This is a post I’ve meant to write for awhile but just haven’t known where to start. If you read this post in August, you know that we were expecting our second child this fall. I’m happy to say we welcomed our healthy baby boy in November to complete our family. So with that in…Read More
Motherhood
5 Back to School Tips for Kindergarten Parents
We’re still about 4 weeks out from our first day of school but I know that many kids across the US have started, or are starting, soon. And now that I’m a “seasoned” parent to a school-aged kid (ha!), I thought I would share some of the things I learned during Ivy’s kindergarten year. So…Read More
Sunday Seven || March First.20
I’m back on this first Sunday of March with another Sunday Seven. If this is your first Sunday Seven post on Growing Haines, welcome! This series showcases some of my favorite blogs and websites that I come across week to week. Sometimes the week will have a theme, other times it’ll be just a random…Read More
Potty Training Your Toddler: Are You Ready?
I don’t know what it was with potty training, but I think I feared that season more than any other season we’ve had in Ivy’s short life. Because of that, I waited until we were both absolutely ready for it. That meant it wasn’t until she was almost 3, but we were successful. First things…Read More
How To Track Your Goals Using Trello
Happy 2020 friends! I hope this first week of the new year and decade have treated you well. I’m kicking off the first blog post of this year with some insight into my 2020 goals. This year, I’m taking a different route and tracking my goals in Trello. Trello’s an online project management site that’s…Read More
Sunday Seven || August Eleventh.19
I can’t believe how fast this weekend flew by. I had Friday off from work and the weekend still doesn’t feel long enough. I really think three-day weekends should be mandatory, though I suppose we’d then be dreaming of four-day weekends because three days wouldn’t feel like enough. This weekend has felt especially busy, like…Read More