Tell me about your dinner rituals. Are you driven by treasured memories of the way you grew up or by a determination to compensate for what you never had? Or do work schedules dictate a ... [Read More]

Pregnancy > Parenthood
Celebrating the upcoming arrival of a new bundle of joy is always a happy occasion, but what about when it’s not mom-to-be’s first rodeo? Well, then it’s time to celebrate with a Baby Sprinkle! Everyone is familiar with Baby Showers, Baby Sprinkles are newer to the scene. These intimate gatherings have become increasingly popular for… Keep Reading
Some of us have family Christmas traditions passed down from generations before, and others of us are looking to create new traditions of our own. Either way, I think we can all agree that we would like to create special memories with our children that they can carry on. As a first time mama, it… Keep Reading
It’s Christmas time and many Elf scouts are arriving at their new homes! We have made this list of over 100 fun girl and boy Elf on the Shelf names to help you decide what your new family member will be called. Our family has had a ton of fun with our Elf on the… Keep Reading

Tell me about your dinner rituals. Are you driven by treasured memories of the way you grew up or by a determination to compensate for what you never had? Or do work schedules dictate a ... [Read More]

I excerpted 7 faves from the most excellent 100 FREE things to do with your grandkids list over at grandparents.com. Try them out on your favorite child (niece, nephew, grandchild, or your own ... [Read More]

Marketing Mommy is a blogger in the Chicago area who has two kids born pretty darn close to mine. And we both had a victorious VBAC with #2, and, we are both in marketing, so we were like, totally ... [Read More]

Tomorrow I'll be having some tests to determine our baby-to-be's gender. I don't know how soon we'll get the results, but probably sometime in April. I've tried to avoid daydreaming about names until ... [Read More]

When I saw Gabriela's stuff on her etsy store, Capes and Aprons, I loved it immediately. We have quite a collection of capes, ranging from vampire to superhero to magician. But what kid wouldn't love ... [Read More]

I did it. This past weekend, I ran (and walked) the Oakland half marathon 15 weeks pregnant. I signed up for this event last fall as a reason to keep training for eatblogrun*. I had a lot of ... [Read More]