Introducing Solid Foods










This past week Dan was gone to Jackson, Mississippi on a mission trip with the youth group from our church. It was definitely a do-able week considering last year it was 2 weeks in Haiti, and now we are in a new place, with much to explore, moms close, and a girl who is just…
As a parent, we all have to ask ourselves: When to start solid foods? Rice or oatmeal? When to introduce peanut butter and honey? Not to mention, diapering. Cloth or disposables? How tight? What brand? How often? And that’s just diapers! Then there are car seats. Which one? When to make the switch from back…
You probably knew a post like this was coming… A post about the new year. I have learned in my 32 years of living to not set these crazy lofty goals because I am bound to disappoint myself and then have to deal with the guilt in December. Every year. Whether it be realizing I…
As you can tell – she LOVES her feet! That look… Love her look – “what in the world is this, mommy?” Stats:Well, we won’t have official stats again until her 6 month appointment, but all I have to say is that she is GROWING! She eats like crazy and…
This past week, we drove up to a cottage on Secord Lake, near Gladwin, MI, for a week’s vacation with my family. This year’s emotions were a bit different, since we didn’t have to drive from MN to get there, but also not have to say goodbye for a few months. It was always a…
I have hesitated to write this post because it maybe goes against what I normally write about, but this has been something that has been heavy on my heart not just recently, but over the past few years. I have an opinion – about a lot of things. I am sure you have witnessed that…