Motherhood is a classroom and my teacher is about three feet tall and overflowing with lessons. I never knew I’d love so much or learn so much from someone who has seen so little. I couldn’t have imagined the ways my son has changed me. Here are a few things I’ve learned from my little […] Read more…
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He’s Having a Baby
Let me just throw a couple of words out there and you tell me if any on them ring a bell. Ready? Daddymoon, man shower, dadchelor parties – do any of these sound familiar to you? No? Me either. Apparently it’s a new trend catching on with daddy-to-be’s all over. It’s like some new rite […] Read more…
Don’t Kiss That Baby!!!
To kiss or not to kiss? That’s the question I have for you. I was browsing a few mommy sites not too long ago and came across a topic that stuck with me. The post was by the mom of a little girl. She posed the question of kissing your child on the lips. Is […] Read more…
The Baby Ban
“We feel that [our restaurant] is not a place for young children,” the owner, Mike Vuick, said to customers in an e-mail. “Their volume can’t be controlled and many, many times, they have disturbed other customers.” – from mommytracked.com These are the words of the owner of McDain restaurant in Pennsylvania. He has apparently had […] Read more…
Finding “Me” Time
Working out has become a popular topic with me. There are a few reasons for that sort of obsession. One of those reasons being the importance of health and fitness to me. Another is that becoming a mother shifted my focus to being all about my son and while that’s great, I realized that I […] Read more…
Rockin the baby
Shell over at Things I Can’t Say did a cool link up called Rockin the Bump a while back.I can sometimes be the queen of procrastination. It’s true. Having said that, I didn’t get a chance to play along when everyone was rockin the bump. Just kept putting it off and doing other stuff and […] Read more…
Tools of the Trade
Calling all parents who travel with toddlers! I need you! We will be gearing up for a cross country jaunt with our little guy in a few weeks. While we’re super excited about the trip back home, we’re also crazy stressed about how little man will do on the 5 hour flight! Eek! The last […] Read more…
Tots on the pole
If your daughter decides to hit the pole at 18, you’d probably question yourself. Where did you go wrong? Why did she make that choice? At the end of the day though, it would have been her choice as a consenting adult. Sucky choice, but her choice. The same can’t be said when it’s a […] Read more…
40 Before 40 No. 6
I have an announcement to make. Prepare yourself. I think I’m getting lazy. There, I said it! I have become a shell of my former workout self. I don’t like it, I want to change it. I’m finding it’s easier said than done. Since “the big push” aka birth I haven’t been able to work […] Read more…
It’s Come to this…
It’s come to this. We are taking a break from restaurants. We don’t want to but, we might have to. The issue, folks – we’ve got a screamer! The little guy is a fan of testing his vocal abilities. I’m all for it. It’s great for him to discover the wonders of his voice! We […] Read more…
