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Baby French toast sticks
Every time Liv tries a new food, I feel silly excited about it. When she first had pizza and Indian food, it was really strange to think about the fact that while I hadn’t enjoyed these things in a...
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My baby kisses everyone
This is the part of the post where I would sing the praises of the little angel in my life, talk about how smart and lovely she is, and entirely coat my blog in the same maple syrupy ooze of love my...
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After a while of carefully guarding my choices of posts and words over here, I’ve started to become more adventurous again. It’s not because I somehow magically stopped caring about what people think,...
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Quick toddler snacks + packaged finds
I still love making food for Liv, especially since (for now) the little lady has a huge appetite and will try anything. It’s always fun to share different things with her and see what she loves and...
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Mother’s Day gift ideas
Mother’s Day is a little less than two weeks away, and once again, I’m so excited to be able to spend it with the amazing women in my family. Every day I wake up so happy to be in Tucson; we’re making...
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4/30: Things of lately
-I picked up a potty seat for Oliv. It’s not because I want to push the whole the potty training thing (let’s be real, it doesn’t sound like a party), but sometimes she’ll tell me WHILE she’s going,...
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Livi’s favorite walking shoes + a video
Livi wanted to walk fairly early, but wasn’t ready to let go of my hand until she was 13 months on the day. Up until that point, I would guide her around by one hand (she wanted to WALK, not crawl) and...
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Changing my views on birth
For the longest time, I was really afraid of getting pregnant and giving birth. Even in my earlier blog posts, I’d write about how I thought being pregnant would be similar to an alien living in your...
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Avoiding the car nap
I’m going to totally jinx myself for writing this, but Liv has been a great sleeper ever since we initially implemented The Baby Whisperer techniques. As soon as we brought her home from the hospital,...
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For [body] shame
[Just a head's up that if reading about body image is an uncomfortable or triggering topic for you, this might be a post to skip. What we read can affect us in a positive or negative way, so please use...
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A beautiful book
It’s funny how things have a way of coming around full circle. My first impression of Jade Beall was that I wanted to be a lot more like her. I was taking a Zumba class at Breakout Studios when I first...
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Happy half birthday
One of Liv’s favorite phrases right now is “Happy Birthday to you.” Except she skips the “birthday” part and really puts some emphasis on the “you.” “Happy to YOUUUUUUU!” She says it whenever she...
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Roadtrippin’ with a toddler
Does that phrase make anyone else break into a cold sweat? I kid… ok, half-kid. Recently, I got this email asking about road trips with a toddler: Hey Gina, I was wondering if you would do a blog post...
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Munchkin meals (18 months)
The idea of posting Munchkin Meals was started by Brittany and Healthy Slice of Life. While I’m not a regular Munchkin Meals poster -I am a little sporadic and pretty much never post on the specified...
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Time for time out
You know that post-vacation slump? It came to our house with a vengeance after our amazing Disneyland trip. I’m not sure if Liv was just sad that we couldn’t go to “Minnie Mouse House” anymore, or if...
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My baby hates the high chair {video}
and her stroller, and basically any occasion when she isn’t able to move around freely on her own. Usually, it’s NBD because I’d rather hold her hand and let her walk around. She wants to move and...
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Cooking with Livi
Even though I’m all about enjoying the present moment, there are a lot of fun things to look forward to with Liv. I’m so excited to take her to a movie one day, or ride a roller coaster, just to name a...
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Toddler hairstyles and the froggy voice
The other day, I was looking for some hair inspiration for fun things to do with Liv. Her hair is getting so long, and I have a blast braiding and ponytail-ing it. It’s kind of an athletic event,...
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Halloween craft for toddlers
Livi and I got a little stir crazy the other day. It’s a teething week, but the kind where you can’t help but wonder if a little cold is along with it -runny nose, a little crank- so we stayed home...
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Livi-isms
One year old was a major turning point for me. The first year was a tough one, but it really does get easier every day. Within that span, I went from thinking “Ok, I think I’m good with one” to wanting...
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