Breastfeeding a Toddler- I’m A Little Over It

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Freaking breastfeeding. Why’s it always got to be so stupid emotional? Before I had babies, I could. not. understand. what women meant when they talked about bonding with their babies by putting a boob in their mouth. When they would cry if they couldn’t or when they stopped. Like, really? But then, yeah, it happened [...]

I Sold My Soul To The Pacifier

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And in the beginning, it felt good. That slick, smooth-talking pacifier, he calmed my baby in a way I couldn’t. He made her quit screaming as we sped down the highway. He helped her sleep. He helped her STAY asleep. But I’m very aware of the power he has over me. How he flaunts that [...]

Lazy Morning

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Hope your Sunday is just as relaxed. Also? Did you know there are Llama Llama board books? Because there are, and we love them as much as the regular Llama Llama books. And if you aren’t familiar with Llama Llama at all, you should. Cutest books ever.

Hey, Villagers? Feel Free To Pitch In. I’m Totally OK With That.

Last year, while visiting a playground home to climbing structures as tall as my house, it seemed, with a curious and fast preschooler and a baby on my hip, I had to perform superhero feats just to catch my precariously dangling 3.5 year old son before he fell from a rope ladder… all while making [...]