Personal Faves

Yes, we had another baby and I am back to breastfeeding which I think could be considered a part-time job.  Amelia Claire was born on March 31, 2011 at 12:25 p.m. and our house became even more of a circus than it already was with a two year old.    Actually, we are managing but [...]

I am so tired/ delirious I’m thinking labor, delivery, and two days in the hospital sounds like a welcome break from potty training a toddler.  Can’t my water just break already?!  I’m half joking.  Seriously, like everything related to having a child potty training is so much harder than I expected.  I had all kinds [...]

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season.  We were until Graham came down with a terrible case of croup (a virus that narrows little airways) and then my vacation turned into a tour of hospitals across the Midwest.  OK, probably a bit dramatic but we did go to one hospital in Iowa and [...]

WARNING: If the thought of breast feeding makes you vomit  in your mouth a bit or you never intend to have children then this post is NOT FOR YOU. You know how your mommy friends tell you too much stuff when you’re pregnant with your first child and it freaks you out?  I am one [...]

If you read my posts often, you know I have a tiny obsession with celebrities.  OK, maybe more than tiny but don’t worry… you won’t read about me trespassing anytime soon or anything.  Well, I read that Gwenyth Paltrow was loving this woman Tracy Anderson’s work-outs.  I love Gwenyth Paltrow, so naturally I was intrigued.  [...]

At first I hated the Bjorn.  I never was a small-chested woman and when I first started nursing, hello.  So I was like “Why would I ever use something that squeezes the girls?”  David used the Bjorn weekly at least and the little guy loved it.  I figured it was good for dads.  Then I [...]

I have a love-hate relationship with my breast pump.  OK, so you’re wondering why it’s on my personal faves website??  Well, it’s like a necessary evil.  And if you have to get one then you want the best one right?  Then go with the Medela Freestyle. The first time I had to pump I was [...]

Sorry no post on Monday people!  I have been sending emails, making phone calls, and setting up interviews trying to find our little G Money a nanny.  It’s a lot of work.  We are going to nannyshare with another family and thankfully that mom is also helping sort through the applicants.  This topic brings me [...]

“It’s bath time;  it’s bath time– such a wonderful time of day… It’s bath time; it’s bath time… so you can get clean and smelly-good.”  That is my bath time song for Graham.  My friend Kristen pointed out when she observed one time that it was comical but doesn’t rhyme.  I knew that when I [...]

While most expectant mothers are reading books about What to Expect… etc., I was combing the celeb mags trying to find out the important mommy things like: how did Jessica Alba look so good 8 weeks after giving birth?  How does Brooke Burke have a six pack after four children?  Well, trainers and personal chefs [...]