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Love or Shove? Apptivity iPhone case for babies

January 11, 2012

Whitney just sent me a link to this cuh-razy looking iPhone/iPod case for babies and toddlers. Whoa. Fisher Price makes it so that little slobbery children can safely handle my electronica. Clever. But evil. When Milo was nine months old, he grabbed my old school cell phone and slurped it into his mouth. Before I [...]

Were you prepared for motherhood?

January 10, 2012

I recently sat down with writer Lisen Stromberg to discuss motherhood, feminism, work, and other big, important topics. Who said what on Facebook that week never once came out of my mouth during the hour we spent together, so that was refreshing. But also, she asked me some questions I had never asked myself. In [...]

Makin’ it: no-sew Moby wrap baby carrier

January 9, 2012

When my second son was born, I flirted with sewing to create this Moby-style baby wrap (AKA the “fauxby”) to keep little Milo super close. It is the snugliest baby carrier that I’ve ever had. My mom helped me to hem the edges. Once I saw how legitimately simple it was, I made another two [...]

Flashback Friday: Whitney’s five fave posts of Heather’s in 2011

January 6, 2012

Heather has very strong opinions about certain things, and that, next to her hair, is one of her best qualities. Tell her about a concert for preschoolers scheduled during naptime and she will tell you how misguided that is. A meeting during lunch hour that doesn’t include food? She will rant for the rest of [...]

Travel Boppy review (and giveaway!)

January 5, 2012

Contest is closed. “Is that a travel Boppy?” the other mom said to me with obvious envy. We had both just emerged from a five-hour flight, I with my three sons and she with her nine-month old. I nodded as I jiggled Sawyer in the front carrier and tried to get the bigger boys to [...]

A preschooler’s dictionary of terms according to Scarlett

January 4, 2012

Scarlett is four-and-a-half today, and one of my favorite things about her is the way she speaks. She has the voice of a chipmunk, for one — loud and high-pitched — but in a charming way, and two, she has a knack for inventing words that make so much sense to the rest of us [...]

Announcing “Makin’ It with the Rookie Moms”

January 3, 2012

We had so much fun creating our weekly challenge list for rookie moms in 2011 that we wanted to do something similar this year. But totally different. I am excited to announce that we are working on a new content series for 2012, focused on making stuff. Each week, we will highlight excellent clever do-it-yourself [...]

Can’t blog. Children.

January 2, 2012

Reading Captain Underpants, building LEGO villages, and manning the baby gym. I’ll have to catch you tomorrow!

Awesome vintage LEGO ad

January 1, 2012

Year-end diaper donation request

December 30, 2011

This the last post in our series sponsored by the Huggies Every Little Bottom program, and I hope that over the course of 2011, you have been inspired to think of moms in need from time to time, especially when you open a fresh package of diapers. For many families, providing the bare necessities, including [...]

giggle link love: December edition

December 29, 2011

My December round-up is all about clothes for mama and baby. The Baby: As Sawyer outgrows some of the precious newborn and 0-3 month outfits, I want to reminisce about the teeny tiny wee little newborn clothes. giggle has some seriously adorable 100% cotton clothes in their Better Basics line. If you’re in favor of [...]

Toddler fun: sitting in boxes

December 28, 2011

To accommodate our holiday guests in our tiny dining room with its four-top table, my husband ordered a new camping table from Amazon.com. It arrived in a cardboard box big enough for a 7-year old boy and a 4-year old girl to lie down in. How do I know this? Because my kids got in [...]

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