Two geeky girls’ guide to the first year of motherhood.
From the category archives:
My friend Deb is due to have a baby next month. It’s her first; she will be a rookie mom.
Since the gender of the baby is a surprise, shopping was more challenging than I had imagined. I settled on a Bumbo Baby Seat because I think it’s a clever invention, and because I appreciate that [...]
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DIY mamas-to-be and wannabes: This is one easy project that will give you bang for your $5.
When shopping for receiving blankets, it seems that there are 3 kinds of totally WRONG kinds of blankets: cute but stretchy, too small, or not square. Uggh! For a true Harvey-Karp-style swaddle, you need a biggish piece of flannel [...]
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Hi there readers, we have another friend and reader email to share. This is what Jenny really said and what I told her. Sound off in the comments with your best tips and advice for maternity clothes shopping.
Dear Rookie Moms,
I know I should read the blog from beginning to end, but in the meantime, any [...]
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This summer I reached out to Erin Chase from 5 Dollar Dinners to ask her for her EASIEST tips for new moms trying to get dinner on the table.
She went one better. Rather than a few handy tips, she shared with us her strategy for avoiding cooking during the witching hour altogether.
At the [...]
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This is a quickie craft project to turn a stack of photos, like the ones my mom is always sending me, into personalized placemats for sloppy eaters.
My cousins created unique placemats that were photo collages of my life and Alec’s life up until the moment we were engaged as a bridal shower favor. Each [...]
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If your regular walking routes are a little dull, here’s a suggestion from a rookie mom reader: Strap on your baby and go geocaching!
Shylo tells me she started geocaching while pregnant, in her third trimester, as an excuse to get out walking (although some of the more adventurously placed caches proved too much for her [...]
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This naptime sewing project was brought to you by This Mama Makes Stuff. Carrie, who used to design clothing for Old Navy, provides this disclaimer: I got Cs in pattern-making class in college.
Um, Carrie? Most of us did not even know pattern making was offered in college, so no need to apologize. We appreciate [...]
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Rookie Moms Blue Tshirt
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I had these shirts made for me and Heather, but help yourself to ordering one. Let me know if you want it to say something different.
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Then, we asked someone to design a maternity shirt and a dad shirt. Here [...]
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This has got to be one of the fastest projects I’ve ever done. And this time, I made it for myself. Well, for my daughter when she was born; however, since babies don’t know what they’re wearing, it was truly for me.
In short, the instructions go like this: cut a front and back of [...]
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I saw this gorgeous baby blanket at TwoTinas.com as featured on Daily Candy (and lots of other places), and I thought, “I can do that!”
I wanted to try to make one for my sister-in-law’s new baby and, with my mother-in-law coming to town, I figured between the two of us, we’d have the [...]
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This idea for a “WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU” scrapbook was excerpted (with permission) from the new book, Postcards from the Bump: A Chick’s Guide to Getting to Know the Baby in Your Belly. We like a book that has ideas of fun things for moms to do!
Who says birth is a prerequisite for [...]
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If you’ve already started your maternity leave but are just waiting for your baby bundle’s arrival, you have a golden window of opportunity to get some stuff done. But what?
When it was my turn, I lounged around the house getting very bored before my good friend Scott decided he wanted to learn [...]
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The Rookie Mom's Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby
