My best tip for maintaining an adequate milk supply when you're breastfeeding (other than to be with and nurse the baby) is to drink, drink, drink. You've probably heard this before, but getting enough fluid intake is the difference between a content and happy baby and baby who is left fussing for more. ...
Since I have less than a week left in this pregnancy I figured this post was appropriate. Please feel free to share your tips as well. It seems that the end of pregnancy is always a struggle for me. I've been blessed in that I don't have any of the common complications that many ...
This is a quick tip that I learned a few years ago and that has since saved a multitude of clothing from being ruined. You know those pesky grease or oil stains, those little places on your clothes that look like they are wet even when they're dry? Those pesky spots that do not come out ...
There are many advantages to having a large family however, the cost of theater admission is not one of them. Yet for the past 6 years, the children and I catch a few movies at the theater each summer for FREE, thanks to Regal Cinema's Free Family Film Festival. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Image Courtesy ...
My apologies to those who were hoping for something really ingenious here and in my defense nearly all of my "Works for Me Wednesday" tips are actually helpful (like ways to keep kids rooms tidy or to display your children's art) but when Matthew (10) showed me his version ...
Join 4 Moms, 35 Kids tomorrow as we talk about going out with several young children. Spending time with your kids, isn't that one of the things that it's hard to get enough of? One of the things that I enjoy doing with our children is waiting in waiting rooms. I've always enjoyed this, ...
We have many reasons for wishing to keep our birthday celebrations simple and inexpensive, while making them special for our children. Keeping in mind that time and tradition is more important and says, "I love you" more than lavishing money and things on our children, here are some things that we do to celebrate each ...
For a number of reasons we have chosen to keep birthday celebrations fairly simple at our home. We have many special traditions and activities for each birthday, but a few years ago I discovered a way to allow children to participate in creating their birthday cake while saving me lots of time and energy. Now sometimes ...
Thank you to Heather for being willing to guest post for me today. Heather has a degree in home economics and now homeschools her four children. She blogs at Kingdom Arrows and also has the distinct privilege of being one of my real life friends. Bet you thought I was going to talk ...
Every morning before breakfast our kids are supposed clean their bedrooms. Currently the 5 girls are in one bedroom and the four boys are in another bedroom, so both bedrooms have the potential for a huge mess and lots of squabbles. We've found a great solution for both of these potentials. Our secret for having nice, ...
