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I love being a mom. Of course I do. Would I spend this much time blogging and writing a book about enjoying motherhood if I didn’t strongly identify with my momness? I freely admit, however, that this new hobby job role does take away from my pre-mom hobbies, including the hobby that was my husband and [...]

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Did you know the Cardboard Box was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998? My mom sent me a link to fridgeboxworld.com and I got so excited about it that I had to email the director, April Capil, and ask her to write an activity for us. She has founded a company that [...]

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In my house, we think it is great to take pictures in the same chair each month (or each week!) to really see the baby grow before our eyes. We got in the habit of dressing Holden up and propping him in the big yellow chair. Now that he’s bigger, our challenge is not [...]

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My husband is a power user of these deal-of-the-day type sites like woot.com, where one item is on super duper markdown until they sell out. He knows where to buy electronics, skater dude gear, outdoorsy stuff, and now baby stuff. The one he just sent me– BabySteals.com– looks pretty awesome to me. As I am [...]

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I love this idea that Thrifty Toddler shared as her favorite rookie year outing during our recent blog blast: Start a weekly Breakfast Club. She and her girlfriends take turns at each other’s houses serving breakfast and drinks and allowing the babies to play (or just roll near each other as the case may be). She’s [...]

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I saw this activity on photojojo this morning and ran right out for bulldog clips to get started. Unfortunately, my local Office Depot does not carry them in stock (nor does the next one down the street, which I stupidly thought was a different chain… but was the same chain!) so I got these over the [...]

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These ten-month olds (Theo, Del, Julian and Paxton) are having so much fun slurping on plastic toys and touching one another’s toes that they don’t realize their moms are having fun too. Ingredients for a successful Margarita Mommies Group: Shady backyard on a nice, warm day Kiddie Pool with a couple inches of water Mom-sized lawn chairs with toes [...]

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By the time you have a toddler, you probably know the best way to keep a small child occupied is to show them something they’ve never seen before (no, not TV).  And how about something that they can smush, squeeze, or secretly taste a tiny nibble of?  Even better! In our recent blog blast, SusieJ generously [...]

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Hey, did you hear? The price of US postage went up. Again! So while I’m busy double-reindeer stamping our late Mother’s Day cards, you can put your favorite photo on real US postage stamps on PhotoStamps.com. For (slightly) more than double the cost of regular stamps, you can make custom photo stamps with your [...]

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Girl parents, I know: you didn’t think your little baby, so bald and androgynous for a whole year, would begin crawling, walking, then talking about princesses and demanding tutus — but it happened. Well, you just have to learn to live with it. But here’s an easy project - no sewing or glue - that [...]

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In celebration of the launch of our book, we’re offering two sweet prize baskets to folks who join in the fun by blogging about a baby-friendly outing that worked for you during your rookie year as a mom. We’ll also feature three favorites on our site right here. Blog about your favorite outings from your rookie mom [...]

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Most music classes for children provide a free trial class. Take advantage of these freebies before committing to a paid class. Try to talk your other mama friends into joining you so it’s the most fun for YOU. Kindermusik Village classes are for babies under 18 months and each class is 45 minutes long. Music Together [...]

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Yes, I’m talking about your baby’s other grandparents. It seems like there are only two ways to go: the high road and the low road. High road: Become bff’s with your mother-in-law and never ever put your husband in the middle. Learn how to defuse even the most irritating situations with your good humor and self esteem [...]

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This has got to be one of the fastest projects I’ve ever done. And this time, I made it for myself. Well, for my new baby; however, since babies don’t know what they’re wearing, it’s truly for me. In short, the instructions go like this: cut a front and back of a hat from the [...]