With a new baby in the house, we wanted to keep our Princess busy this summer. And we wanted her to have fun. She loves pretending she is a ballerina so we decided to put her in an 8 week ballet class. She LOVES it! Do your kids love to take lessons? What lessons do the take? … [Read more...]
Stain Fighting Tips
We have a four year old and a 2 month old - we know about stains. It seems that we deal with stains on a daily basis actually. What about you? Does it feel that way at your house too? Tara Aronson (via Frigidaire) has 5 steps to cleaner clothes for Frigidaire: Immediately rinse or blot away spills on your clothes with cool water to prevent stains from setting. Sort laundry by color, wash cycle needed, and water temperature required. The Frigidaire Affinity’s Permanent Press cycle washes … [Read more...]
Canoe Journey 2012
Each summer Native Americans along the Pacific coast get together to celebrate culture and family in the annual Canoe Journey. This year we brought our family canoe down to Squaxin Island near the capitol, Olympia. Hard work, sweat, family closeness, and sharing culture with other Native Americans from other tribes - the Canoe Journey is quite the experience! Ten days of camping with two children? Not so easy... … [Read more...]
11 Baby Sleep Tips: How to Get Your Child To Sleep
Who am I kidding, I have no idea how to get your child to sleep. I mean, for 4 and half years we have been struggling with our Princess to get her to sleep well. And then, BAM, this week she now is sleeping alone, in her own bed, in her own bedroom! We are amazed. Truly. We didn't do anything different. One night last week, I said, ENOUGH. We can't all be in the same room. My Little Man is in our room in a co-sleeper so I put my Princess in her bedroom and told her she needed to be a big … [Read more...]
6 Weeks Old and Smiling
My Little Man is 6 weeks old! I know he is not smiling in this photo but he has started smiling this week! We are excited to our Little Man socializing and responding more. Aren't those Monthly Tie Stickers cute? Read my Little Baby Bumblebee review and enter for your chance to win stickers like this (for baby boy, girl or pregnant mommy) in the Christmas in July giveaway event. … [Read more...]
How to Swaddle A Baby
Our Nathanael is such a great sleeper -at night. I am thankful for that. Right after we brought him home from the hospital, he slept so well. I had to wake him up after 4 hours to feed him - and he fell right back asleep. I feel so blessed, because those of you who have followed my blog for a while, know that we have had sleep issues with our Princess. In the day time? Nathanael is not that great of a sleeper. In fact, he has a hard time sleeping in the daytime. He gets fussy, because he is … [Read more...]
A Baby Story
Welcome to the world, Nathanael - or Nate the great as grandma calls you! I did it again, a natural birth. But this time? It was very hard. I didn't think I could do it... At 9pm the night before, I started having light contractions every 25 minutes. This went on through the night. By 4am they were about 10 minutes apart. I never told you all this but I was Group B Strep positive. The midwife wanted me to go in if my water broke or when my labor was 5 minutes apart. Right away - so I could … [Read more...]
