Visitors = No Naps?

Does your baby’s nap schedule change when you have visitors? I’m not talking about the inevitable excitement that your baby experiences when new faces are in the house. A baby is bound to be a little more wound up and restless than normal when new people are around. I’m talking about purposely changing a baby’s nap routine so that the baby is awake as much as possible when the guests are over. When our baby was little, she slept just as well, if not better, in someone’s arms as she did in her crib. Having visitors over made almost no … Continue reading

Paradise On A Roll

If you haven’t already heard a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Hawaiian Islands yesterday. The quake’s epicenter was located about 10 miles off the Kohala Coast (on the western side of the Big Island of Hawaii) and about 50 miles from my parent’s home. Luckily, their house sustained only minor damage and no one was hurt. Once I was able to establish contact with my parents and found out that our family members were fine I immediately thought about all of the travelers who undoubtedly got more from their Hawaiian vacation than they bargained for. Not only did they get … Continue reading