I was due to write a new post for Circle of Moms, and I still had my brother and sister-in-law, imminent parents to be, on my mind. So I wrote this. Of course you want to bond with your new baby and stimulate her rapidly developing brain, but how do you play with someone who [...]
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5 Fun Ways To Entertain Your Baby (Without Losing Your Mind)
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To My Brother & Sister-In-Law At Their Baby Shower (Practical Advice For New Parents)
Dear Jordan and Lana, I wish that Dave and I could be at your baby shower to celebrate, but as you may know, parents of small children rarely go anywhere. So instead, I’ve jotted down some words of wisdom that I hope you’ll find wise and not too wordy. People think a baby will make [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged advice, baby shower, blog, do's and don'ts for parents, first time parents, funny, humor, mom, mommy, SAHM, tips for new parents 7 Comments
Sweating With Toddlers + Sara Haley Exercise DVD Giveaway
A funny thing about raising a kid in Los Angeles is that you’re bound to run into some celebrity parents. Viv is not even 2 ½, but she’s already chatted up Pink and her daughter Willow, been cootchie-cooed by Amber Valletta at Trader Joe’s and met Don Cheadle outside a café–he reminded her to hold [...]
Posted in Giveaways, My Family, Vanity Also tagged Amber Valletta, baby weight, blog, cardio, Don Cheadle, exercise, exercising with kids, Expecting More DVD, funny, giveaway, humor, Los Angeles, mom, mommy, Pink, SAHM, Sara Haley, Sweat Unlimited DVD, toddler, workout video 19 Comments
Why You Should Read the Dad or Alive Book + Q&A With Author Adrian Kulp
Dad or Alive: Confessions of an Unexpected Stay-at-Home Dad, a memoir of Adrian Kulp’s first year at home with his baby daughter, is funny and touching, real and raunchy, with an uncensored POV that is uniquely male. (For better or for worse, I now have some idea what my fiancé was really thinking in the [...]
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Old MacDonald Never Had A Day Like This
Ever since my daughter was born, I’ve had this fantasy about taking her to visit a farm. Fresh air, baby animals, fruit picking – it all sounded so cute and wholesome. Plus, I wanted my kid to know her food comes from the ground, not Trader Joe’s. But the realities kept me from making it [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby vomit, berry picking, blog, car seat, CHiPs, cow train, emu, Erik Estrada, farm, field trip, funny, humor, mom, mommy, pony rides, road trip, SAHM, throwing up, toddler 5 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
