PARENTING
MOTHERS DAY GIFTS | THAT COST NOTHING
I'm in my frugal girl era and so I really struggled making a gift guide this year. I usually make my guides based on what I would want, but this year I just didn't want to push materialistic things on you. I decided to turn this around to list all the things I would...
CuboAi | The Baby Monitor That Keeps Giving
This post is sponsored by CuboAi however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. There is always someone crying when you have three kids, and usually it's the parents. You know that scene from Jurassic Park when three raptors come out of the bushes and pin...
POTTY TRAINING | ROUND 2
Okay guys, we officially have two kids out of diapers, one to go! The second go round was totally different than the first but ultimately, same result. Now that says a lot about the methods we use! I'm here to give you the summary of our potty training journeys from...
Mothers Day 2022 | Gift Guide
It's mama's day so you KNOW I'm about to round up things I want and love so my hubby will catch a clue. Oh.. and help y'all out too. Scroll through and Click the pictures to shop Honestly there's so much more we could gift the women who gave birth to us, raised...
I Want My Kids To Be Bilingual, Even If We Aren’t | Canticos
Matthew and I both grew up in culturally diverse families and environments, but we both only speak one language. I remember learning some Tagalog (one of the main languages in the Philippines) when I was younger but nothing progressed as I grew up and of course...
Breastfeeding Journey | Pia VS Penelope
Whew, breastfeeding. I’m exhausted just thinking about my journey with breastfeeding. I know ALL moms can relate; whether you actually breastfed, you debated yourself if you should do it, or you just listened to every other mom talk about it! I had two completely...
Loving Day – Our Blended Family
Just 53 years ago today, the Supreme Court struck down the laws banning interracial marriage in the remaining 16 states. Over 50 years ago, Matthew and I couldn’t be married in the state we actually live in… in fact, it was a crime! In light of our current state of...
Our NICU Journey
“You’re so strong” I kept hearing people tell me after coming home without my baby, after visiting the NICU every day, after pumping milk all day with no baby to trigger it. Honestly, I was not strong. I was far from it. What everyone saw was a weak person with a very...
Penelope’s Birth Story
Well let’s start from the beginning… it was a much easier time then. I was a day away from hitting 39 weeks and the whole week before I was trying to induce myself with pineapple cores, raspberry leaf tea, spicy foods, and dates… hella dates. I was trying to induce...
Let’s Talk About Childcare #CareForAllChildren
I’m not going to pretend like I’ve been an advocate for affordable childcare & early childhood education for years now, I’ve honestly just discovered how broken the system is. Before children, this is not something on your mind. There is no room for these concerns...