Dear Caroline, This world that you are growing up in has a lot of violence. There aren’t too many days that go by that I don’t turn on the television and hear about yet another shooting. Some of the shootings are random and involve innocent strangers, and others are based on hatred or revenge towards …
Mama’s Organized Chaos
Every time Caroline learns a new skill that is of significance (sitting up, rolling both directions, standing, etc.), her sleep is interrupted. She likes to wake up because she is so eager to practice her skills. She recently learned how to pull herself up, take assisted steps, and sit up on her own. Her sleep …
Leap 6 was a pretty amazing leap for Caroline! She learned SO much. I can’t even begin to describe everything that she learned during this leap. The really big milestone that occurred during the leap was her being able to use the pincher grasp. In literally a couple of days, she went from not really …
Yesterday we went out to dinner for the first time in a LONG time. Daddy got to join us and be home for dinner (which also hasn’t happened in awhile). We were thrilled! It was fascinating to see Caroline in a new environment, and I loved that Daddy was getting to see her new eating …
This recipe is SO easy and is a one that will use up leftover vegetables! The bite sized pieces allow baby to feed himself, which leaves you relatively hands free to enjoy your own meal at the same time! Unless, of course, he decides to start throwing his food…. This is what Caroline is currently …
So this recipe I found online and decided to tweak just a bit to make it easier. It came out great! The only thing I’ll warn: If you have your meal cooked perfectly, do not decide to turn the oven off and leave it in the oven to “keep it warm”. I ruined my chicken …
On August 14th, Caroline amazed me! She amazes me every day, but this day in particular was a big one. The quickness at which she learns things is simply astounding. She focuses and I can see her thinking and going over every scenario in her head. She lays everything out in her mind before she …
Our journey with giving solid foods to our baby. We started at 4 months with purees, and had Caroline eating bite sized pieces of our food by 7 months! It was wonderful. Progression of Giving Solid Foods to Baby When to introduce solid foods There is a LOT of controversy out there on when to …