When we first planned out our move, we had decided to hire a moving company to bring everything we own, minus our two cats and a couple of suitcases, from California to New York with us so we could do the “ultimate family road…
Potty training was a wild roller coaster for our family. At 18 months, Fox demanded to use the toilet as I squealed thinking, “Well what’s all the fuss about?” after hearing parents all over the world talk about the perils of the potty. That…
While I admit that I’m a bit of a helicopter mom trying to take steps back and let my independent boy be himself, there’s one thing I’m 100% on board with: Encouraging him to make a big ol’ mess. My husband is a major…
Some time ago I saw an article about a woman who counted the amount of time her son looked at her over a period of time — times that she usually would be scrolling through her phone aimlessly. This was a rude awakening for…
Funny story: when we first rented the home we are in, we were on cloud 9. We went from a tiny apartment with bad neighbors to a home with a yard where Fox could dance all he wanted without a broom handle “applause.” Tyler…
Lucky for us, Fox has always loved his baths. His very first bath ended with us taking a quick picture of him laying in his baby bath, posed like Uncle Rico’s Glamour Shot in Napoleon Dynamite. He was simply in his element 😉 When…
These days, Fox is overwhelmingly independent. He wants to prove himself more and more, opting to do anything he can by himself. He’s putting his own shoes on, picking out what he’ll wear to school, and telling us what he wants for meals, amongst…
Fox is on a “just like Mommy” kick. My little shadow is constantly mimicking me and I’m taking full advantage by trying to get him on board with new habits. He loves to do puzzles like me, uses his play broom to sweep when…
Fox’s first word was “Mama.” He said it unexpectedly around 6 months old when we were just about to leave the Safari Park for the day, and I felt like I could have floated right into the sky up to the clouds. From there,…
Today we picked up Fox from school and headed to his first appointment with the dentist. Honestly, I was white knuckling it. Fox has always been a wild one, but take him out of the house and don’t expect him to stay still. It’s…
My sweet boy went off to his first day of preschool today. Fox isn’t around kids very often. When he is, he’s kind and generous — other parents always comment on those things. We did worry that he wasn’t getting enough social interaction and,…
About three weeks ago, Fox started dancing around the house and he’s barely stopped to eat or sleep. This dancing machine started when he first heard Gangnam Style in the credits of The Nut Job, and he would specifically request that movie knowing he’d…
Yesterday I mentioned that I would be talking about an event I recently attended and I’m here to spill the details! A couple weeks ago a great group of mamas and medical professionals gathered at Au Fudge (Jessica Biel’s adorable restaurant!) in West Hollywood…
I’m going to make a pretty big admission right off the bat here because I believe in transparency. This spring marked the first time I ever left the house alone with Fox. I used to hide from the fact that I was too overwhelmed…
One of the most adorable things about Fox right now is his obsession with making choices. Sometimes I even hear him in his room saying, “This one? No. This one? No. This one? Yes!” while he’s putting himself in control of which hat Mr.…