There are affiliate links in this blog post. Should you purchase something from the affiliate links please know that it will not cost you any extra. Thank you for helping to keep First Time Mom up and running! February is the month of love. At least that is what the Read more…
Every year during the month of February schools across the Twin Cities celebrate “I Love to Read” month. Laura and I love reading. Laura, is actually a huge book nerd; huge as in her nephew and nieces always receive books for gifts. Yes, she’s going to be that aunt only it won’t Read more…
This posts contains affiliate links. Should you choose to purchase anything from these links it will not cost you a thing, however, we will receive a small commission. Our families thank you! When I found out that I was expecting my first girl I was over the moon. Do not Read more…
I have breastfed all three of my children. My girls were exclusively breastfed. My son was primarily breastfed, however, due to jaundice and slow weight gain I supplemented with formula for the first six weeks of his life. I have so many friends who have used formula for their babies. Read more…
The summer is difficult. We wait all year for it, especially here in Minnesota, it finally arrives and it’s this mad dash to cram everything you possibly can into three months. It’s exhausting and we don’t have any kind of structure to our schedule. The kids seem to think that Read more…
When I had my first child in 2008 we decided to use cloth diapers as a way to save money; however, the longer my child was in cloth diapers the more aware I became of the health benefits for him using cloth diapers. Sure, I’d love it if you did give it Read more…
The first year is over now. My baby, the littlest, has graduated from infancy and is a healthy and curious one-year-old. It was little over two weeks ago that I realized that her birthday was coming. First birthdays have always been a huge celebration for our family yet this first Read more…
Using baby sign language with hearing infants and toddlers is a popular practice among parents, care takers, and teachers. “Baby sign language” is a collection of American Sign Language (ASL) signs that help little ones communicate common needs and expressions: milk, eat, more, please, mama, dada, hot, cold, etc. Infants and toddlers manipulate Read more…
Recently I wrote about the importance of reading to children in the post Foundations in Literacy Learning. Yes, reading everyday to even the littlest of little ones is crucial to building the foundation of their future learning. Now I’m going to help you build your baby’s library. The public library is a Read more…
Can you believe it, the school year is upon us! Schools are a flurry of activity as students busily break into fresh boxes of crayons, sharpen their pencils, and meet new teachers and friends. Did you know that the foundations of a child’s learning is laid well before he or she ever steps Read more…
