If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe to my RSS feed so you won't miss any fantastic giveaways! :)Credit for image goes to Sky-fyre on DeviantArt Carrie from Growing a Baby wrote a wonderful, heartfelt post about what it’s like to be a mom who is feeling lonely and a bit caged – she...

How adorable would it be to have your little ones calling you “mummy” in an English accent? I can just see it now, my little girl running up to me and saying, *imagine the accent* “Mummy, my legs are still quite short. Is this completely normal?” Not convinced? You have to...

I’m a huge fan of swaddling. My daughter loved to be swaddled, though she was quite the wiggle worm and eventually could wiggle her way out of any swaddler. While she was tiny, though – it was a life-saver at bedtime. Today I was browsing the web and Etsy for swaddlers (just for fun) and...

I’ve been sick all week. It stinks. Especially since I’m still in training for my MT job right now. It’s going really well, though. My new boss is really happy with me – she said I was a rock star! *beaming* If only you could have seen my head swelling… ;-) I have...

Finally catching her blooming personality in photos… She’s what I call a funny bunny. :-) See more Wordless Wednesday entries at 5 Minutes for Mom and MomDot! Thank you sooo much for sharing this post! :-) a2a_linkname="A Kindred Spirit's Thoughts";a2a_linkurl="http://kindredspiritreviews.blogspot.com";a2a_onclick=1;a2a_color_main="D7E5ED";a2a_color_border="AECADB";a2a_color_link_text="333333";a2a_color_link_text_hover="333333";

Today I’m featuring a guest post from Elizabeth of Baby Signs With Elizabeth – Welcome, Elizabeth! As a Baby Signs Instructor and mom to two children who sign, Elizabeth is here to share information on the Baby Signs program and even gives us some great tips as well. And guess what? There...

Over at 3 Kids and Us, Cat brought up mommy mental meltdowns. We’ve all had them, especially when our kids are very young and we’re being stretched beyond capacity to be super mom. We kind of feel like Elastigirl… only without the power to stretch (ow!). Reading Cat’s post made...

So I’ve been giving my daughter boxed (processed) rice cereal from the baby aisle since she first started wanting solids (about four months old). Why, you ask? I had my reasons – good reasons, too!  It’s easy! It’s fast! She seems to like it… Did I mention it’s...

Is it really possible to get toddlers to wear their sun hats? Well apparently it is because I’ve seen kids wearing their hats everywhere. But my child? My precocious little one-year-old? Nothing doing. Yesterday we headed to the park – I must admit that I have not bought any baby sunscreen...

When my daughter Emma was born one year ago, I didn’t think twice about smearing creams and lotions on her sweet little newborn skin. Diaper rash cream specifically, something that I used often. It’s made especially for babies, right? Of course it’s safe! I trusted the companies...

No wonder I’m forever looking for pacifiers! I thought the borrowers had taken them… Yes, that is a pacifier tucked into the speaker. No, I didn’t do it. LOL My daughter, the pacifier-hider. Maybe she doesn’t really want them anymore? Yeah right. She always sucks on them...

The long-awaited update! ;-) So at the beginning of April I shared my (mournful) thoughts and experiences weaning Emma. She was weaning herself, not needing me as often, and I felt so sad about it! Well, it was a mixture of feelings actually – bittersweet sadness, frustration, and a little...

Am I the only mommy who flinches inwardly (okay, and outwardly) at the thought of putting a standard baby thermometer you-know-where? I know it’s been done for years and years, but that doesn’t make it any easier – on me OR my daughter! I honestly believe that if I had had the Exergen...

Weaning is miserable business. Seriously. I don’t know how I thought it would happen… maybe I thought I would be the one to initiate it. But it’s not me, it’s Emma. She’s done with me! *sniff* Expectations When I first started nursing, I was sure I wouldn’t last...