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Dear Rookie Moms, I am trying to get pregnant and it’s been a trying process. I am 27 and hubby is 25 and I just thought getting pregnant would be easy as we’re both very healthy. I had a miscarriage in December and am finally up to trying again. I’ve read the books on [...]

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They have matching mother-daughter mermaid like hair that is tamed by professionals. Here Demi Moore is shown with her daughter, Rumer (I think) Tallulah (thanks Stephanie!), sporting some very natural-looking hair that took hours to shape. I have crazy curly, frizzy hair that is unwashed and unkempt. If I’m extremely lucky, it will spontaneously twirl and [...]

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Make a special badge for your baby’s monthly photo from Making it Lovely Eat outside with your little one(s) like Plum Pudding Do challenge your family to a competition, like Karen from Off The Meathook who competed against her dad to cook up the best homemade ketchup and mustard. Watch Danielle from Knotty Yarn read a blog post [...]

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Make a special badge for your baby’s monthly photo from Making it Lovely Eat outside with your little one(s) like Plum Pudding Do challenge your family to a competition, like Karen from Off The Meathook who competed against her dad to cook up the best homemade ketchup and mustard. Watch Danielle from Knotty Yarn read a blog post [...]

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Are you tired of every other word being “choo choo” or “car” or “princess” (am I just projecting here?)? This too shall pass so take some pictures of your babe at his happiest and get in on the fun. In my house, it’s all about trains and vehicles! Instructions for indoor fun: line him up with all [...]

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Having just returned from a 4-day trip to Chicago where I attended the BlogHer ’09 conference, an annual coming-together of women who blog, I want to sort my experiences into three categories: Things That Exceeded My Expectations, Things That Met my Expectations, and Things That Underwhelmed Me. Here goes: Things That Exceeded My Expectations - My Attitude. [...]

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Having just returned from a 4-day trip to Chicago where I attended the BlogHer ’09 conference, an annual coming-together of women who blog, I want to sort my experiences into three categories: Things That Exceeded My Expectations, Things That Met my Expectations, and Things That Underwhelmed Me. Here goes: Things That Exceeded My Expectations - My Attitude. [...]

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They have matching mother-daughter mermaid like hair that is tamed by professionals. Here Demi Moore is shown with her daughter, Rumer (I think) sporting some very natural-looking hair that took hours to shape. I have crazy curly, frizzy hair that is unwashed and unkempt. If I’m extremely lucky, it will spontaneously twirl and swirl its own [...]

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This naptime sewing project was brought to you by This Mama Makes Stuff. Carrie, who used to design clothing for Old Navy, provides this disclaimer: I got Cs in pattern-making class in college. Um, Carrie? Most of us did not even know pattern making was offered in college, so no need to apologize. We appreciate [...]

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This naptime sewing project was brought to you by This Mama Makes Stuff. Carrie, who used to design clothing for Old Navy, provides this disclaimer: I got Cs in pattern-making class in college. Um, Carrie? Most of us did not even know pattern making was offered in college, so no need to apologize. We appreciate [...]

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After an exciting travel day, we arrived at BlogHer in time for the wrap up of our first party. The word for today is “intense“. I couldn’t stop using it. Even getting here was intense. All of Oakland Airport was calmly evacuated after we had gone through the security checkpoint. Alarm sirens and flashing lights [...]

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After an exciting travel day, we arrived at BlogHer in time for the wrap up of our first party. The word for today is “intense“. I couldn’t stop using it. Even getting here was intense. All of Oakland Airport was calmly evacuated after we had gone through the security checkpoint. Alarm sirens and flashing lights [...]

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You know how everyone wants you to buy green stuff in order to do your part for the Earth? Well, being green is more than just buying more crap we don’t need, it’s also getting our hands dirty planting a garden, annoying your family by turning out the lights when they’re still in the room, [...]

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I’m confident that Heather will not disagree when I nominate myself the more fashion-forward of the Rookie Moms. I am more interested in pop culture, more drawn to what’s new, and more willing to spend money on clothes. I am also less likely to leave the house without make up and would never ever wear [...]

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Especially if you live in the Boston area, check out the sunrise photos of Joe Gerry He takes a photo every day, so you can purchase one that comes from a date that’s meaningful to you and the recipient. Becky writes that she was given one of his prints of the sunrise the day her [...]

