Life with the O'Briens

Category: Parenting

  • Day in the Life of a SAHM with Young Kids and a Husband on Night Shift

    Victoria O’Brien

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    Our family has been adjusting to my husband switching back to night shift, which he switches from day shift to night shift and vice versa every three months. This time, it has taken us about two or three weeks to get back into a routine and we finally feel well-adjusted now. I have been so… Read more

  • Homemade Playdough

    Victoria O’Brien

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    My two year old son loves to play with playdough, however store-bought playdough can be pricey and tends to dry out almost the same day you open it up. My mom was a preschool teacher for many years and passed down this homemade playdough recipe that doesn’t dry out too fast and is made with… Read more

  • Enjoying Catholic Mass with Two Kids Two and Under

    Victoria O’Brien

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    It is my holy obligation to go to Catholic mass every single Sunday. Just because I have young kids, I am not exempt from this and in fact, they should be going too. So we go, pretty much every single Sunday. It has required some work and repetition to get my two kids ages two… Read more

  • Minimal Mickey Mouse Themed First Birthday Party on a Budget

    Victoria O’Brien

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    My birthday is in May and while I was growing up, around Christmas time every year I would start planning my birthday party. Just ask my mom. What I enjoyed most was picking a theme and getting all of the details together. Once my first born was about to turn one, I naturally started planning… Read more

  • Everything in My Minimal Hospital Bag as a Second Time Mom

    Victoria O’Brien

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    When I was preparing to go to the hospital to have my first child, I had no idea what I should bring with me. I was having a scheduled C-section so I knew I would be there for a few days, but I had no idea what I needed. I did all the research, watched… Read more

  • Traveling by Plane with a Baby

    Victoria O’Brien

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    Before traveling with my baby on an airplane for the first time, I did ALL of the research. I asked for tips from friends I knew had done it before, I read through all of TSA’s and my airline’s guidelines for traveling with a baby, and I had read posts just like this one to… Read more

  • Everything in My Car as a Minimal Mom of Two Young Kids

    Victoria O’Brien

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    If you know me, I am a person who likes to have all my spaces tidy. This goes for my car, too! As a mom, this is a space that can quickly become a messy space if I don’t keep on it. While we are out and about, things accumulate in the car, like sippy… Read more

  • Everything in My Minimal Diaper Bag with Two Kids in Diapers

    Victoria O’Brien

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    That first time I left the house with my first born son, I had no idea what I was going to need. I basically packed every baby item we owned into the diaper bag until I could no longer zip it up. As a second time mom, my diaper bag has become very minimal and… Read more

  • Our Bedtime Routine for Two Kids Under Two

    Victoria O’Brien

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    If you are raising two kids under the age of two, everything seems to be a little more difficult. However, I found bedtime to be the hardest of all. We knew we had to figure out how to make it work without wasting two hours of our night trying to get everyone asleep. Our family… Read more