Two geeky girls’ guide to the first year of motherhood.
From the category archives:
When I was a kid and my mom was single, she had a whole posse of single moms she hung out with. There were no online communities back then, so I’m really glad for her that she found nearby friends with whom she could swap dating stories and childcare.
Now that I’m a mom, I have [...]
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Vicky, a mom of toddler boy/girl twins, blogs at TheCityCradle.com. I’m not sure when she found the time to write up her favorite spots in Las Vegas for moms and babies, but I’m glad she did.
Vicky tells us:
While Las Vegas doesn’t carry the reputation for being the most baby friendly city around, I find [...]
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When I first heard of muslin swaddling blankets, my children were already 2 and 5. And this was just last week. It hurt me to say, “Back when I had babies… ” But I did.
Well, anyhow, apparently muslin is they way to go these days. When Heather asked our readers via Twitter if they used [...]
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As a mom of five children, Meagan Francis is no rookie. When she launched The Happiest Mom, I invited her to share some of her experience to inspire moms to have more fun during the first years of motherhood.
She offers us some tips and reassurance that happy moms put themselves on top of the [...]
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I was sent an advance copy of Nurtureshock: New Thinking About Children in the fall because once upon a time I wrote a tiny blog post about “praising the verb and not the noun” when talking to children.
I let it sit on my shelf with the many other books I don’t have time for.
Coincidentally, my [...]
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I love challenges, lists, and being cheap so this post from Simply Modern Mom is right up my alley. Tiffany challenges her readers to take 52 dates — one per week — while keeping the costs low.
Inspired by the challenge, I commit to have 52 date nights this year with my husband. Here are our [...]
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Whitney showed me what you guys are buying on Amazon and we both thought it was pretty cool. Can you guess what the rookie mom favorites are? Do you have these in your arsenal of gear?
Amazon.com Widgets
The biggest surprise to me that is so many of you are finding time to read Happiest Baby [...]
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Hey you. Have you heard about bTrendie? Shhh, not so loud.
bTrendie was launched by a group of parents who love great sales but hate generic, mass-produced clothes that all look the same.
Don’t know what I mean? I was at a birthday party last weekend in which my sons had the same shirts as 4 [...]
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Smart tip from a reader!
Leah from Brooklyn, NY says that her local nursing bra store will convert any bra into a nursing bra. It’s a small local store called ‘Your Top Priority‘ . If you buy the bra there its $5.00; if you bring in from elsewhere its $6.50.
Leah says that she shops at a [...]
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The things you can only buy yourself
Ladies, there are a few great (sometimes-pricey) things that a woman ought to have. Unfortunately, many of them cannot and should not be given as gifts. Ever!
Here are some examples of things that you should not buy me no matter how much I might want them:
A Yummie Tummie. [...]
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We wish you a very happy holiday season whether you’re winding down from Hanukkah or gearing up for Christmas, or doing some shade of both like our families.
We’ve created the best no-stuff shopping guides we can think of with the guiding principal to focus on experiences over things. And we’re trying to take our own [...]
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Clutter-free gifts for all your best girlfriends
Chocolate! Charles Chocolate (E-ville local!) calls their monthly club the PMS assortment while Vosges (inventors of the bacon chocolate bar) call theirs the Lunar chocolate (truffle) of the month club. Yes please.
Challenges: “the gift of experience” provides inspired customized challenges for a new year (perfect for list-makers like us).
Adventure: [...]
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The Rookie Mom's Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby
