Despite your best intentions with your toddler, it’s going to happen. The day you have dreaded the most is finally here. Your toddle has learned to climb out of their crib. Once they’ve discovered that trick it will join their roster of blowing bubbles in their milk, drawing on the wall with markers and hiding …
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8 Things Working Moms Of Teens Must Do To Keep Sane Our teenagers drive us to the end of our rope. By the end of the day, everyone’s emotions can be frazzled. Are you the working mom who comes home to constant chaos and stress? You thought it was supposed to be easier when they …
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I started my week with a debilitating migraine and nausea that ended with a respiratory virus and symptoms of sore throat, fever, chills, body aches, dry heaving, stomach pain, hacking cough and lethargy. During the middle of the week two of my children were sick and by the weekend my husband joined in on the fun. Parenting sick …
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Remembering #allthethings So I have this theory about how the space in a mom’s brain is taken up. There’s only so much space in our brains. When we get married a large chunk goes to our husband. We can’t rely on him to take care of himself. He won’t even throw out his holey underwear. …
Mommy Needs Wine Not that I really need a reason… but here are a few things that make me want to sit back for a moment and enjoy a nice adult beverage. Top ten reasons I need a glass of wine: I have four children and a dog. I must add that the only time the …
Co-Sleeping It’s funny that of all things to really get people fired up about, co-sleeping is one of them. I mean, who CARES if I sleep with my kid or you sleep with yours? [bctt tweet=”Why do people get so fired up about #cosleeping? via @theaprilnoelle” username=”losethecape”] My son was the first to get booted. …
The Unbearable Monotony of Maternity Leave Maternity leave is the movie Castaway. I am Tom Hanks and Cora, my 3 week old, is Wilson. We are stranded alone on an island (my 505 square foot Brooklyn apartment) all day, every day. And, hey, islands are nice! You can hang out on the couch all day …
As I scroll through Instagram or Facebook, so often I read comments from loving moms stating, “I wish I could freeze time,” or “Can he just stay this little forever?” Yes, those baby snuggles and the intoxicating newborn smell can cast a spell on almost any woman with ovaries. But as a mom of three growing kids, …
I finished reading this amazing parenting book called Fatherhood-dispatches from the early years. I’ve read a lot of these type of books over the years of parenting. This one holds a special place in my heart. Andrew’s heartfelt, hilarious and humbling words had me at the first chapter. He’s woven a special story about life …
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Back to School Morning Routine Tips Since August is about making the most of back-to-school for moms, I’m sharing some tips on having a smoother back to school morning routine and maybe even avoiding some extra stress. School starts in less than 2 weeks for us. We’re thinking through our routine and any changes we …
