by Amy | Dec 5, 2015 | My Family, Shopping, Sponsored
Momtastic asked me and my 4-year-old Viv to shoot some videos for Hasbro’s hot new toy, FurReal Friends Starlily My Magical Unicorn. Yeah, that’s a mouthful (especially for me to say in the commercial) but Starlily deserves her many names, because she does...
by Amy | Jul 15, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood
You gotta love preschoolers. They’re curious, chatty and totally unfiltered, especially when it comes to asking probing questions about you and your body. Sometimes their queries are so embarrassing you’ll wish you could return to the infant days when you did all the...
by Amy | Apr 2, 2015 | My Family, Pregnancy
Speaking of which, I’m due 4/6 – where’s the dang baby? While we wait…please enjoy my final Momtastic pregnancy post: When I had my first baby, I brought a giant wheelie bag to the hospital, big enough for months of international travel, or...
by Amy | Mar 30, 2015 | Holidays, List, My Family
Those darn kids. They’ve kept you up all night. Destroyed your house. And turned you from a cool chick into a sweatpants-wearing chauffeur/sherpa/referee/maid/short order cook/nag. Clearly, your kids have it coming. And this April Fools’ Day, here’s how you can get...
by Amy | Feb 16, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy
If you’ve read any of my past pregnancy posts, you know I’m not one to glorify being knocked up. Beleaguered by symptoms, I usually come off more gripey than grateful. But despite the puking, heartburn, shortness of breath, and lately some pretty profound Braxton...