Simple Tips for Maintaining Family Oral Health This post is sponsored by Colgate®. All thoughts and opinions are my own. There are so many things to learn when you have a baby: feeding amounts, safe sleep, and active playtime. Most parents do not consider oral health until their child has their first cavity. We are…
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Otto’s feeding update almost there!
It’s been a while since we had a check in for Otto’s feeding schedule and I was elated when I sent in his current progress and they wanted to see him right away. We have been slowly cutting back about 10-15% of the g-tube fed volume each time and yesterday was the first time we…
Happy Heart Month!
February isn’t just for Valentine’s Day. In this house we celebrate heart month! Before Otto hearts were just a design and a symbol but now it all has such a deeper meaning to us. I’ve learned more about heart health than I ever thought possible and I learn new things every day. Heart disease is…
Ladies and Gentleman Introducing Otto!
Ladies and gentleman, introducing Otto! Sometimes I just look at Otto and can’t believe that we get to be a family of three. Life before him just seems so fuzzy to me and it makes me laugh at how fast a child can integrate themselves into your life. Otto is moving into a new classroom…
Safe Curl Care for Toddlers
This post has been sponsored by Johnson & Johnson®. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When I was pregnant, we didn’t find out the gender but somehow I just always imagined it was a boy who would have my curly hair. I couldn’t believe it when I was right about both! Otto was born…
Unique Finds For Children’s Gifts
With the shipping windows closing in on holiday shopping I am taking full advantage of the amazing local retailers that we have around us. Some are located in cute and quaint little towns like Holland or Pentwater and some are in the best gift shops you will ever shop. I am almost finished shopping for…
Our Favorite Christmas Traditions
I think one of the best things we’ve ever bought for our family was buy a membership to meijer gardens in grand rapids. It has so many activities in the summer and in the winter provides a nice warm place to soak up some green plant life amongst the snow. It even has an awesome…
Decorating the Christmas Tree with a Toddler
I have been waiting for this moment since Otto was born. When he would be old enough to help us decorate the christmas tree. It has been hilarious to watch him try to process why we would bring a full, huge tree from the outside into our living room. He does stare at it quite…
Finger Licking Good Halloween
We hope you have a Finger Licking Good Halloween from our family to yours! When trying to decide what Otto should be for halloween it was a tough call. He is in to so many things! Would he be Uncle Sam? A flag? Mickey Mouse? We finally decided since chicken is one of the only…
Fun Fall Toddler Activities
We have had so much fun soaking in all of the fun fall activities during the beautiful fall weather here in Michigan. We have been trying to do one fall activity each weekend together and it has been so much fun watching otto explore and experience all that Michigan has to offer. We have had…
Fall Apple Picking Adventure in Michigan
On Sunday afternoon my little family and I went on a much needed fall adventure together to Cranes apple orchard in Fennville, Michigan. It was a crisp fall day, overcast and a bit windy perfect for running around, blowing off steam and stress from the previous week. While I had the dream of my family…
Fall Pumpkin T Shirt
I swear I didn’t intentionally dress Otto and I in coordinating get ups but here we are, mother in son both in coordinating fall outfits. Joe was a good sport about busting out the camera on our fall fest morning. I have been waiting to wear this pumpkin T-shirt that I picked up from a…