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A Look Back At The Carriage Before Marriage Wedding
I can't believe our first wedding anniversary is almost here. The year flew by, possibly because we also made another tiny human during that time. I had wanted to blog about the big day right away, but as I learned, wedding photos can take a little while. Now that...
7 Things I Never Imagined Saying Before I Had Two Kids
I knew my life would change forever when I brought home baby #2—I just never could have guessed the crazy things that would come out of my mouth. 1. “Don’t step on your sister!” – While I believe that my 4-year-old intends to be loving and gentle towards her baby...
Baby Wearing For The Win! – Infantino Unison Newborn Carrier Review
When I was pregnant with my second baby, I got a lot of helpful advice about how to manage two kids. One thing that kept coming up was the importance of baby wearing. Everyone said I'd need my hands free for playing with my 4-year-old, especially if I was brave...
Why You Should Never Play Beauty Salon With A 2-Week-Old Baby
I've been a mother of two for 17 days now and I don't know what I was so worried about. It's easy! The baby mostly eats and sleeps, which leaves me tons of time for imaginitive play with my 4-year-old, Viv. Why just last night, as the newborn settled in for a...
Why I’m Not Preparing For the Birth Of Baby #2
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 for me to crawl inside...
8 Hilarious Ways To Prank Your Kids On April Fools’ Day
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...
Rowdy Sprout Kids Rocker Wear Giveaway!
Giveaway ended 4/1/15 - thank you for playing! There's one thing I really, really, really wanted to do before this baby comes, and that's our annual Rowdy Sprout giveaway! If you've been reading the blog for a while, you know I'm obsessed with my friend Laura...
40 Reasons Pregnant Women Cry
Pregnancy is an emotional time. There are happy tears. Sad tears. Scared tears. And “I don’t even know why I’m crying” tears. Maybe it’s one of these 40 reasons: 1. It’s Tuesday 2. That commercial with the babies/puppies/baby puppies came on 3. Your partner forgot to...
How Motherhood Ruined Fifty Shades Of Grey For Me
On a recent girls’ night out, I caught a showing of "Fifty Shades of Grey." I wanted to see for myself what all the R-rated fuss was about. But instead of getting hot and bothered like I was supposed to, I just got, well, bothered. To me, billionaire playboy Christian...