Looking for an inexpensive way to keep your kids busy this summer? This DIY Construction Play Area can be easily created with items you probably already have around the house! Once I stopped working, Vinny stopped going to daycare full-time. Financially it wasn’t something we could continue to do one income. Stopping daycare also allows him to attend his Autism (ABA)…
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Filed Under: Motherhood, Pregnancy and Postpartum Tagged With: Motherhood, pregnancy, third trimester
* This article was originally published on Simply Laura Leigh * I’m quickly approaching 39 weeks pregnant and honestly, it feels like I’ve been pregnant for twice as long. Pregnancy and I don’t get along very well. I envy those women who get the pregnancy “glow” and seem to effortlessly breeze through pregnancy. I never glow. But, as cliche as…
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Filed Under: Cleaning, DIY, Homemaking Tagged With: Cleaning, DIY
Now that I’m 37 weeks pregnant I feel like my nesting instincts are starting to kick in. I’ll admit that I’ve turned into a bit of a germaphobe and I feel like nothing is ever clean enough. One area of the house that has been bothering me is the toilet in my son’s bathroom. It seems that no matter how…
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Filed Under: Motherhood, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Recipes Tagged With: pregnancy, Recipe, Smoothie, third trimester
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Filed Under: Kids, Life & Family, Motherhood Tagged With: Autism, Family, Motherhood, Parenting
I knew something wasn’t right from very early on. My son Vincent was barely a year old but he wouldn’t look at you in the eyes. He wouldn’t respond to his name and he wouldn’t look where you pointed. I had a gut feeling that something was wrong. Could these be early signs of Autism? I told myself I was…
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