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Not everyone has nine months to prepare for baby. Not everyone buys a kit to predict ovulation, takes her basal temp and charts her cycles in order to get pregnant. Some women think they have the flu, got food poisoning or are feeling anemic then get the big news; you’re pregnant! When you haven’t planned [...]

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home We are in the middle of a Dr. Seuss-themed Teacher Appreciation week at our school. Besides the obvious green eggs and ham, I needed to think of some theme appropriate food for our big luncheon. Two of our little friends dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing [...]

by Sabrina Garibian posted in Mom Stories “It’s spicy!” the mom told her son as he stood next to Raffi watching him eat his Goldfish crackers. She then looked at me with an apologetic smile and told me her son is allergic and can’t eat Goldfish. I hadn’t offered the child any because I didn’t [...]

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home This is downright chocolate decadence. I can’t give you one nutritionally good reason to make these, but I can tell you they are worth every calorie and fat gram they contain. I made a big batch of these for our Teacher Appreciation week and every single crumb [...]

by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Mom Stories By Sophie Blackall, artist, author, Measles and Rubella Initiative This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share this blog, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more. My daughter Olive and I [...]

by Nicole Mabry posted in Mom Stories In every child’s life there are big milestones, like first smile, first steps and the first day of school. There are unsung milestones like seeing in stereo and learning to pump on a swing. Then, there are teeny-tiny, almost never discussed milestones that stop us in our tracks [...]

by Carolyn Robertson posted in Mom Stories I always envisioned happy times around the dinner table, sharing meals and swapping stories with my family at the end of a long day. That was before I had kids. I’ll be honest: Mealtimes in my house, on those nights that we all actually manage to eat together, [...]

by Stacie Lewis posted in Mom Stories Pacifiers, I bow to you. Literally, I will lower myself and squeeze into spaces only prisoners escaping from Alcatraz would to retrieve a pacifier. True, I’m a little obsessed (and my son, Ieuan, might have a bit of a problem too). But, my reverence knows no bounds. As [...]

Photo by: workingmother.com Editor Bounce, Bounce, Baby The new Soft Bouncer Balance from BabyBjorn not only provides head and neck support for little ones, but it also helps to develop their balance and motor skills. No batteries are needed for this natural rocker ($200, babybjorn.com).        Photo by: workingmother.com ...

by Nicole Mabry posted in Mom Stories In every child’s life there are big milestones, like first smile, first steps and the first day of school. There are unsung milestones like seeing in stereo and learning to pump on a swing. Then, there are teeny-tiny, almost never discussed milestones that stop us in our tracks [...]