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What’s in my diaper backpack: Toddler Edition
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What’s in my diaper backpack: Toddler Edition

      This post is sponsored by Huggies®. All opinions are my own.  Westley has become a full fledged toddler seemingly overnight and most of us are thrilled about it.   Lincoln loves playing chase with him around the house and Adelaide drags him around on blankets to give him “a ride.”   Both…

Why Your Toddler Says “No” and How to Respond
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Why Your Toddler Says “No” and How to Respond

Today we’re talking all about the toddler defiant “No!” phase and how to respond. This post was originally published back in 2017.  The No Phase Last month it was like Lincoln fully embraced turning two and immediately switched into defiant toddler mode. One day he was agreeable, easily persuaded, and happy to go with the…

How to do quiet time with toddlers
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How to do quiet time with toddlers

Today I’m sharing everything I’ve tried and learned about quiet time for toddlers. This break in our day is essential for my sanity and theirs. This post was originally shared in 2018 and updated in 2024. My two biggest motherhood sanity savers? A gym with daycare and quiet time. I was first introduced to the idea…

Our Toddler Room Sharing Journey: Transitioning siblings to sharing a room
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Our Toddler Room Sharing Journey: Transitioning siblings to sharing a room

Are you thinking of moving your kids into the same room? Or maybe siblings are already sharing a room and you’re looking to make things run a little smoother? I’m sharing lots of tips for siblings sharing a room along with how we transitioned our boy and girl into a shared room as toddlers. Why…

Toddler Parenting Things I’m Working on Right Now

Toddler parenting strategies we’re working on right now We have left behind the baby stage entirely over here (and it’s hitting me hard in the form of baby fever) and have been plunged into the land of toddler negotiations. Newborns + babies are so physically taxing and while I sleep for many more consecutive hours,…

Toddler Bedtime Routine with Halo Snoozy Pod
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Toddler Bedtime Routine with Halo Snoozy Pod

Today I’m sharing our toddler bedtime routine and the Halo Snoozy Pod, the coolest new baby/toddler product on the market! This post is sponsored by HALO Innovations. Have you heard of the Snoozy Pod? I’m sharing all the ways we use our Snoozy Pod and how they’re helping both kids sleep better (and longer!) in their…

Day in the Life: Sunday with Toddlers Edition

Day in the Life: Sunday with Toddlers Edition

I’m back today with another “Day in the Life” post sharing a recent Sunday around here with two toddlers. I love looking back on these snapshot posts and realized, after looking through the ones over the last two years, that I’ve never captured a Sunday.  Sundays are generally a day reserved for family and worship…

Our Toddler Bedtime Routine with Two kids
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Our Toddler Bedtime Routine with Two kids

This post on our toddler bedtime routine is created in partnership with Bumbo, one of our favorite baby brands! If I were going to give new parents only one piece of advice, it would almost certainly be around developing routines for your babies. The most important one we’ve focused on with both kids is their…

Life On The lake // Lake Pawtuckaway with a baby and a toddler
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Life On The lake // Lake Pawtuckaway with a baby and a toddler

Have you spent time at a lake with your baby or toddler? We spent a week up at lake Pawtuckaway this month, tucked into the forests of New Hampshire, and had so much fun! I was surprised by how different spending time at a lake was from taking two kids to the beach. In some…

Best Car Games for Road Trips with Toddlers
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Best Car Games for Road Trips with Toddlers

  This post has been sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. Summer is the time for road trips! Whether it’s a couple hours to visit friends and family or a full day driving cross-country, traveling with toddlers can seem daunting. My parents live in New England, a 12 hour drive from us and our dear friends…

Lincoln’s Toddler Summer Bucket List
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Lincoln’s Toddler Summer Bucket List

Thanks for your words of encouragement as we said goodbye to family yesterday. We’re all adjusting to life as a family of four over here and while we’ve geared up for it to be a rather sleepless summer, I’m hoping we manage to have some fun as well. I’ve rounded up a list of activities…

5 Places we’re shopping for back-to-school 

5 Places we’re shopping for back-to-school 

Where are we shopping for back-to-school clothes this fall?  You know, for things kids will feel confident in, that will make a good impression on the teacher, and that they can still run and play in during recess.  We transitioned our kids out of their uniform-clad charter school and so we’ve been adding a few…

Post Partum Essentials with Baby #4
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Post Partum Essentials with Baby #4

We are two months into this four kids thing and some hours are better than others. Usually at 2:30pm I think we’re killing it, we’re playing at the park after school, Rosalind is snoozing in the wrap, big kids are playing with friends, and the toddler has inserted himself with the big kids. By 4:30…