ABC Local News - Baby Found in Garbage Dump
I keep seeing this baby on the news today and it brings tears to my eyes each time. At least she is still alive, but the thought of her left alone outside…in a place where she was obviously left to die…is more than I can fathom.
I [...]

How do you teach a four year old how to read a digital clock?  Repetition, apparently.  For the last couple of days, most of my conversations have followed this pattern.
Michael:  “Mom.  What time does that clock say?”
Me:  “10:27″
Michael:  “Mom.  What time does THAT clock say?”
Me:  “10:27″
Michael:  “No, Mom, what TIME does that clock say?”
Me: “Oh [...]

The 30th sponsor of our Virtual Baby Shower is Nature’s Baby Organics. You can see the intro post here: Virtual Baby Shower - 30th Sponsor - Nature’s Baby Organics.
Nature’s Baby Organics are organic bath and body products for babies and adults. From shampoo and conditioner to diaper cream and baby oil, all of [...]

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The second giveaway in our virtual baby shower for week 5 is sponsored by Lil Cubby.
Lil Cubby has donated a personalized onesie or t-shirt of the winners choice. The value [...]

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Petite Baby Selecta Spedino Push Mouse Wooden Toy Giveaway
Lil Cubby Handcrafted, Personalized [...]

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Kids love stickers. Mine loves to stick stickers in places that they don’t belong. One thing I’ve noticed, though, is that he really doesn’t care if he personally ’stuck’ [...]

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The first giveaway in our virtual baby shower for week 5 is sponsored by Petit Baby.
Petit Baby has donated a Selecta Spedino Push Mouse Wooden Toy. This wooden push toy [...]

The 29th sponsor of our Virtual Baby Shower is Dressy Dribbles. You can see the intro post here: Virtual Baby Shower - 29th Sponsor - Dressy Dribbles.
Dressy Dribbles carries stylish infant and toddler car seat covers and matching blankets to help make the lives of moms easier. A car seat cover from Dressy [...]

Today, Abby actually stood on her own for about 30 seconds. She didn’t realize she did it, which is why she did it. She was standing in a sort of karate stance (wonder where she got that from) with her feet spread apart and her knees bent. It was so cute but [...]

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My son loves 2 things. Well, he loves more than that but for the sake of this post, he loves 2 things in particular. He loves building with his [...]

The 28th sponsor of our Virtual Baby Shower is SwaddleDesigns. You can see the intro post here: Virtual Baby Shower - 28th Sponsor - SwaddleDesigns.
SwaddleDesigns strives to create stylish, attractive and functional products, and their flagship product was a blanket designed to be beautiful and multi-functional but optimized for effective swaddling. SwaddleDesigns is [...]

The 27th sponsor of our Virtual Baby Shower is Wild Dill. You can see the intro post here: Virtual Baby Shower - 27th Sponsor - Wild Dill.
Wild Dill carries organic, natural, and recycled, fair trade baby and kid products. From clothing and bedding to toys and puzzles, their items are special for their [...]

I read a post today over at Mom Most Traveled about a woman searching for her birth family. You need to check it out: My Tien Tran: Searching for Birth Family.
My husband and son were just eating omelets and I joked about them having “pork chop omelets” and my husband thought that was a [...]

I almost had a panic attack last night when I thought I hadn’t written a new post for Saturday. I have not missed a day of posting, since, well, probably April so the thought of missing one now just felt really strange. In the end, apparently I had one scheduled to post so [...]

The 26th sponsor of our Virtual Baby Shower is Bath Luve. You can see the intro post here: Virtual Baby Shower - 26th Sponsor - Bath Luve.
Bath Luve is a product that turns a baby’s bath time into something warm and secure. Frog, duck or fish, a Bath Luve means no more chills [...]

The 25th sponsor of our Virtual Baby Shower is Carousel Designs. You can see the intro post here: Virtual Baby Shower - 25th Sponsor - Carousel Designs.
Carousel Designs carries all kinds of wonderful baby bedding and accessories. From crib bedding and lamps, to fabric to make your own wonderful creations, Carousel Designs has [...]

Today my son was busy spending a lot of time with some notebooks and a pencil. Part of the time he was stuck in his room for some infraction or another…I can’t even recall now. Anyhow, at one point I took a look at his notebooks and what I discovered was the cutest [...]

What’s a Wookie, you ask?
I said WOOGI not WOOKIE.
A Wookie is a large furry fictional creature with a bad temper and likely a body odor issue.
A Woogi, well, a Woogi is a little cute fictional creature that kids can use to play fun games and participate in educational activities. All this fun is had [...]