Ever have one of those conversations about something that you wish you would have approached differently or that it might have gone a little more smoothly? I had one the other day with a random mother at a birthday party. I was caught off guard when I saw a little girl swimming in the pool… [Read More]
Training the Baby to Respond to Lights #Deafness
Being the Mom to a Deaf baby is a lot more different than I would have ever thought. I wrote a few months ago about nothing being able to verbally console him. Another issue that I have found particularly difficult is getting his attention. As an adult who grew up in a Deaf house, my husband… [Read More]
10 Little Things I Love About Breastfeeding
Despite what breastfeeding proponents want you to believe, breastfeeding is hard. The early days weeks are exhausting, painful, frustrating. Your body is not yours, you are still healing from birth and for many of us, you wander zombie like throughout the day in a sopping wet shirt. Regardless of the difficulties, there comes a moment when you… [Read More]
The Sock Ladies
It is really cold here in Ohio. Like freezing cold. Cold enough that most people wear socks, boots, hats, gloves, etc. Except, I hardly ever put socks on my little guy and it drives the Sock Ladies raving mad. You know who the Sock Ladies are right? As a mom you have probably encountered a… [Read More]
The Silent Beat of My Heart
Any mother who has ever had a fussy or sick baby knows that it is heart wrenching. You are up at night, wandering the halls, singing sweet lullabies and whispering shhh shhh shhh over and over in your little ones ears. You jiggle them. Rock them. You do the magic combo – jiggle, rock, shhh shhh Mommy thing. It’s natural. Almost innate. Except, when… [Read More]
(Central Ohio) Sprout Soup Swap & Diaper Connection Event! #ClothDiapers
If you have been cloth diapering for awhile, then you know that sometimes the best diapers are the ones that are getting destashed. A cute print or that coveted unicorn diaper. The prices are less than retail which means more bang for your buck! Except sometimes, it is nerve racking to buy diapers from an… [Read More]
Response & Update: Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son
I am deeply humbled and surprised by the massive response to my January 13th post: Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son. I have been blogging here at Sunshine Praises for almost 4 years and have never had such a passionate response to one of my posts. (Nor have this many men visited, really,… [Read More]
Breastfeeding & 8 Year Old Boys
“Ewww, gross. What is he doing?” said my 8-year-old as he popped up behind me while I was nursing the baby. I hadn’t really been paying attention to the baby and didn’t realize that he had finished eating was now just contentedly playing “stretch the nipple.” The baby had a huge smile on his face and his little… [Read More]
Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son?
Unless you live under a rock, you have probably seen at least one You Tube video showing a cute little toddler sitting on his mother’s lap while the Mom says the child’s name and an audiologist flips some magic switch turning on the child’s cochlear implant. The child’s face becomes very alert. His eyes dash… [Read More]
Praise! Tickle Toes Luxurious Hooded Baby Towel
Disclaimer: We were provided the below mentioned product to complete our review. All thoughts, ideas, options, photos and cute babies are property of Sunshine Praises and were in no way influenced. This blog is not affiliated directly with any social media network. One of the problems with being baby #3 is that you miss out… [Read More]