Some kids love their pacifiers. Some children suck their thumb until their ten years old. Some kids have a favorite blanket that resembles a rag that they’d like to rub on their face. I’ve even seen kids lay on top of their favorite stuffed animal and move back and Read more
Navigating a little one’s transition from baby to toddler can be a doozy for first time moms and seasoned mothers alike! During the baby days each milestone is novel, exciting, and oh so adorable! Time flies then one day you realize your sweet baby is a totally different animal. Read more
If you haven’t read any of the children’s books Llama Llama by Anna Dewdney stop what you’re doing right now and get to a library. Dewdney’s books are amazing for toddlers because of their rhymes and brightly colored pages. I love reading them aloud to my own children. Sadly, Dewdney lost a 15-month-long Read more
Hey, Mama! I see you there in Target minding your own business when suddenly your child begins screaming at the top of their lungs: “BUT I WANTED THE ALPHABET CEREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” You’re trying to calm little Johnny down, trying to explain to him that you really don’t want to purchase a sugary Read more
Just so you know, there are affiliate links in this blog post; it won’t cost you anything extra, however, should you make a purchase from one of the links I’ll receive a small commission for your purchase. Thank you for supporting my family! A car seat is arguably one of Read more
We’re clearing out our basement getting ready to finish it. I’ve come across the soda can collection I started when we were stationed in Germany. I’ve carted these empty cans across the Atlantic from Jersey to Iowa and now they’re in Minnesota. They are worthless (I mean for some of Read more
A long time ago, in very cold and blustery North Dakota, there lived a ten-year-old girl who was physically far beyond her years. She longed to have a flat chest like the other girls in her grade. She desperately wanted to have long skinny legs. Instead, she had breasts (she Read more
Sleep. It’s one of those things that new parents are completely unaware of until they’re thrust into the trenches of parenthood. Sure, people try to warn you when you’re pregnant to sleep now before the baby comes but it’s always said with this slight tone of sarcasm that you never Read more
There may be affiliate links in this blog post. Thank you for supporting First Time Mom! Have you experienced “mom brain?” I came across a meme while scrolling through my Newsfeed that perfectly captured how I sometimes feel as a mom of two small children, “I’ve lost my mind, I’m pretty sure Read more
You can see it on Huffington Post right here. It’s not something that you ever want to hear from your child: “Mom, he said he was going to kill me and my friends.” My stomach dropped and the blood rushed from my head. As a kid who lived through Columbine and had Read more