Potty Training Success

Tweet The following is one of my potty training success stories, originally published at my other blog, Organized Chaos. This was almost exactly one year ago – Josh was 21-months-old, Ben was just beginning to walk, and I was pregnant with Noah. I always dread potty training and try to put it off as long [...]

Big Helpers

Tweet I was just recently asked the following question, and decided to answer it here — “How do you manage to make older siblings feel included and loved when you welcome a new one so close in age?” All of my kiddos (with the exception of my twins, of course) are between 18 and 23 [...]

Scrubbing Bubbles

Tweet I recently received a few Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubbers to try… I passed two of them on in hopes of gathering the opinions of others, and am excited to bring you not just my opinion but two others, as well! Sara typically keeps her home in tip top shape and is always looking for [...]

Yet Another Benefit of Breastfeeding

Tweet I am currently nursing my sixth baby. Well, not technically. My twins were born 9 weeks early and were actually bottle-fed. But, they did consume only breast milk for the first year of their lives…. My body worked around the clock to make sure they had all the nutrients and benefits that only my [...]

A quick jolt o’ java

Tweet I have to admit… I am a caffeine addict. I love my coffee. What mom doesn’t? While I am partial to vanilla lattes (hot OR cold) and other such flavored coffee drinks, I must say that I love the ease and convenience of my Senseo coffee maker. The best thing about it is that [...]