It is practically a marriage commandment: Thou shalt compliment your wife. Though this truth didn’t make it into the good book, it’s an unwritten rule that all husbands are aware of, especially after just having a baby. The beauty of bringing a new little addition into the home brings with it many new and sometimes […] Read more…
Raising a toddler is hard. Raising a BOY toddler is harder. Next time you think your day was bad… just watch how this mom’s day went. Things could be worse. 🙂 Have you had a Mom’s Bad Day before?! Share with us your experience! Read more…
Moms do some pretty strange things. Have you noticed? Just the other day I was in the grocery store and I thought I smelt a soiled diaper. So, I picked my toddler up and stuck my nose up against her bum and gave a deep sniff. Ya know, normal right? After I left the store […] Read more…
Recently we surveyed our readers from Facebook and Instagram and asked them “What is your favorite secret ‘parenting privilege’ that you do that would embarrass you if others found out?” The answers were surprising and made us laugh more than just a little bit. You are just going to love these 30 {SECRET} BENEFITS OF […] Read more…
This is the dream. Right? You wake up and through the haze of remembering what day it is and counting the number of times you were smacked in the face by your sick toddler sleeping in your bed, you hear it for the first time… “MOOOOM!!!!” The day has begun and before your head hits […] Read more…
You know the feeling. Looking in the mirror after an epic undertaking such as hosting a 4 hour play date with 10 toddlers under 4 and thinking to yourself… “How did I just survive that?” Life as a mom brings many of these moments and because of that many of us want to be prepared […] Read more…
We’ve all heard it – “What do you do all day?” “Do you get bored?” “Don’t you miss having adult interaction?” And we have also all read article after article about how busy moms are and how they barely have enough time to eat, shower and sleep. But today we are talking about the things […] Read more…
“But Mom, I’m going to die, I am so thirsty!” That was always my go to bedtime excuse when I was a kid. My iron clad list of kid tested, mom approved, excuses always banked me an extra 20-30 minutes of time before bed. I don’t know why I never enjoyed going to bed. I […] Read more…
A picture has been circulating around the internet and has grabbed EVERY mom’s attention – the new movie that is coming out – “MEAN MOMS.” In the photo, it announced the stars of the show to be Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock and Cameron Diaz – but a recent article has come to announce that the photo […] Read more…
The day you become a mom, you automatically become a member of a very prestigious, extremely fun, sometimes a little crazy, but absolutely amazing, club – let’s call it, The Mom Club. A club where thousands of women belong, have many different opinions and stories, can feel fifty different emotions in one day, and all come […] Read more…
Having a toddler around the house has made our home a lot different than it use to be. Where there use to be fashion magazines, there are now parenting books. Where there use to be an office, there is now a toddler bed . Where there use to be a couples hang-out area, there is now boxes […] Read more…
I have always loved being with people – I guess you can call me a “people-person.” I love making new friends and staying connected with old friends from my past. When I think of the woman I have become, it is because of the true, good, hilarious, REAL friends that I have had in my […] Read more…
Bath time has always been a time of day our family looks forward to – who wouldn’t love to sit in a tub of warm water, make a mess with bubbles and splash around?! It is the perfect time for family bonding, engaging senses, creating memories, loud giggles and even a little bit of relaxation. […] Read more…
I was at the park and overheard two moms talking about the book 50 Shades of Grey. I’ve never read the book and I don’t plan to see the movie, but their conversation reminded me of something. As we sat and watched our children play together, going up and down the slides, I thought to […] Read more…
It was just past Christmas and I was visiting with my in-laws about how busy Santa had been. I had stayed up for hours putting together our gift to my two-year-old daughter and as I recounted my labor, I saw out of the corner of my eye, the quizative look out of my niece’s eyes. […] Read more…
Amazing. Exhausting. Incredible. A really big BLUR. – those are just a few words that may pop into your head when you think of the first night you became a mom. From the moment you find out you are pregnant, the anticipated “due date” can’t come fast enough! We all imagine and dream of the birth day […] Read more…
There was a knock at my door. It was 11am and I still hadn’t even showered for the day. Cartoons were on as background noise as my two-year-old and I were playing “cook” as she calls it, with her play kitchen. She was making me eggs with donuts, corn and french fries. She was mixing […] Read more…
Many moms are asked these questions pretty frequently, So, how are things at home? Don’t you just love being a mom? As you stand there with your hair up and three toddlers hanging off every limb after just cleaning the whole house three times and finally getting a shower during a ten minute nap time […] Read more…
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