As a black stay-at-home mom, I always looking for new black children’s shows for toddlers and preschoolers that I can introduce to my 3-year-old daughter. If you have read my previous post on some of the black children’s books that I read to my daughter, then you already know that representation matters to me. I want my girls to be able to see themselves in what they are reading and watching. And considering screen time is something that I allow in my home, I want them to know that people of color do exist on the screen they are watching.…

With Black History Month here, I wanted to dive into some black children’s books for toddlers and preschoolers. I have been building my 3-year-old daughter’s home library since she was born and she has grown to love books with time. She has even developed some favorites that are classics that I used to love as a kid. Whether we are reading books at a fun place such as the library or reading a book in the evenings during her nighttime routine, she seems to really enjoy it. But now that she is older, I want to start incorporating books with…

Last week I talked about what I got my 6-month-old for Christmas, now it’s time to talk about what I got my 3-year-old daughter for Christmas. If you have been following along with the blog then you know that my daughter just had her 3rd birthday a couple of months ago. And I shared what I got for her 3rd birthday in that post. So as you can see my daughter’s birthday and Christmas are only a couple of months. What I have been doing when it comes to my daughter’s birthday and Christmas is getting gifts that complement each…

With the colder months coming, it is time for me to start restocking the medicine cabinet for my 3-year-old. I don’t know if it is just my little one, but ever since fall arrived, she has been sniffling every other week. Here in Texas, the weather is all over the place with it being cold in the mornings and evenings and warmer during the afternoons. These temperature fluctuations are bound to have a few of us sniffling. So around this time of year, I like to make sure I have our medicine cabinet stocked full of our essentials and must-haves…

When my first daughter turned one, I started googling some fun places to take a toddler, because I was ready for her to get out and start enjoying some activities. By one, my daughter was walking and was exploring the world around her so I knew that taking her out to places outside of our home would overall be really good for her. And since I’m a stay-at-home mom and my daughter has never even seen the inside of daycare, I really feel like it is important that she knows that things exist outside of our home. So when she…

My daughter’s birthday was yesterday so I wanted to share what we got our 3-year-old daughter for her birthday! First of all, I can’t believe I have a whole 3-year-old! These 3 years have flown by and I’m so proud of the little girl that we are raising. If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I share my silly girl on there quite a bit because she is full of so much personality in a little body. I have done numerous posts on what it is like being a mother to a toddler, so you all get…

When it comes to potty training tips for girls, I’m pretty sure I tried all of them. No one wants to talk about it, but potty training is one of the worst and harder phases of toddlerhood. When our littles ones are babies, we understand that changing diapers frequently comes along with it because they have no control over their bowels. But when you have a toddler who can communicate with you and can recognize when a bowel movement is about to occur, you would think it would be automatic for them to go to the bathroom. Like many moms,…

Well, the time has finally come where I can discuss what it was like weaning my toddler off of the pacifier. My daughter is 2 years old and will be 3 years old in a little over a month, so we knew that it was time to get her off of the pacifier. But taking away the pacifier from a 2-year-old was a lot harder than we thought it would be. Could we have taken the pacifier a lot sooner? Probably. But it became something that my daughter really loved and found comfort in when she was really upset and…

Helping your toddler adjust to a new baby won’t be easy, but it has to be done. And the only reason I’m saying that is because I’m in the thick of it right now helping my 2-year-old adjust to the new baby. And let’s just say it has been very interesting. Going from having just one child to 2 children is not only a big adjustment for us as parents but also for our daughter. She has been used to getting all of our attention, so she is going to have to learn to share that attention with her younger…

With the new baby coming soon, it’s time to start preparing my toddler for her new sibling. But where do you even begin preparing a child for a new baby? My daughter is 2 years old, so for me, it’s actually preparing a 2-year-old for a new baby. Obviously, when you have your first child, you don’t have to prepare anyone but yourself and the father. But with having a second or any other children after your first, you have to account for your older children. Because this affects them just as much as it does you. They will have…