Your little one's sleep doesn't have to be a mystery

“They are very regimented about their sleep.” “She’s going to sleep already?! Didn’t she just wake up?!” “Does it really have to be that dark?” “You need to chill out.” These are just a few comments we’ve heard from family members while on our journey with sleep. It would be easy to let these comments […]

Since getting married, Jason and I have always lived in small spaces. When we got pregnant with Olivia, we were in a one bedroom apartment, and I wasn’t quite sure how we’d make our space work since it was already tight. And I had my melt downs about not having space for an actual crib […]

Although we are the “sleep experts,” our kids certainly aren’t, and we’re by no means parenting experts.  When one of our kiddos is having trouble in some area of sleep, it can seem “impossible” to fix because we’re “doing all the things” and we just must have the “hardest case ever.” But then we stop, […]

My junior or senior year of college I was hanging out with a friend who had just come back from a baby shower. I had never been to a baby shower before so I was asking her all about it, and she mentioned some of the more seasoned moms sharing advice, her favorite being: “Say […]

I have a line up in the notes section of my phone of all of the blog ideas I have and in what order I want to publish them. This post is not in that line up, however after a day like yesterday, I must digress. I am now the mama of a two year […]

Hi everybody! My name is Lauren Engler, and I am the face and heart behind Via Graces! I am a pediatric sleep consultant in Northern Virginia, am passionate about getting all kiddos and families sleeping well (and I dream of also becoming a doula one day!). As you may guess, I love all things pregnancy, […]