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Children’s Books Themed Baby Shower

8 Comments / Babies and Toddlers

My friends hosted my baby shower for Lily and it was so awesome. It was children’s book themed and they did a fantastic job carrying through the theme in every area. There were piles of old books as decor, dyed pages as a photo backdrop, candy in little books as party favors, and every dessert …

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Don’t be Afraid to Cuddle

4 Comments / Babies and Toddlers, Home Life, Motherhood

Mama, you may feel like you have a whole ton of stuff to do and no time to do it. Your baby finally fell asleep and you could get a lot done. But also, your heart yearns to cuddle. That’s fine. It’s good to cuddle. Treasure your baby and treasure the time with them. They …

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Disneyland at Christmas Time

5 Comments / Babies and Toddlers, Disneyland, Motherhood

Disneyland at Christmas is one of my favorite things. Disneyland alone is one of my favorite things, but add Christmas to it and it’s truly extra magical! This year obviously Christmas looks different, but I made a fun scavenger hunt for you and your family to do if you decide to visit Downtown Disney and …

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Activities for You and Your 9-Month-Old Baby

3 Comments / Babies and Toddlers, Home Life, Motherhood

Visit Places 9 month olds are more aware of the world so it is so much fun to expose them to new places! You could go places like the park, a playground, the beach, a relative’s house, a friend’s house to have a playdate, a play yard at a mall, a zoo, or a theme …

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5 Truths about Postpartum Life

8 Comments / Motherhood

#1 It hurts to move. Yes, you just experienced the worst pain of your life (yay for epidural!). Therefore, the recovery out of that is also painful. I only had a vaginal birth so I can’t speak to the pain and recovery of C-Sections, but neither is pleasant. I found that it hurt to move, …

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Disneyland with an 11-month-old

2 Comments / Babies and Toddlers, Disneyland, Motherhood

This is a follow-up to my post about going to Disneyland with a baby. We just took Lily again because our annual passes were unblocked from the summer. This trip we only went into Disneyland. September and October is more crowded in the afternoon in California Adventure, due to Oogie Boogie Bash. We finally got …

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Disneyland Diaper Bag

1 Comment / Babies and Toddlers, Disneyland

We live local to Disneyland and are lucky enough to hold “magic keys” (annual passes) to the parks. Because of this, we try to go every month (we’ve managed 24 times in the last 12 months!) and I have fine-tuned my list of things to pack in our diaper bag when we go with my …

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Why I Chose to Breastfeed

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(This page contains affiliate links. Find our disclaimer page here) I breastfed with Lily and absolutely loved it. It was the right decision for our family, but no judgement on you mommas feeding your babies formula, because fed is best and every family and every baby is different. I can only speak to our situation and …

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Our Favorite English-Spanish Baby Books

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I want my daughter to grow up fluent in both English and Spanish. To help her get there (and to help me learn Spanish) we have been borrowing English-Spanish books from the library. These are our favorites. These are our favorite English baby books. This is our favorite Halloween book. I also shared some tips on reading to your …

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I Traveled to Europe Pregnant!

4 Comments / Babies and Toddlers, Motherhood

(This page contains affiliate links. Find our disclaimer page here) I was 2 months pregnant when we went. We had already planned it before we found out we were pregnant and decided to keep to our plans as a last baby-free trip. We had not planned full-day itineraries, and it was a good thing because …

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