Eating out with kids is a gamble. No matter how much you plan around their usual nap schedule, their behavior once they get to the restaurant is unpredictable. There have been several times when I’ve gotten completely dressed—even thrown on a little makeup—to end up getting undressed and staying home because my son was just not in the mood to go anywhere. And to be honest, I’d rather he come to that realization before we leave than to do so once we’re already at a restaurant full of people who conveniently forget how to conduct themselves around a baby. When we do actually get a chance to go out to…

It’s true when they say that having a pet prepares you for being a parent. If you’re one of those people who gets grossed out when people compare the two, then you’re probably not a parent of either. I can remember when all of a sudden Jax, our Silky Terrier, started doing things he used to do when he was a puppy; things like chewing at the rug, having accidents on the carpet, being extra clingy. When I looked it up, all of those things were his way of trying to cope with a new change. It turned out that we were having a baby. Now, we’re going through the…

Last week was pretty tough. Not only did we have to deal with all that comes with teething, my son also picked up a cold. Thanks to his two top teeth cutting through at once, he was fussy, feverish, and, of course, in pain. Adding congestion and a mucus-filled cough into the mix just made him even more miserable. He wanted to be in my arms 24/7, which I was totally fine with, until I wanted to get anything done around the house. But, unfortunately, when your baby has a cold, there’s not really much you can do to stop it; you just have to be there to let it…