"We're 38.8% done with raising Isla," My husband said to me just after we celebrated my oldest daughter's 7th birthday. I was mid dinner bite when he casually threw out the stat. "What?!" I yelped as food fell out...
It was the last Friday of September 2016, a week since our visit with the geneticist. I had not thought much about the impending results of Eden’s skeletal survey. I had prayed, and in my life, prayer had always...
My family has always taken the need for children to learn to swim seriously. It’s no secret that according to the CDC, drowning is responsible for more deaths among children ages 1 to 4 than any other cause aside...
Take a deep breath. Camping with a toddler is not as stressful as you may think it would be. With summer coming up in a couple of months, this is the best time to start planning for your trip....
No matter whether you need a sitter for work, play or just to get things done — it's a fact of life with kids — everyone needs a go-to babysitter, plus a few in their back pocket! Our family...
What was life like before Facebook and Instagram?
Nowadays with almost everyone owning a smart phone, it is way too easy to get up to speed on everyone else's seemingly perfect lives. I see photos of friends vacationing in Hawaii...
With the birth of our first baby, I loved registering for all of those sweet baby items you absolutely needed: a wipe warmer, a specially scented trash can for poop, and a glow-in-the-dark thermometer for nighttime temperature readings. Okay,...
In February 2008, my twins had just turned two years old. As a stay-at-home mom, preschool had not even yet crossed my mind. We were in a good place. The kids would play all morning and seemed to nap endlessly in...
As a mother of young children, I’ve faced the many parenting decisions anyone would come to expect. I had to decide how to feed them, how to help them sleep, and how to teach them to share. Unfortunately, or...
Did you know Jacksonville Moms Blog has 14 Neighborhood Groups? Every month each group plans at least one playdate at a special location or playground. Some involve crafts and special treats, and others just chatting by the swings while...
All children are unique in their own way — that's something we learn early on in our journeys as mothers. And just as our children all reach milestones in their own way (and in their own time!), they also...
Children can be rather particular tiny humans, and what interests them one day can completely change the next. Whether your mini-me prefers balls over blocks or trains over toy trucks, child-led play (giving children a choice and following their lead...