Hi everyone, I'm Marie from Normal Everyday Life guest posting for Lauren today. I'm here to talk about going on vacation without the kids. Sound like the impossible dream? Keep reading and maybe I'll be able to convince you otherwise! Who doesn't fantasize about what they'll do on vacation? We hope to sit in the sun and relax. Go [...]
Archives for August 2014
Mom Life8 Best Tips forInternational Travel with a Baby
Whew! We just traveled from the Midwest to Okinawa, Japan. I have to say, international travel with small children is not for the faint of heart, but it most definitely can be done. Travel with kids is tough. Travel halfway around the world is...a whole other ball game. We kept really low expectations beforehand, and when it goes well, [...]
Schedule / RoutineHow to Lay your Baby Down Awake, but Drowsy
Like I said in my Top Ten Newborn Baby Sleep Tips, laying your baby down awake but drowsy can be kind of tricky sometimes trying to get the timing down and catching your baby's optimal sleep window. It’s also helpful because I believe it is the number one way to help your baby sleep through the night when he is ready. My goal in [...]
Teaching Early Table Manners
We are working diligently to correct a few bad habits (lots of food throwing and dropping on the floor!) and we are spending a good amount of time each day teaching early table manners. Per usual, I never think it’s too early to start with boundaries and manners. In fact, I wish I would’ve been a little more diligent as a parent and [...]
How to Handle Baby Sleep Debt Recovery
Today I’m continuing my baby sleep tips and talking about Baby Sleep Debt Recovery and what to do when your baby has missed out on some much needed sleep. How do we help our little ones get back on track? Our son just suffered his greatest sleep debt to date when we traveled from the Midwest to Okinawa, Japan. By the time we reached the [...]
Am I Guilty of Overpraising my Child?
It wasn’t until recently that I noticed I tell my son, “Good job” a lot… We’ve been traveling and we are around many new families with children, and I started realizing the words ‘Good Job’ frequently exit my mouth in the direction of my one year old. I also started realizing other parents weren’t really doing this as frequently. [...]
My 24 hour Mom Vacation
Taking time away, as a mom, is tough sometimes. As a nurse turned stay at home mom, it can get a little lonely, especially when my Marine husband is away for work. My husband was away for work from the time my son was 6 months – 10.5 months, and because of that I wasn’t able to get away very much. I accept that because it was a decision [...]
How to Handle Road Trips with a Baby
Our family—my husband, 1 year old son, and I—took a road trip from coastal North Carolina all the way back to the Midwest, hauling a trailer. Yikes! The trailer and baby slowed our trip down immensely, and by the time it was all said and done, it nearly topped 24 hours. Road trips with a baby are tough...but it can be done! I recently [...]
