Graco Heart to Heart Blog

As some of you may already know, I am one of many Graco employees who have accepted an offer to relocate to Atlanta. I was immediately excited about the possibility of a move outside the state I have lived in since I was two years old. Then it hit me. How will this affect my [...]

Spring has sprung, and lately it even feels like we are fast approaching Summer. In the past few weeks of Spring, Baby has been learning all about flowers in preschool. Her class has drawn pictures with labeled plant parts and planted seeds to watch grow. To add to her excitement, she received her very own [...]

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd. It’s hard to believe that it began 39 years ago. There were so many great accomplishments created from that first Earth Day, including the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency later in 1970. But should we wait for that one day to arrive each year to [...]

I am very lucky to have parents that live within 15 minutes of my own home. I know I can always depend on them to babysit my children when needed. Let’s face it, would they turn down an opportunity to spoil spend time with their grandchildren? I think not. Then I got to thinking, do [...]

So you know me. I am a WOHM. I carpool with DH and 2 children for a 45-50 minute commute each way to the office. What you may not know is that I am a big time planner like fellow blogger, Melissa. I feel better knowing that I have a plan to accomplish what I [...]

That’s right! Wahoo! Everyone is sleeping soundly in the Hartzell household. But now the biggest question remains…WHERE is everyone sleeping? I have good news all around. Jed is sleeping in nice 4-5 hour chunks in his bassinet, which means Mommy and Daddy are sleeping well, and the biggest news of all…Baby has been successfully transitioned [...]

Maternity leave. Short term disability for pregnancy. FMLA. It doesn’t matter what you call it, the time off and away from the office after baby has to come to an end for all of us work-outside- the-home moms at some point. I had such illusions of grandeur of the things I would accomplish while I was [...]

Black Friday, while millions of people scoured their local malls and the internet for the best sales and perfect Christmas gifts for loved ones, my husband and I opted for something completely different. We went on a trek to find some Christmas spirit. Luckily, we knew right where to find some. Our local Elmwood Park [...]