What Should Be In Your Baby’s Medicine Cabinet

Are you preparing for your first child and wondering exactly what you will need to keep him clean and healthy? We are here to...

Tricks to Keep Your Kids Hydrated

photo credit: Little Miss Eclectic Photography Summer and winter alike, insuring your children are getting a healthy amount of water is essential. Convincing your kids...

Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy: Why Cats Don’t Deserve Such A Bad Rap

  {Photo credit: With A Red Bird On My Shoulder} If you cohabit with a feline companion and have ever been pregnant, chances are that you've received a...

Baby’s First Shoes: See Kai Run

Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon Choosing your baby's first shoes goes beyond just a fashion choice - the shoes you decide upon will impact the development...

Get Your Kids To Do Chores and Enjoy it

photo credit: Little Miss Eclectic Photography A s Moms, one of our biggest struggles can be maintaining our households and keeping things clean and tidy. Nothing...

5 Childhood Moments Worth Capturing

There are certain moments in our children's everyday that we might overlook when it comes to photographing them. It's easy to pull out the...

Fairhaven Fertility: Your TTC Resource

Photo Credit: Hinge Photography M y husband and I have been in the process of trying to conceive for 6 months and while I was charting...

Raising A Vegetarian

There are many reasons for the vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. Many people have moral issues with the way meat is conventionally raised. Cutting the...

Now What? Coming Off Birth Control

Whether you think that now is the perfect time to start trying to conceive for a new family member, or you simply want to...

Candy-Free Easter Basket Ideas For Your Toddler

It seems like so much on the market today that is intended to go inside of Easter baskets is centered around one common item:...

Is my child ready for a sleepover?

photo credit: Little Miss Eclectic Photography T he childhood tradition of sleepovers can be a scary step to take for both kids and parents alike. Determining...

Conception on a Budget

The sad realization that you love peeing on test strips while trying to conceive can also go hand-in-hand with spending a pretty penny on...

Should you allow allowance?

photo credit: Little Miss Eclectic Photography It’s important to teach kids about money. The way we learn to save, spend, and handle money as a child...

Ways to Live in the Moment With Your Baby

Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon They say time is fleeting and the baby years pass by so quickly. You have probably already experienced this as you...

5 Ways to “Go Green” Without Changing Your Lifestyle: Baby Edition

Babies can have a big impact on the environment for such little people! Help lessen your babies ecological footprint by making these 5 simple...

Lifesaving Items for Nursing Moms

  To be quite honest, for some women, those early few weeks of nursing are anything but pleasant. If you find yourself ready to throw in...

Baby’s First Shoes: Pletuko

You little one is standing up and starting to wobble. Suddenly, you realize, "they don't have any shoes!"  The urgency to purchase shoes for...

Making The Most Of Your Pregnancy

{Photo credit: With A Red Bird On My Shoulder} You see those two pink lines and you instantly fall into a euphoric state of pregnancy...

Tackling That Newborn Paper Trail

{Photo credit: With A Red Bird On My Shoulder} After 10 grueling months of pregnancy, you have finally brought your little bundle of joy home....

Pregnancy-Safe Fitness

Photo Credit:The Art of Making a Baby Y ou were a fitness guru, yoga body-pretzel, or maybe just the occasional treadmill jogger before pregnancy...

Nursing Clothes to Obsess Over

Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon When I sat down to write about Boob Design, I thought to myself “How can I write this without coming across...

Pregnancy Reveal: 18 Ways to Tell a Husband & Family

You have checked and double-checked, in fact you probably tested with 3 home pregnancy kits and still aren't sure that you believe it. You're...

The Coolest New Baby Books

 {Photo credit: With A Red Bird On My Shoulder} Baby books are all the rage these days. You can find them in bookstores, grocery stores,...

5 Books that will have you laughing through pregnancy

Are you currently pregnant, yet find yourself completely turned off from reading informational pregnancy books?  Sometimes, you just want to be able to read...

One Simple Step That Can Keep Your Child Healthy

  {Photo credit: With A Red Bird On My Shoulder} You wouldn't let your baby crawl on the floor of a public restroom or through the...

Toddler Eating: “Hidden Veggie” Meatloaf

Toddlers (and sometimes even husbands!) are a finicky bunch, and getting them to eat their veggies is oftentimes a struggle. If paired with the...

Talking Points for your Pre-Pregnancy Exam

If you and your partner have decided there is no time like the present to try to conceive a baby, the first step should...

Tracking Your Pregnancy

Finding out you're pregnant can be exhilarating and exciting. But that 40-week mark can seem so far away, especially in the beginning. A fun...

5 TTC Apps that you need to check out

In a country where a majority of adults have smart phones and everyone who has one is ADDICTED, we all want to know which...

The Symptoms And Solutions Of Mastitis

What Is Mastitis? Mastitis and clogged milk ducts are an inflammation due to the obstruction of a milk duct. This obstruction can sometimes be caused...

How to Clean Toys

Kids seem to find a way to lick everything! It's definitely gross, so make life a little more sanitary by learning how to properly...

10 Ways to Budget Before Baby

Photo Credit: Hinge Photography Y ou have gone off of birth control and you are enjoying the practice that goes into making a baby. However, you...

Tattoos + Pregnancy: Is It Safe?

  You are experiencing the joys (and the unexpected side effects) of pregnancy and you want a permanent reminder of this beautiful time in your...

DIY Play Dough

Photo Credit: Cookies For Breakfast Ever wonder what the ingredients are in store-bought play dough? Ever wonder if you could make it yourself and save some...

Your Vitamins: Explained

Photo credit: Hinge Photography   "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Sure, we've all heard that anecdote, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but...

What Teachers Want Your Child to Know Before Kindergarten

Photo Credit: Hinge Photography  You may be wondering where the time has gone and how it is possible that your sweet baby is going to...