We love doing stockings for Christmas at our house. It's fun pulling out so many small gifts -- it's like they just don't stop! But I know sometimes it can be hard to come up with ideas. I'm struggling with ideas for my husband, so send your ideas my way. In the meantime, I'll share my toddler stocking stuffer ideas with you! Toddler Stocking Ideas Sensory Bin Tool Set I've been wanting to get this set for Raylee for such a long time. I'm finally pulling the trigger this year and sticking two of the tools in each girl's stocking. This 4-piece set is perfect for sensory bin Continue Reading
12 Toys & Activities to Keep Your Toddler Busy
The hardest part about being a parent of two so far has been entertaining my toddler, Raylee, while I tend to the baby. When I need to breastfeed Ruthi or put her down for a nap, basically all of my attention needs to go to the baby. That means that Raylee needs to keep herself busy, but she's a toddler so that doesn't come easily. I have been compiling a list of the toys and activities we use to keep our toddler busy. We use these as tools to help her entertain herself so I can focus on the baby when needed. Even if you just have one kid, sometimes mama needs time to check email or make Continue Reading
Our Potty Training Experience Using the 3-Day Potty Boot Camp
Here we go with yet another transition for our 2-year-old! A couple months ago, we moved her to a toddler bed, and that is going really well. So we decided to start the next big move -- potty training. We are trying to get all these big transitions out of the way before the new baby comes. That will be a big enough change for her that we don't want to throw in using the potty at the same time. Using the 3-Day Potty Boot Camp I decided after a little research and talking to some friends to use the 3-Day Potty Boot Camp method for potty training. First of all, the whole "3-day" part of Continue Reading
Toddler Bed Transition
Well, my little girl is now a big girl. I had planned to keep Raylee in her crib for as long as possible. She was doing great with sleeping in it and never tried getting out. Why mess with something that's working, right? Well, we did it. The toddler bed transition ended up happening, a lot sooner than I had expected too. Once we found out we were having another girl, I decided I wanted the white crib for the new baby. Travis was already itching to get Raylee moved to a big girl bed since he does the bedtime routine and wanted to be able to lay down and cuddle with her before saying "night Continue Reading
20 Toddler Gift Ideas
A few people have asked me what Raylee would like for Christmas, and I've seen even more mamas asking what they should get their toddlers for Christmas. I do not have any difficulty coming up with toddler gift ideas for my little one. I have too many ideas, actually! So I created this toddler gift ideas list just for those of you who struggle in this area. This Christmas, Raylee will be 21 months old, just a few months short of two. She is a full toddler at this point. She loves books and learning and trying out all the things. Her vocabulary is expanding every day. So this list was created Continue Reading
A Book of Letters and Family
(This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting my blog!) Need a gift idea for a little someone? Perhaps a son or daughter or niece or nephew? Maybe a grandchild or godson? Every year, my two nephews get loads and loads of toys from family at Christmas. I don't know how their parents get all their gifts back to their houses. And the boys already have so many toys at home. So this year, I wanted to do something different. Both boys are 4 years old. They are learning their letters, and before we know it they will be able to start spelling and reading. This year, we decided to Continue Reading