BABY CARROTS

When Your 4-Year-Old Becomes the Best Parent in the Room

When Your 4-Year-Old Becomes the Best Parent in...

If you've been around here long enough, you know my girls have been in Montessori since they were practically still teething. Gemma started at 3.5 and Jules at 2, and...

When Your 4-Year-Old Becomes the Best Parent in...

If you've been around here long enough, you know my girls have been in Montessori since they were practically still teething. Gemma started at 3.5 and Jules at 2, and...

When "I Don't Want to Say That" Becomes the Parenting Lesson

When "I Don't Want to Say That" Becomes the Par...

Recently, I had to go on a work trip. Normally, this means a few daily check-ins with the girls and a bedtime FaceTime to tuck them in from afar. Easy...

When "I Don't Want to Say That" Becomes the Par...

Recently, I had to go on a work trip. Normally, this means a few daily check-ins with the girls and a bedtime FaceTime to tuck them in from afar. Easy...

Porodom and His So-Called Friends

Porodom and His So-Called Friends

We have a fish. His name is Porodom—at least that's how I think it's spelled. Gemma named him when we got him a year and a half ago, and honestly,...

Porodom and His So-Called Friends

We have a fish. His name is Porodom—at least that's how I think it's spelled. Gemma named him when we got him a year and a half ago, and honestly,...

Learning to Be Bored (and Loving It… Most of the Time)

Learning to Be Bored (and Loving It… Most of th...

In our house, we’re on a mission: learning how to be bored. Yep, you read that right. My kids, Gemma and Jules, get maybe an hour of screen time a...

Learning to Be Bored (and Loving It… Most of th...

In our house, we’re on a mission: learning how to be bored. Yep, you read that right. My kids, Gemma and Jules, get maybe an hour of screen time a...

When the Yellow Ball Wins: A Humbling Tale of Parenthood

When the Yellow Ball Wins: A Humbling Tale of P...

Today, I was defeated by a small yellow ball. Not metaphorically—literally. A 3-inch foam ball led me down a spiral of toddler chaos, poor decision-making, and a life lesson I...

When the Yellow Ball Wins: A Humbling Tale of P...

Today, I was defeated by a small yellow ball. Not metaphorically—literally. A 3-inch foam ball led me down a spiral of toddler chaos, poor decision-making, and a life lesson I...

Let me start by saying: our approach to health might look a little different than most

Let me start by saying: our approach to health ...

We tend to keep doctor visits to a minimum—mainly just our annual checkups—unless something unexpected pops up (like, say, a rogue Lego in the ear… which, thankfully, hasn’t happened yet)....

Let me start by saying: our approach to health ...

We tend to keep doctor visits to a minimum—mainly just our annual checkups—unless something unexpected pops up (like, say, a rogue Lego in the ear… which, thankfully, hasn’t happened yet)....