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. …
A couple of years have passed since my last major move, and hopefully, it will be the last for just a little while. Since I was very pregnant, I had to get organized so I get things done in time. Over the years, I’ve easily moved more than a dozen times. However, this last time, I had to develop somewhat of …
Dealing with tantrums … is hard enough without other people trying to interject. Kids will be kids. Toddlers have tantrums. “Come on, kids. Let’s go!” Two pairs of feet rush past me to their dad who’s standing next to the car. One pair of feet is obviously missing. “Come on. Let’s GO!” Silence precedes the sound …
The Family Vision Board March is almost halfway over! Boy has that time flown by. Had it been last year, I would have missed a lot… a lot of fun. However, this year, I started a vision board. Between December and the beginning of January, chatters erupted all around me about creating vision boards. NCBW, …
Parents’ lives are swamped by suckers… little suckers who take a lot of time and energy from us on a daily basis. No matter how few or how many children, you could easily pack out an entire day with chores, errands, after-school activities, work and family obligations. After having my fourth child, I knew I …
As a mom of three, our house can get crazy. They seem to yell for every reason, excitement, anger, fear, even sadness. This is especially apparent with my drama princess whom we’ve deemed Queen Bee, since she’s willing to take the title whether we give it to her or not. You can read a little …
Before we read April’s beautiful piece, Mom, You Got This, we want to remind you we launch our newest book, Lose the Cape: Never Will I Ever (and then I had kids!) next Wednesday! We are still looking for reviewers and bloggers in exchange for a free ecopy of the book. If you’d like to …
Parenting has become its own beast in the 21st Century. Throwing birthday parties not only mean planning how you can entertain the attendees, but what to give them to take home. Sending your child to school often feels like you are sending them to a daycare to ingest large amounts of unnecessary information. A child’s …