4 strollers, including the click in base …
Personalized Notebooks + Letters to my Kids
I loved putting together E’s baby book once she was born! But once I filled in the first year pages there wasn’t much space to add in detail. I decided to get personalized notebooks to keep track of the little notes I have kept in my phone about her (and the new baby, too!). Sometimes I’ll write something funny that happened that day, or something memorable. Maybe it's something new learned. It doesn't just have to be a major milestone! There are so many great places to buy …
What I’m Most Nervous About for Baby #2
Going from 0 kids to 1 was a BIG transition. Not only was there suddenly a tiny person in our house who needed care 24/7, but it totally changed my identity when I became someone's "Mommy." And now that we're adding a second tiny person to our family, I have a few recurring worries. How will my first born deal with being a big sister? We have been talking about the baby for a while - since I started to show - so E knows what is coming. Or at least when you ask her, she will tell you that …
