What to Expect at Baby Swim Lessons

What to Expect at Baby Swim Lessons: Prepare yourself and your child for their first swim lesson with these tips! My infant and preschooler take lessons at Aqua-Tots Swim School in Olathe, KS. Here's what I learned from the pros about baby swim lessons and getting kids acclimated to the water!

One of my family’s favorite summer pastimes is spending time at the pool. We’re lucky to have a pool in our neighborhood, so Colton and I hang out there most days. But, now that I have two little ones, I need them to get some water safety skills ASAP. So, we enrolled in swim lessons, and I wanted to share our experience about what to expect at baby swim lessons to help other parents. Well, and to share some cute photos of my littles in the pool, because why not?

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Best Deals in Amazon February Baby Sale 2018

Shopping the February 2018 Amazon Baby Sale? Here are the best deals in Amazon February 2018 Baby Sale as selected by a mom of 2! Your best bets for baby clothes, accessories, gear, diapering, and more from a mom who's been there.

You all know I love Amazon, and their February Baby Sale is one of my favorite shopping events. Let’s face it, I’m all about any shopping event that doesn’t require me to leave the comfort of my bed. Today, I’m sharing the best deals in Amazon February Baby Sale 2018. Most of my sale picks are for baby girls, since that’s what I’m shopping for these days, but there are tons of goodies to be had for little boys, too!

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How to Transition Baby to Nursery

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How to Transition Baby to Nursery: It's a big change for everyone when the time has come to get Baby to sleep in his own room! Moving from parents' room to nursery is a big step, and it's important to navigate the transition to crib sleeping carefully. A mom of 2 shares how her family successfully navigated the transitioning Baby to sleeping in nursery with minimal stress! [ad] #MyVTechNursery

Over the past week or so, we’ve been working on transitioning Blair to her nursery. After all, I worked so hard preparing her room before she arrived… might as well get some use out of it, right? When it comes to transitioning Baby to the nursery, a band-aid approach works best for our family: move all sleep to Baby’s room at the same time. Now that I’ve navigated this rite of passage with two little ones, I want to share some of my best tips on how to transition Baby to nursery!

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Christmas Recap 2017 [First Christmas as a Family of 4]

Breakfast with Santa Kansas City

Our first Christmas as a family of four is officially in the books! And wow, this holiday season was a complete whirlwind. For starters, various combinations of the kids and I were sick for about the first 2 weeks of December. Between recovering from illness and having a baby who doesn’t sleep through the night, I felt like I was on auto-pilot for most of the season.

Of course, I still wanted to do all of our favorite holiday traditions with the little ones. We just had to cram everything in super fast once we were all feeling better! I knew this would be a really fun year, since Colton is at an age where he thinks Christmas is really magical. Plus, it was Blair’s very first Christmas! And there’s nothing better than a baby’s first holiday season.

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