How often have you purchased a cool toy, only for your little one to be bored with it in less than a week? It’s happened too many times to count in our household. If you’ve experienced this, you should probably start a toy rotation. When we made our baby registry toys were absent from the […]

When my daughter was a baby, she was the best sleeper. We never had the stereotypical newborn-sleep drama. Camille would easily sleep for six-hour stretches. In fact, her pediatrician recommended that we’d wake her regularly to feed her. It was great while it lasted, but at this point, it seems as if her toddler sleep […]

When I was about 9, my parents allowed my sister and me to choose the paint colors for our rooms. My younger sister, Lauren, chose a really beautiful pastel color for her room. I, on the other hand, felt that since I had five walls in my room that I should have five different colors. […]

I gotta be real, thinking about moments where my little one could be harmed is jarring and unsettling. As uncomfortable as it is, it’s imperative to teach kids about what to do in certain scenarios. Being proactive about her safety could easily mean life or death.    #1: What to do When Around Strangers It […]

When Camille was a tiny nugget who could barely hold her head up, I must have read any book that I could get my hands on related to cognitive development. I knew that the first three years were crucial in terms of mental development. At this age, sleep is a huge factor in development and […]

I’m always on the hunt for good vegan recipes because I imagine Cami would like it if we switched up the meal rotation every once in a while. I found a recipe that I was soooooooo excited to make because I just KNEW Camille was going to love it. We went to THREE different stores […]

Guys, we are going through it right now. If you’ve been on my Instagram lately, you know that we are struggling with Camille running around at night. She learned how to escape her crib last week and she is taking full advantage of this new freedom. Jo said that sometime last week he had to […]

When I found out that I was pregnant with Baby Jup I cried for weeks, while frequently wondering “Who approved this?!”. Aside from the sheer shock, I was extremely overwhelmed with having to relocate from Hawaii to New York for my new job. Most of the time I felt as if I was barely keeping […]

Several months back my friend dropped me off home when I was about to head inside and my neighbor caught my attention. I walked over to her to chat since it’d been a while since we’d seen each other. She’s a super sweet older Caribbean woman who lives alone and has been the epitome of […]