I look for the best shoes for my boys that are durable enough on the playground, kicking around a ball or splashing in muddy puddles because why not! We started purchasing from Jan & Jul a couple years ago when I fell in love with their sun protection hats.
Read MoreIf you’ve been looking for a comparison online to make your choice, here it is.
Read MoreIt is now secret that colic is a dread phase or part of parenthood. We learned about it in prenatal class back in 2017 before my eldest son Lucas was born. They call it “Purple Crying”. I will also never forget my mother in law telling me about the nights when she would be pacing the hall, bouncing Spencer, rocking him trying to ease his colic. “He was a very colicky baby, I would cry all night”. You could say that worried me a little bit.
Read MoreWhen I was pregnant with Lucas in 2017 I had no idea I was going to be exclusively pumping for him for eighteen months. I was not fully equipped when I decided to exclusively pump. I had some Philips Avent bottles but I didn’t know you had to have a sterilizer and sterilize them a specific way. I also didn’t own a bottle warmer and let me tell you, a bottle warmer is a winner! Philips Avent has this gift set that is absolutely perfect for first time parents.
Read MoreWhen my son Grayson was born on August 9th, 2019 he wasn’t a natural thumb sucker like my son Lucas was. I quickly turned to our stash of Philips Avent Soothers, including the soothie snuggle. As parents who are new to the soother world this time around we wanted to best for our baby and Philips Avent has really been one of our go to brand for the past two years. We felt confident in Philip Avent’s soothers because they are distributed within hospitals including our local hospital here in Victoria in the NICU. Also being made BPA-free, durable, and of flexible medical grade silicone. We knew we could trust Philips Avent.
Read MoreAs a mom of two now I have very little time to myself for self care.
Read MoreWhen we moved into our forever home we knew that a mattress upgrade was necessary after having our other king mattress for 7 years. I was having awful sleeps on it & live with chronic back pain so a good mattress is an absolutely necessity for me. When we moved, we ended up staying in our guest bedroom using our old bed until we painted our master bedroom and did the little reno’s that were needed with wiring & whatnot. We couldn’t wait for our new mattress from Endy to come in! Since the mattress, sheets and pillows were gifted we ordered a new bed frame from Endy along with the mattress protector to feel complete! We also got our son a twin-sized bed frame. It is the easiest to set up! Just like the instructions say. Ten minutes or less.
Read MoreWhen you first introduce a bottle to your baby it’s a big deal! From finding the right nipple top your baby likes, to if the bottle needs to be anti-colic or not. It’s trial and error. I have five useful tips here for you today that will hopefully help you along your journey of finding the perfect bottle and introducing the bottle to your baby. If you have any additional tips, leave them in the comments below for fellow parents to read!
Read MoreLucas has been bottle fed ever since he was 8 weeks old because my nursing journey ended too soon against my will. It wasn’t working out for us unfortunately. However, I chose to exclusively pump for my son and we had a long journey of 18 months! I was dedicated. We tried one formula and it was a few sips and I knew it wasn’t going to work out. I wanted Lucas to have my milk for as long as possible and that meant committing to my son’s health by taking my nutrients. We are a plant-based family so for Lucas to have milk up until he is two years old is vital, however thankfully we have a beauty plant-based option available so he has that daily since we stopped our breastmilk journey.
Read MoreI have been using MAM Anti-Colic Bottles for Lucas and will be using for Little One Young # 2 when they arrive and we introduce bottles! Lucas has shown that he loves the contoured nipple on the MAM bottles. My favorite part about these anti-colic MAM bottles is the self-sanitizing feature. I will show you step by step below on this blog post!
Read MoreLise Brown Cosmetics has been in my routine for about a month now and I have some thoughts on the products I’ve been using recently for you! First I want to give you a small background on Lise Brown Cosmetics and how it came to be!
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