Reflecting on a Year

It has been a full year and a wonderful one. I am delighted to be a mother and I could not ask for a more wonderful child. A lot of the anxieties of motherhood that I worried about during pregnancy, all came quite come naturally. At my daughter’s one year doctor visit, my daughter’s Pediatrician... 

Breast Feeding and Increasing Lactation

Before conception I knew I wanted to breastfeed. And my goal was at the very least to be able to nurse my daughter until she was one year old. In preparation I was consumed with online shopping searching for all of the nursing and breastfeeding gear and accessories. With this shopping I bought an expensive... 

Noir Mommies Central Florida Playdate

Meet up with the Central Florida Noir Mommies & Noir Kids! Saturday, October 31st at 11:00 Meet Fellow Noir Mommies in your area. Find Noir Kids of all Ages.  Birthday World offers activities for children of all ages; bounce houses, trains, roller coaster, carousel, flying bananas, tubs-o-fun,... 

Bye Bye Bottle

We are 10 months now and I am strategizing on the method on how to get rid of the bottle. I am certain I do want to toss the bottle around the age of one. Most pediatricians suggest children should be weaned off the bottle at one year old. Benefits to weaning: • Children using bottles are more likely... 

First Bout Defeat

My first bout and I am defeated. I am not defeated because I was unprepared. I was not mentally ready for this fight and it did not help that I was under the weather. I started preparing well in advance. Long before my daughter arrived, I purchased plenty of first aid and medicine kits for the just... 

Mystery Jar

What is in the baby food? Can you even pronounce the items listed on the back of the jar less known understanding what they are. I really do not think I want to purchase and eat many items that are good for two years after I purchase them. Most food items are not suppose to last for two years. Who knows... 

Stroller Mistakes

Knowing what I know now my stroller purchase would have went a lot different. When researching strollers, the single advice I received was: the heavy duty/large Graco strollers become cumbersome after sometime pulling it in and out your car because the stroller is heavy but holds a lot and very sturdy.... 

The Desire to Carry on

Here is my confession; I am guilty of frowning upon Mothers who have chosen not to breastfeed or stopped…..before I had to breastfeed myself. My thougths were exactly what I always heard…everyone makes milk, as long as you want to. I dismissed everyone story as lazy and not wanting to put... 

Now that I have Teeth

After the months of continuous drool finally, there are teeth! Early in the teething process the cotton bibs were getting so wet it was best to switch to the bibs with the plastic back. I could not keep up with the laundry to continuously wash a daily  load of bibs because they are wet with drool.... 

Scheduling

Scheduling is everything. I have been very successful with my little one in the sleep department. I contribute this 100% to  creating and maintaining schedule. I do my very best to maintain consistency day to day with  scheduling.  Regardless of what is going on at 8:30 she is ready for bed and... 

Baby Travels

Adding a little one to the travel plans will dramatically change your airport experience. Our first flight with my daughter she was 5 months old. My initial thoughts were I need a flight that is close to her normal nap time and a tractor trailer to lug all of the items I will need for her.  Packing... 

Mobility

We are at 8 months now and we have reached a huge milestone; we are on the verge of mobility! Aw the excitement right?  This age is so much fun. The little baby that use to love to lay and sleep now loves to stand, cruise, scoot (because what she does cannot really be described as a crawl) but just... 

Sleeping the Nite Away

I started off with my daughter sleeping next to me in a playard/basinet…who can stand to be away from their newborn right? I also was waking up so much through the night to put her pacifier back in her mouth I ended up moving her in the bed with me; of course this is in addition to her every three...