Celebrate our facelift!

by Administrator on September 11, 2008

Rookie Moms gals Does RookieMoms.com look a little fresher? A little younger? Maybe a little bit happier?

We did a little nip and tuck and we hope it helps people find content that inspires them.

We have a super deluxe prize bag to give away in celebration of our new design, so add a comment here to be entered to win. Comment on what you like best about RookieMoms.com: a favorite post, an aspect of the design, or the way the site is organized. Or give us constructive feedback suggestions (like the time Heather’s mom gave her a scale during her first week post-partum!). What would you’d like to see changed?

On October 12 — our three-year blogiversary — we’ll pick one winner to receive the Rookie Moms Redesign prize bag, worth over $200 :

A copy of The Rookie Mom’s Handbook
Baby Bjorn Synergy carrier with bib accessory
Scout Organic onesie
Miracle Blanket swaddler
Cooking with Trader Joe’s cookbook
Ratzerfratzer burp cloth

[photo credit: r. currier
location: berkeley, ca]

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Deborah October 1, 2008 at 9:52 am: Attitude–I love the attitude of the site. You make big things seem so small and calm when I need it and make me laugh at this crazy world of parenting.

I have a toddler now and another one coming soon and this site certainly helps me when I have brain drain on what to do with the toddler while my body screams for me to sleep.

love it!
Jessie October 1, 2008 at 9:54 am: Rookie moms is great! My daughter is only three weeks old and I’m looking forward to Rookie Mom-ing with her as she gets older. Thanks for giving me lots of great ideas!
kellie October 1, 2008 at 10:13 am: love the new look. always love your posts. clever with words & as always with advice. thanks for sharing all the wealth of information!
lise October 1, 2008 at 10:13 am: love the new layout. what I really enjoy from your blog is the honesty and humor. I always get a good chuckle when I’m reading your blog at work (which is when I usually check out my favorite blogs).
Shannon October 1, 2008 at 11:01 am: I don’t have any suggestions on things to change – I love your site. The ideas, the humor, and now the easy-to-click-on categories for finding activities by age!
Christine October 1, 2008 at 11:34 am: Great fresh look! Looks awesome and so does the book! Congrats!!!!!!!!!
Maria October 1, 2008 at 12:00 pm: I have been a big fan of this site for over a year now, since I stumbled upon it soon after my son was born. I have found so many great ideas and activities for us to do together. Love the new look. Thanks for sharing all the fabulous info!
emily e. October 1, 2008 at 1:12 pm: I love the “activities by age” section…this will make life so easy when our second is born in a few months! Thanks!
Gretchen October 1, 2008 at 1:20 pm: I love the new face lift and your website. I love to come here to get ideas on what to do with my daughter and myself. So much fun!
JenO October 1, 2008 at 2:40 pm: I love the colors and clean look. and while I DID figure out the labels way back when, I do like the easy to find, big, buttons for age groups.
sarah October 1, 2008 at 2:51 pm: i like the fresh and clean design of your site. it’s so easy to navigate and get directly to the area you’re looking for. your ideas are creative, community building, innovative and sanity saving. thank you for everything!
Jennifer October 1, 2008 at 8:28 pm: I have always loved that you guys had tabs to find activities by age. It made it so easy to find ideas with my first kiddo. The second baby? Poor little guys rarely gets his own activity, I’m just too busy! He’s just along for the ride, and he seems to be lovin’ it.
Berkeley's Mom October 1, 2008 at 9:22 pm: I love the support the site offers as well as places to go with babies..I love,love ,love it..
Kelly H. October 2, 2008 at 9:30 am: I LOVE how you now have the activities all separated by ages. It sure makes finding age appropriate activities easy and fun. Thanks for the facelift!
Lana October 3, 2008 at 8:00 am: Age function makes the navigation through the info easier.
Kerry October 3, 2008 at 8:40 am: I love how easy it is to find information based on your baby’s age. Your site is really organized and user friendly. Thanks for the chance to win!
cary October 3, 2008 at 1:22 pm: Great site. At 36 weeks pregnant, I know I will be back with questions and ideas!
Stephanie October 3, 2008 at 3:35 pm: To be honest, the reason I got hooked on your site was your blog. I just loved reading the first person account of someone (thankfully) going through all the parenting phases/trials before me. And since I used to live in Berkeley and SF, I read your local references with great longing and nostalgia. Keep up the great work!
Brandy October 4, 2008 at 2:13 pm: I love how you have the activities divided by age group. I’ll definitely be checking back for some activity ideas.
Kathy October 4, 2008 at 9:46 pm: The activities by age! Genius.
Rachael G. October 5, 2008 at 11:02 am: I don’t know how long you’ve been around, but, I sure could have used this place when my other two were littler! Luckily, I found this place in time for Numero 3 and we have used a lot of the suggestions we read about here. Thanks for the great site (and contest).
Beanie Watts October 6, 2008 at 7:28 am: I think it’s great that you recognize that it is important for mom and baby to get out of the house and do things!!
Liz BK October 7, 2008 at 5:57 pm: I love finding random activity ideas… just surfing from tag to tag. Even if I don’t end up doing many of them, I bet the ideas will re-surface in a few months, only I’ll think they’re my original thoughts! Thanks, RookieMoms.
Kelly Salefski October 8, 2008 at 11:45 am: I really like the Activities by Age. It’s been so helpful!!

Great contest and congrats!!
sherry g. October 8, 2008 at 12:29 pm: I like the upbeat, fun approach you take to your blog. It’s always enjoyable to read. Thanks!
Administrator October 12, 2008 at 2:12 pm: Thanks all for the feedback and well wishes — comments are closed! We’ll contact the winner directly.