As parents, there are some things that are a given: Don’t let your kids touch the stove. Don’t let your kids eat the dogs food. Don’t let the baby miss a nap. These are all pretty common knowledge. Well, we’ve had to add a new one to our list. This weekend we made a rookie […] Read more…
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Working Mom Blues
Working Mom Top 8 (because top 10’s are so last year :)) 1 – don’t be jealous of SAHM peeps they have their challenges too. You’re not competing you’re actually on the same team 2 – mommy guilt sucks! Know it and find some way to deal with it 3 – when you are with […] Read more…
Mimi’s Knows Babies
Having dinner out comes with a bit of hesitation lately. We never know how junior is going to behave. His flirtatious ways have done well by him so far but his high octave range could get us kicked out of some establishments for sure. One night we decided to chance it. In a last minute […] Read more…
Little Things
The other night I was a bit of a frazzled mess. I was cooking dinner for my family as usual and just felt exhausted. As I was cooking, I started thinking about how crazy our weeks are. After working all day I rush home to get dinner started and have about 20 minutes to get […] Read more…
Meet the Bruiser
We have started calling our son the bruiser. He’s so wild sometimes and if you happen to get in the way – you will get hurt. I’ve been on the receiving end of many of his wild antics. Many are just because he’s so darn excited! When he gets excited, he’ll start stomping his foot […] Read more…
Lessons Learned… So Far
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…
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…
