Happy Mother’s Day!  I made this little video after asking for your input on our Facebook fan page - How would you describe motherhood in one word. I know that was a tough question.  How do

How many social networks are you on?  What if you could combine the best concepts from each into a new one?  What if it could help you with your blog or business? Let me tell

I dug into the home movie archives to bring you a conversation with my 4 year old self.  Seems I actually started vlogging in 1985.  So of course the quality will be questionable, but

Want to attend a blogging conference but not sure about leaving your baby behind?  Good news – there are baby friendly conferences.  After attending BlissDom with 4 month old Xander, I thought I’d share

I’m sort of amazed that you are reading this right now.  I’m not money saving expert.  In fact, I am much better at spending than saving.  Well, I guess I have some idea how to

I will be providing a better recap later when I can think better.  Right now my brain is full of knowledge, new friends, and screaming for sleep.  But, I did record a quick video

My days at home with my kids isn’t too unlike other stay at home parents.  The days are predictable and unpredictable at the same time.  It’s messy, entertaining, frustrating, and fun… and that is

Once upon a time I loved cloth diapering.  I even loved doing diaper laundry.  While pregnant with Xander I looked forward to cloth diapering a newborn and packed them in my hospital bag.  I’ve

What I wanted to be when I grew up used to be a fun topic of discussion.  Now, it sort of makes me feel like I don’t have a solid plan anymore.  When I

Today when I tell people that I met Brian online it’s generally accepted. Lots of people meet online and develop relationships, but it wasn’t always so socially acceptable. Plenty of people thought

Last year we started to create more video content. This year I am planning to expand on this and have some ideas of fun video features to share with you. The work

I don’t know what it is about babies and baby bumps, but they have a strange way of disabling people’s filters. They also seem to remove common sense and courtesy too. Now, strangers (and

My daughter thinks it is great fun when we have smoothies. She loves drinking out of a straw and she knows it will taste more fun than water or milk. I wasn’t able to

This one time in elementary school, I got detention. It was the only time I ever got it. Since it happened at least 20 years ago (gulp) parts of it are very clear while

I try to share recipes here and there, but I’m not the most creative cook or baker.  I suppose I don’t have to create brilliant dishes in order to share though, huh? Maybe you’d

2012 was quite the year for us here at Tales From the Nursery. There were ups and downs but overall I would say it was a pretty great year for our family and the

Do you remember how I shared last year that the holiday season has been tough for me emotionally over the years? Throughout my life I’ve lost several family members around this time of

I’d like to think I’m wiser about being a mom now that I’ve had my second child, but the truth is I’m still figuring it out as I go along.  Just when I think

Parts of our birth story I expected, but there are several elements I did not. This may get lengthy and full of details that some would say is too much information. But I say,

Like anybody does, it’s always fun to see who you share a birthday with. We got to do it again when Xander was born on December 8th. It’s funny. Aerissa is so dramatic and outgoing,