"She's just not a happy baby, is she?" I still recall the slap of these words as we visited with a family member when our daughter was about 6 months old. She fussed. And cried. And then, for her...
"Are you okay to go in by yourself?" I nervously ask my 4-year-old as we pull up to the dance studio. It’s only her second class; surely she’s still going to want me to walk her inside, right?
"Yep, Mommy,...
Hey Moms. Tired, overworked and frazzled Moms. Moms of babies and toddlers. You are the ones who need to hear this most, I'm sure.
I'm from the future and I want to share a secret with you: It's going...
Yep, you read that right. If you're planning on teaching your kids about consent (and you should be), start today. "But my kid is only two!" Yep, start today. Oh, you've just brought your baby home from the hospital?...
I recently took my kids to an ice cream shop in Miamisburg. My oldest had been telling me she wants to eat pink ice cream. So, to make a little trip out of it, we went to 3 Dips...
Dear sweet baby boy,
Tomorrow you will be one. ONE! Your first 365 days on earth have been, at the same time, the longest and shortest year of our lives. We all experienced our first pandemic. Fortunately, you won’t be...
Everyone knows that women are complicated and at any given moment we could have multiple thoughts running through our head. We decided that putting those thoughts to paper, would be a fun thing to do...so Dayton Moms Blog...
HELP!
I am writing this to solicit feedback from all of you because I have a problem – I hope you can help.
When I had my first I thought to myself that this parenting thing was easy after you semi-master...
Age 3 May Kill Me!
I write this because in speaking to mothers of 3 year old children – it seems we all think that our case is different – that somehow we are the only ones dealing with the tyranny...
In just a few days, my youngest child will turn 3.
It's a hard birthday for me to handle. He is my second and last baby, and in my mind, he is still just that - a baby. But in...
Most kids go through phases where they prefer one parent over the other. Some stay in those phases for years, and might always have more affection for one parent than the other. In my case, my husband has always...
Ahhhh….potty training. I haven’t been a mama for too terribly long, but it seems to be the common denominator of dreaded toddler milestones. So dreaded, in fact, that an entire industry seems to be profiting off of the fear....
Yes, I've let my daughter leave the house in a Wonder Woman costume in the middle of May. We're currently tripping on the five foot long, flowing train from the Elsa gown given to my four-year-old for her birthday....
It’s that time of year where we do our back-to-school clothes shopping. Even if we do not go back to a physical building this year, it was still time to take everyone up a size. As the saying goes...
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Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
