As a busy work-at-home mom striving to make the most of every moment with my girls (4.5, 3, 1.5 and one baby on the way!), my goal is to share easy crafts and activities, kid-friendly and easy recipes, and adorable and easy cupcakes for other moms looking to do the same!

As I mentioned on Sunshine Doodle’s birth announcement, her labor and birth wasn’t quite what we had expected, although I can’t really complain about it either.
The plan was to break my water Saturday morning, and we all expected things to progress very quickly based on my history.
We arrived at the hospital at 8:00 a.m. on [...]

Sidney Hope was born at 2:28 p.m. yesterday, Saturday, September 12th, after about 5.5 hours of labor. It was an *interesting* labor, for sure, and I hope to get around to typing up that story as soon as I finish processing it in my head!
She is 20″ long and weighed in at 6 lbs. 13 [...]

Whew, what a roller coaster ride the past week has been. Last Friday, I started experiencing crampy contractions and was sure we’d have a baby over the weekend. Unfortunately, despite a trip to L&D with contractions every 3-5 minutes on Sunday, they just never seemed to get productive enough to move into active labor.
To put [...]

This meme made the rounds last Labor Day, and I thought it was so much fun. I was really hoping to have Sidney’s stats to add to it (and to be honest, I’m feeling very worn out and discouraged today after a run to L&D yesterday morning that definitely did not result in a teeny [...]

I think most moms would admit that sometimes the mess of arts and crafts can be overwhelming. I’m no exception, but I do love to see my girls create! Gere are 6 tips to make messy arts and crafts a little bit less intimidating and a lot more enjoyable:
Lower Your Expectations
When I was in high [...]

Your comments on yesterday’s post were SO encouraging to me, and I truly appreciate every one of your prayers!
As it turns out, yesterday ended up being a fairly good day. The second enema I gave my sweet girl (TMI, I know…) ended up doing the trick, and she seems to be feeling much better. No [...]

In the five years since I became a mother, there have been just a handful of times that I have felt completely and totally overwhelmed and sure that I was in over my head!
The first time was the first night we brought Pumpkin Doodle home from the hospital. I remember sitting on the floor with [...]

Early in the summer, I set my sights on filling our freezer with 6 weeks worth of breakfasts, lunches and dinners so that I can fully enjoy Sidney’s “babymoon”. My mom came over once a month in June, July and August and helped me cook, and I did some on my own as well, and [...]