7 Tips for Traveling with Kids During the Holidays

7 Tips to Keep You (and your kids) Sane During Holiday Travels Whether you’re going by plane, train, or automobile – traveling with kiddos is no easy feat. The holidays often mean lots of schlepping – and, in some cases, it means traveling two months in a row....

5 Family-Friendly Issaquah Restaurants for Moms and Kids

There’s nothing worse than looking forward to a nice meal out – no prepping/cooking/cleaning/etc. – only to have a rambunctious kid or intolerant table neighbors take the “Aaaaaah” right out of it. That’s why we thought we’d put together a list of some of the...

Support Groups for New Mothers

Whether they be virtual or in-person, there is a wide range of support groups available to new mothers. Finding a group that is a good fit for you is important, and while it may take just a little effort on your part to try out some groups in your area, the return is...

Caring for Your Newborn’s Circumcision

Your newborn’s fresh circumcision site can be painful to look at – and painful to emphatically support as your son expresses just how tender it is. The good news is that when newborn circumcisions are cared for properly, pain recedes and they heal surprisingly...

What We Wish We’d Known When Bringing Home a Newborn

Bringing home a newborn for the first time is so exiting – and it’s also daunting. That’s particularly true if you live far away from family and core friends from childhood and college. What we’ve learned over time though, you don’t need as much as you’d think in that...

Our 5 Favorite Parenting Blogs

Parenting is certainly not for the faint of heart. And, where once new moms and dads may have felt a sense of isolation (heck, we still do sometimes…!), the internet and the blogosphere provide an online support network of other parents – just like us – who aren’t...