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Breastfeeding Struggles: Tongue & Lip Tie

August 15, 2016 By Hollie Leave a Comment

Breastfeeding Struggles: Tongue & Lip Tie

This is my third child, I nursed my other two munchkins until they were 16 months old, never in a million years did I think with my third munchkin would I be writing a blog called “Breastfeeding Struggles”, but here I am.  The second and third weeks of S’s life I struggled with breastfeeding and […]

Filed Under: Family, My Munchkins, Parenting Tagged With: breastfeeding, breastfeeding mom, breastfeeding struggles

Sam’s Birth Story: A 31 Hour Process

July 7, 2016 By Hollie 10 Comments

One week ago yesterday I gave birth to my third child, my second son and the final addition to our family.  We feel complete!  Sam was 4 days early which is not at all like my other two: they were both 5 days late.  To be honest, I was not sure if I’d share his […]

Filed Under: Family, My Munchkins Tagged With: baby #3, birth story, induction, journey to baby #3

Preparing for Our Third Munchkin

June 28, 2016 By Hollie Leave a Comment

At 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant I think I can finally say, “we are ready!”  Now, our readiness probably looks a lot different than that of most.  My husband and I are both Type A personalities and like to take control, but when it comes to preparing for our babies, it is probably the […]

Filed Under: Family, My Munchkins, Parenting Tagged With: fit pregnancy, hospital bag, preparing for baby, third munchkin

Summer Playdates that Will Keep Kids Moving

June 3, 2016 By Hollie 1 Comment

School is out and your munchkins might be wanting to fill up your social calendar.  Or it might be you who wants to fill it up to keep everyone busy and entertained.  We love meeting our friends to play and whether it is a formal or informal playdate. Summertime lends itself to so many more options. […]

Filed Under: Fit Kids, Fitness, My Munchkins Tagged With: active family, active kids, fight childhood obesity, fit kids, get out and go, playdates, playgroup ideas

Journey to Baby #3 {28 week update}

April 12, 2016 By Hollie 1 Comment

I turned my calendar this past weekend (literally) and couldn’t believe I am in my third trimester and just 12 weeks away from meeting this sweet baby that will complete our family… I think.  At 28 weeks I am feeling great and our littlest munchkin is the size of an eggplant.  And it must be […]

Filed Under: Family, Fit Pregnancy, Fitness, My Munchkins Tagged With: active pregnancy, baby number three, baby SK, fit mom, fit pregnancy

DIY Valentine’s Twister & More Gross Motor Activities

February 8, 2016 By Hollie 1 Comment

DIY Valentine’s Twister & More Gross Motor Activities

I love playing fun, active games with my munchkins and they love it too!  No matter the time of year, they love to move and I love that they work on developing their gross motor skills.  Being active in the winter time in Indiana takes a lot of creativity.  You can often find us doing […]

Filed Under: Family, Fit Kids, Fitness, My Munchkins Tagged With: active kids, fit kids, get moving, gross motor skills, kids exercise, my munchkins

Tips & Tricks for Skiing With Your Kids

January 13, 2016 By Hollie 2 Comments

Tips & Tricks for Skiing With Your Kids

The snow and cold weather has made it clear that winter is finally here.  Here in Indiana we have officially been dumped on just like the rest of the midwest.  As we were driving to the gym today, my daughter said, “Mommy let’s get our skis and go skiing.”  I love that she immediately associates […]

Filed Under: Activities, Family, My Munchkins Tagged With: active family, boyne mountain, skiing, skiing with kids

Turn your Elf into Kindness Elves

December 7, 2015 By Hollie 3 Comments

Turn your Elf into Kindness Elves

I am sure by now the Elf on the Shelf has come to your house, right?  You are scrambling for what to do each and every day and some mornings you might even wake up panicked because you forgot to move your elf and make some extravagant presentation.  Instead of the naughty behavior and silly […]

Filed Under: Family, My Munchkins Tagged With: christian parenting, christmas fun, elf on the shelf, holiday tradition, kindness elves, teaching about Jesus

Weekend Recap: Halloween Festivities

November 1, 2015 By Hollie Leave a Comment

Weekend Recap: Halloween Festivities

What a busy, fun weekend we had.  We partook in the Halloween festivities, celebrated the 3rd Birthday of one of C’s sweet girlfriends, and had a lot of time with family and friends.  Last year I recapped Halloween weekend and it was fun to see how things have changed… and in some sense, have not. […]

Filed Under: Family, My Munchkins, Weekend Recaps Tagged With: Family Fun, halloween, weekend recap

Kids & Sports: The Right Time

October 21, 2015 By Hollie 27 Comments

Kids & Sports: The Right Time

Kids and sports: it is a touchy topic.  We all want our child to be the best.  As parents we think of ways we can make our kid better.  We sign them up for clinic after clinic hoping it will result in that starting position.  But at what cost? Let me make this clear, I […]

Filed Under: Activities, Family, My Munchkins Tagged With: busyness trap, kids sports, parenting a preschooler

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