Category: Baby Business

Beginning Bottles

Up to this point, only one of my children has ever had a bottle: Honeybun.  We started Honeybun on bottles when she was about 6 weeks old as I was heading back to work and had …
Cost of Care

Cost of Care

Since returning to Florida over a year ago, I’ve gone through a few job interviews and despite getting a few offers, I’ve yet to take a full-time job.  While being away from my children is …

Breaking the Bottle Norm

Both of my girls were born in Florida, during hurricane season.  When we were preparing for Honeybun, I was genuinely concerned about what we would do with a baby if a bad storm hit.  What …

Sibling Similarities

I spend a lot of time comparing my children and pointing out how different they all are, but there is no denying they are all related and oftentimes, all babies are the same!  Honeybun  and Sugarplum …
Solo on the Road

Solo on the Road

We all have our list of “nevers”, things we’d probably never do.  Mine includes driving 2 hours each way with a newborn for an event that only lasts a few hours.  No matter the event …

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today is a very special day in my family, it’s my Daddy’s birthday!  My parents may disagree, but I feel like I’ve always been a Daddy’s girl.  I, of course, love my mommy with all …

Outdoor Man

This morning I took the girls to a nearby park to meet some old and new friends.  We walked there and Doodle fell asleep before we were even out of the driveway.  What was most …

Sleeping Through

According to the people who make stuff up, Doodle has begun “sleeping through the night.”  I use quotations here because officially sleeping through the night means 6 hours.  I know few adults who can make …

Conquering Cradle Cap

Aside from the small bit of baby acne and some lingering Eczema Sugarplum’s had, my girls have had very few skin issues.  But poor Doodle has had nearly every skin issue known to babies from baby …

Normalizing Nursing

When I was bagging up my pumped milk to freeze today, I noticed the reminder to never microwave breast milk explicitly stated on the bag.  It reminded me of our babysitter in Dublin.  When Sugarplum …