I really have no words. So, a mother left her baby at an airport (allegedly). She boarded a plane, got nice and comfortable in her seat, and the plane took off. I mean … is that something you just forget? The mother, whose name we don’t know, was on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight bound …
It’s no secret. I’m trying to get pregnant. I mean, it’s not like I talk about it incessantly, but I will NOT be guilted by grandmothers for not giving them great-grandkids. We’ve tried the old fashioned way, we’ve tried minimal medical intervention, and we’ve tried full blown IVF. While we have managed to have a …
If you’ve got kids you know what a nightmare carseats are. Not just making sure you’ve got the correct size for every single stage of development, but making sure it’s facing the right way, and the seatbelt is attached properly, and the straps are in the right spot, and the buckle is where it should …
Babies breathe weird. Sometimes it is literally impossible to tell if they’re breathing at all. I, like most moms, have experienced that momentary freak out in the middle of the night while my face is shoved straight into baby’s bassinet to find out if she’s alive. Sometimes, when she takes a nap during the day, …
While a lot of you were obsessed about a pregnant giraffe, I’ve been over here following along with the story of Fiona, a baby Nile hippo born around three months premature. Let’s be honest, babies are just about the most globally captivating thing, so I understand the people glued to their screens for a chance to …
Recent polls have suggested that at least one baby is born every day, so if you are a brand new parent, keep on reading, this is for you. If you are already a parent then I also want you to keep reading, I need the hits. Most of you good folks are bringing home a …
I’m so bone tired today that as I’m writing this, my eyes are crossing. My shoulders ache, my head aches, my I-don’t-even-know-what-that-is aches. Seriously, the last time I felt like this was after three solid days of the flu, and no one to take care of me. I’m not complaining, really I’m not, but last …
Nearly 7 years ago, I was blissfully pregnant with my second child. We were in that scary first 12 weeks, that is sort of like the ‘if I am good enough I get to have the baby’ test. Well, I guess I wasn’t good enough, because I drove myself to the hospital just before the …
Every time I find out a friend of mine is pregnant, I feel a moment of intense happiness and sheer pain all in the same breath. “Oh my goodness,” I exclaim, the ecstatic feelings winning out. “When are you due?” And then we start gushing together and share in that intimately happy moment of knowing …
Babies are funny, and they pick the absolute craziest things to be picky about. Like, if you’re at the park with your kiddo and they find a worm on the ground, chances are they are going to pick up that worm, and eat that worm. But if you try to feed them a spoonful of …
Having my hair washed is my favorite part of going to the salon. The way the warm water feels, and fingers massaging my scalp, it’s ecstasy. But as much as I love it, I’ve never zoned out as much as this adorable newborn. While the nurse is washing this baby’s hair for the first time, …
At first this little kiddo doesn’t even seem like he’s listening to the music. He’s just sitting there, eating his dinner, completely happy with ignoring the world around him, then something shifts. His favorite part comes on and all the sudden this little kid turns into the biggest Beatles fan in the world. He throws …
Sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it. Not even a little bit. And sometimes the little miracle we waited nine months for turns our lives upside down in ways we didn’t want or expect. Here’s what to do when being a baby mama blows. This the picture I wanted to take of the …
When I was younger I dreamed of having a big family. A house on a hill, big yard, tall fence painted white. My kitchen would have been painted yellow, lace curtains – I wanted an old fashioned cast iron stove. My kids were from everywhere. Like, in this version of myself I was the Angelina …
Let me be very honest, just about the first time I’d ever held a baby–a real infant, was when my first daughter was born. They thrust this tiny crying, red, wrinkly, adorable, little, swaddled package at me and I thought, “Oh no!” Well, I thought something very much along those lines. I was so panicked beforehand …
When you’ve had a baby, a lot has changed. I mean, you’ve been off work for 3, 4 or even 6 weeks (LOVE the 6-weeks off!) and, hopefully, you didn’t even have to wear make-up once during that entire mini-baby-cation. But, chances are, you need to Refresh Your Look to Go Back to Work After Baby. …
Maybe I’m totally weird, but my teeth are really sensitive little creatures. They seem to get fussy over the littlest things. During my pregnancy, they were really fine and I rolled through my morning sickness phase with no issues. But then, as soon as baby was born–oh, the sensitivity! So, I’m on the war-path with 5 …
Having a baby is a truly traumatic event. Not only does your life change over night with the whole addition of a new life in your life, but your body has just undergone a massive change. If you’re anything like me, you just want everything to be perfect–including the ability to run a marathon, if …
I’m about to embark on a new experience: Creating a playroom for my toddler daughter. I want to make it awesome. Like top of the awesome mountain awesome. And I’ve found 25 Ways to Make Your Toddler’s Playroom Awesome! Start simple by asking your kiddo what they want. If they’re talking (which mine is not …
Being pregnant is tough work by itself. But regular life (and the chores that chores that come with it) does not stop upon conception. Nope. Still gotta wipe down counter tops and toilets. While making a baby. Great. Oh, and avoid chemicals and whatnot so you don’t a) puke and b) get exposed to something …
There’s nothing I hate worse than sneezing. (Ok, I’ll be honest, that annoying noise that Jim Carey makes in Dumb and Dumber is worse than sneezing…sorry–but it’s the only thing!) And, for whatever reason, every change of the season, I get all sniffly, snuffly and sneezy. It’s horrible. Except when I’m preggers–then it’s horrible to …
Diaper bag emergency! My cute little diaper bag I was given at my baby shower has broken…what am I to do?! I’m not as frugal as I once was (if I’d had my baby-girl right after college when we got married, I would have used my backpack as a diaper bag!), but I still feel …
Let’s be honest, here. I’m new to this whole being a baby-momma and I had a preconceived notion (gasp!) about how I would be as a parent to my precious bundle of joy. It seems though I was wrong on every count of these Things I Swore I’d Never Do With My Baby. Yeah, I …