When it comes to finding black-owned baby care brands, the internet can come in handy. I know as a black mom raising black children, it is important to me to make sure that I’m using baby and children’s products that will work for my girls. And if these products are also created by black women and black men, then there is a much higher chance that they would work for them. I know that since I’m a black stay-at-home mom sharing my life as a mom raising 2 black children here on the blog I have other black moms that…

With the cooler months here, I feel that now is the time to share what I keep in my 1-year-old medicine cabinet. Especially because most of my family has been sick for the past 2 weeks. We have been battling the stomach bug, had sore throats, coughing, and sneezing. Yea, it’s been crazy and we are still recovering but we are getting better. If you all remember from last year, I actually shared what I kept in my older’s daughter medicine cabinet and many of you found that post to be helpful. And it made me realize that I never…

I feel like if your little one is going to watch TV, then they might as well be watching learning shows that are meant for babies. As most of you know, I have a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old. And my 3-year-old gets screen time here and there, so of course, so does my 1-year-old. I’m not the type of parent who is completely against screen time. But I do like to monitor what my child is watching so when my girls are awake, the TV is usually on some sort of cartoon that is catered to them that I don’t…

My 14-month-old has lately been teething and is definitely in need of some relief. Teething is one of the phases that I dread because you feel so helpless when your little one is going through the pain that comes with teething. I can’t even imagine what it feels like to have your teeth penetrating your gums but I can bet that it doesn’t feel that great. This is probably why our kiddos are in their worst moods when they are teething. When my first daughter was teething, I just tried to remain patient and make her as comfortable as I…

My 1-year-old baby girl absolutely loves reading board books. I have been reading to her pretty much since birth. I did the same thing with my older daughter when she was a baby and continue to do so even now that she is almost 4. And she also loves reading books. In fact, I’m pretty sure that the reason that my older daughter loves books is that I started early on reading to her. Reading is a part of her bedtime routine. And it has also become a part of my baby girl’s bedtime routine. She has figured out that…

Some parents may not realize it but there are quite a few outdoor activities that you can do with a 1-year-old. Especially during the summer when most of us are trying to find ways to be outside. If you are familiar with me, then you know that I’m a stay-at-home mom of a 3-year-old and 1-year-old so getting out of the house is a must for all of our sanities. The majority of the time, I’m more focused on getting my 3-year-old out of the house and taking her to a fun place that she would enjoy because she is…

Now my 12-month-old baby girl is a full-blown walker, we have been incorporating some walking activities to further improve her walking ability. If you have been keeping up with the blog, then you know that every few months, I have been dropping activity posts on things that I do with my baby. First, it was some developmental activities that we were doing when she was 4 months old. Then it was floor activities that I was doing with her when she was 8 months old and crawling everywhere. And now that she is walking, we are doing things now that…

If you have been keeping up with me on Instagram, then you know that my baby girl just celebrated her birthday and turned 1 year old. This past year just flew by. I feel like it was only yesterday that I was writing blog posts documenting my pregnancy journey. And now I’m writing posts documenting my journey with a 3-year-old and now a 1-year-old. A lot has happened this past year including her crawling at 6 months and walking a little after 10 months. She has even started getting a couple of teeth. It could just be me, but I…

I have been testing out a nap schedule for my 10-month-old baby girl and it has so far been really helpful. I have found naps at this age to be really tricky. My baby girl is in that stage where she doesn’t really need that third nap in the afternoon anymore and it shows. Before, I was able to lay her down in the early part of the evening for about 30-45 minutes for a cat nap that would hold her over until bedtime. But now she fights it and would much rather stay up. And I get why she…