Toddlers

 "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."--Emerson Glaring at Transcendentalist images of a wooded landscape and cabin surrounded by tiny printed words made me wish I could beam...

**Note:  Press play to hear the audio while reading this post.  It will make sense by the end, promise.  Drake. "Hotline Bling." By Aubrey Graham, Paul Jeffries, and Timmy Thomas. Hotline Bling. Cash Money, 2015. Eighty-five degrees or forty-five degrees, popsicle...

Here you are; a mom, cruising through the second year of life with your wonderful child, waiting for the moment that you have heard of so many times before, the cliché spoken by a million moms around the world…the...

I'm not sure how, but my kids are better at working my iPhone than I am.  Even Lincoln, my one-year-old, knows how to swipe and tap enough to find my photo album on my home screen.  But with that...

For most toddlers, New Year’s day was like any other day—a brand new start, a clean slate, a new obstacle to conquer, puzzle to tackle, or another object to climb. While a fresh view of the world has it's beauty,...

My daughter has always loved her bottles, and I was starting to think she would never give them up! Before her second birthday, I was determined to get rid of the bottle. When she was younger, her obsession with bottles...

This is an open invitation to take a glimpse into a day in the life of my three-year-old. Sometimes being three is tough; they are still trying to fully understand the art of communication, the difference between a napkin...

Our almost-two-year old daughter, Avery, was a pretty amazing baby. She slept through the night very early on, took right away to breastfeeding, drinking from a bottle and trying new foods. She smiled and cooed for anyone and we...

For a while, I thought potty training would break me. For two and a half years, I found myself fighting a constant battle with my strong-willed daughter over her sitting on the toilet to go to the bathroom. If...

Feeding my toddler can often feel like a power struggle. There are nights where dinner is an enjoyable experience. Like when my husband asks how her day was and she shouts out the names of her favorite toys. When she cracks...