This post has been sponsored by Summer Infant. As always, all of the thoughts and opinions expressed here are entirely my own. Thank you for supporting the brands who support Kozy & Co. I'm not sure what the appropriate age is to stop using a monitor in your kid's rooms, but I can honestly admit that we still use them in our 3.5 year old's and 22 month old's bedrooms. ... Read More
How I Enjoy a Little “Me Time” Every Day | Plus a Must-Read Book List
This post is sponsored by Ivory, however, all of the opinions expressed here are entirely my own. Thank you for supporting the brands who support Kozy & Co. As moms, it seems like time to ourselves can be more of a rarity than a common occurrence. Between taking caring of our families, managing our homes, and work, we often times find ourselves at the very bottom of the ... Read More
5 Dental Health Tips for Kids
This post is sponsored by the American Dental Association. All of the thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and seeing as I've learned a few things about what it takes to ensure good dental health for my kids over the last few years, I thought it seemed fitting to compile a list of tips that ... Read More
27 week βbumpdateβ
I have been absolutely terrible about documenting this pregnancy. I think that it's partially because this is our fourth baby, and I obviously don't have a ton of free time on my hands these days, but I also think that it's because this is likely the last time that I will ever be pregnant, and I'm having a really hard time coming to terms with that. You would think that that ... Read More
A Quick and Easy Weekday Breakfast for the Whole Family
Thank you McCormick for sponsoring this post. Visit your local Wal-Mart to pick up McCormick Good Morning Breakfast for your family! In this season of life, weekday mornings are hectic. From the moment we wake up, to the time when my oldest gets on the bus to head off to school, it's a total whirlwind in our house. Some days it's a struggle just to get breakfast on the ... Read More
A Few Things that Iβve Learned About Breastfeeding Along the Way
I've spent a lot of time nursing over the last five years, and in a few months time, I will be right back at it again when our newest bundle arrives in the spring. I knew that I wanted to try to breastfeed before we were even expecting our firstborn, and as luck would have it, from the very beginning I was blessed with the ability to do so. I say "blessed" because ... Read More
How To Be Prepared for Cold and Flu Season
Seeing as our entire family has been sick for the last few weeks now, the timing of this post seems especially fitting. Colds have a way of coming on without warning around here, and when they do, they like to linger on, and work their way through each and every family member. It's awful. With my oldest being in Kindergarten now, it always seems to ... Read More
2018: New Year, Fresh Start
{hat c/o | Maternity/Babywearing Coat} I'm a couple of days late, but I thought it was time to hit publish on a post that recapped 2017, and shared my outlook for 2018 and all that it will (hopefully) hold. I always have a hard time letting go of the holiday season, and have been known to let it linger for as long as humanly possible, but this year, I'm really looking forward ... Read More
The Top Three Things You Should ALWAYS Stock Up On When you Have a Baby
This post has been sponsored by Walmart, however all of the thoughts and opinions expressed here are entirely my own. As always, thank you for supporting the brands that support Kozy & Co. If there is one thing that I have learned over the past five years since I became a mom, it's that there are certain items that you can never have too much of... particularly when you ... Read More
How to Plan for the Future While Living for Today
This past weekend we took a family trip the the zoo, picked out our Christmas tree, and spent time decorating for the holidays together. It's simple things like this that remind me how important it is to slow down and really take it all in when it comes to spending time with my husband and my babies. Before I had kids (and even since), I was warned on several occasions ... Read More