Had my due date been exact, my son’s birthday would be tomorrow. Instead, I went two days past and let me tell you, it seemed like the longest two days of my life! One of the things they don’t tell you (or emphasize enough) during pregnancy is that your prescribed due date is an estimate and going past your due date is perfectly normal. I can remember feeling silly after doing the math and realizing that pregnancy is actually 10 months long! Don’t worry, though. I’ll be sure to let my son know that I carried him for OVER 10 months when the perfect opportunity presents itself! Going Past My…

Finding educational toys for a one-year-old is simple. But one of the things that our friends with children tell us is not to get tricked into buying tons of toys for our son that he’ll only play with for a week or two. After he’s over the new toys, he’ll likely return to entertaining himself with things that aren’t toys like empty water bottles and storage bowls from the kitchen. And we’ve done well so far. He only got one “toy” during his first Christmas last year which was a bouncer. Since then, we may have purchased a few toys here and there but he doesn’t have a huge collection.…