Ginny, Author at MothersRest

MothersRest Year in Review, 2018

2018 has been quite the year, with wild things coming out of the White House, horror in Parkland, and devastation in Paradise. Yet motherhood keeps us grounded and keeps life ticking along with love. Y’all, we need each other. We...

Listen to your inner Yoda: Sleep you must

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The new Star Wars movie is here! (I’m going Friday if you want to join me.) I will probably cry through it. Because, hello, female lead AGAIN. And, because, hello, it’s the...

Holiday shopping DEALS on Amazon

Let’s face it. These days the Holiday season revolves around SHOPPING! There’s Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday… I don’t know why SUNDAY is left out. Maybe we should call it SAVIOR SUNDAY so we can stop...

Arrive alive: How NOT to fall asleep behind the wheel

What really got me was falling asleep behind the wheel with the boys in the car. I am SO thankful for rumble strips! Wonder how many lives those have saved?! I recently got that nightmare-of-a-text from a friend. And it...

Give the gift of sleep this Christmas

You can get your Mother-in-Law another potholder this year for the Holidays. OR you can help her mental health (which might, in turn, help your mental health). By gifting her great sleep. Oh, hell, forget your Mother-in-Law and just treat...

What to do when your kiddo fights the midday nap

I fondly remember the days when both boys napped midday – at the same time. The family that naps together, stays together. Those halcyon days of yore. They ended when my eldest learned to escape from his crib-cage. This post...

How to prep for maternity leave like a lady boss

This is for all you lady bosses out there who are prego and wondering how you can possibly disconnect from work to focus solely on your new babe during maternity leave. I hear you agonizing over there: I kick ass...

The secret to date night success

Some people claim that marriage sucks after kids. There might be some truth in that. Maybe just a little, teeny, tiny bit? Because: You haven’t talked to your partner in weeks. There are chores and work and baby stuff and...

4 tips to reach nursing nirvana (and the breastfeeding supplies you need)

When I was growing up, we were always surrounded by dachshund puppies. As in our house was an upscale puppy mill. Because my dad thought we should experience the miracle of dog birth. Which is, frankly, gross. Puppies are born...

10 ways to use a fleece blanket

Look, I know you have, like, 50 baby blankets. Unless your great grandma hand-quilted them, you probably only need 7: one for baby to love on right now, three that baby has loved on (that are in the dirty laundry...

The 10 penis rules for boys

It’s a bit unnerving to arrive at daycare to pick up your children just as one of them emerges from the bathroom sans pants and undies, completely delighted, pointing and announcing, “I showed her my penis. And her my penis....

Tap into your child’s kindness to find sweet dreams

“Here, mommy, put this on your dresser. So you can look at it before you go to bed.” Then he handed me this crayon drawing, full of love and rainbow scribbles. He’s only 3. How did he know it was...

The one-week sleep challenge

“Tired? Go to bed. That’s the place for you.” My husband likes to toss this my way when I yawn and say, “Dude, I. am. sleepy!” And it irks me, because I have lots to do. Going to bed right...

Dear early riser, please stay in bed

My oldest wakes up at 5:30am. Nope, I didn’t stutter. That’s right, 5:30-A-M! Anyone else feeling my pain? My kid has done this since he was a baby. Before he was weaned, I nursed him back to sleep for another...