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When I’m on schedule with the evening routine, I pick up the kids and hustle them in the door a few minutes before the crazy dinner rush starts. If I succeed, we might have a little playtime before the show starts at 5:30. Once the show begins, I have 25 minutes to prepare dinner with [...]

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I love me some Project Runway and I love the host, Tim Gunn. In fact, reflecting on this reminds me that I haven’t used his catch phrase, “Make it work!” nearly enough. Although I am too lazy to select all of my outfits for a conference/vacation in advance, photograph them, upload them to the web, [...]

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It’s official name is “Nintendo ds Personal Trainer: Walking” but I call it my nugget. First of all, Whitney got me into pedometers. We share a love of counting that actually turned into this very site you’re reading right now. If we didn’t like to count steps, ounces of milk pumped, or activities that are totally [...]

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This tickled me: a baby doll that breastfeeds from a flower nipple your child wears, found by AJ at Thingamababy. In the Mood/Not in the Mood pillow via MakeandTakes.com. The editor suggests it’s for newlyweds. I suggest it’s for new parents. 10 Great Authors in Children’s Literature from Simple Mom. Great ideas for building your child’s [...]

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This tickled me: a baby doll that breastfeeds from a flower nipple your child wears, found by AJ at Thingamababy. In the Mood/Not in the Mood pillow via MakeandTakes.com. The editor suggests it’s for newlyweds. I suggest it’s for new parents. 10 Great Authors in Children’s Literature from Simple Mom. Great ideas for building your child’s [...]

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Hi there readers, this is an actual letter we received. And the actual response I sent back. Did I give crappy advice? Tell me in the comments. Care to send us your own question? Feel free! Dear Rookie Moms, I really enjoyed your little video of the 4 women wrestling with the decision of whether or not [...]

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Hi there readers, this is an actual letter we received. And the actual response I sent back. Did I give crappy advice? Tell me in the comments. Care to send us your own question? Feel free! Dear Rookie Moms, I really enjoyed your little video of the 4 women wrestling with the decision of whether or not [...]

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Rookie Moms Blue Tshirt Get this custom t-shirt at Zazzle I had these shirts made for me and Heather, but help yourself to ordering one. Let me know if you want it to say something different. Clueless Mom Get this custom t-shirt at Zazzle Then, we asked someone to design a maternity shirt and a dad shirt. Here [...]

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Rookie Moms Blue Tshirt Get this custom t-shirt at Zazzle I had these shirts made for me and Heather, but help yourself to ordering one. Let me know if you want it to say something different. Clueless Mom Get this custom t-shirt at Zazzle Then, we asked someone to design a maternity shirt and a dad shirt. Here [...]

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Sometimes you just gotta get out of the house. We say it all the time. You might not really want to, but if its noon and you haven’t showered yet or if it’s 4pm and you’ve been rattling around your cage all day, IT IS TIME. I’m getting stir crazy on your behalf. Armed with a [...]

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Sometimes you just gotta get out of the house. We say it all the time. You might not really want to, but if its noon and you haven’t showered yet or if it’s 4pm and you’ve been rattling around your cage all day, IT IS TIME. I’m getting stir crazy on your behalf. Armed with a [...]

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I haven’t had great luck with blow up baby pools in the backyard. I feel like we have to buy a new one every year, they’re difficult to clean, hard to blow up, and throwing them out feels eco-evil. I am a huge fan of the baby pool as a way to keep [...]

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I haven’t had great luck with blow up baby pools in the backyard. I feel like we have to buy a new one every year, they’re difficult to clean, hard to blow up, and throwing them out feels eco-evil. I am a huge fan of the baby pool as a way to keep [...]

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Jamie and her friends Angie and Trish from BirminghamMommy sent us a week’s worth of fun Birmingham, Al activities to do with a baby or toddler in tow. Wondering what to do in the heat with your baby or toddler? Wonder no more. Monday: gardens and cookie factory! Mondays are tough, even if you are on a [...]

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My real-life mom friend and crafty blogger, Jackie, made me aware of the Flickr group The Corners of My Home. (Jackie has a lovely home, by the way, if you haven’t already seen it.) So I decided to eat my own dogfood and do a Rookie Moms activity, taking a few shots of my house today. [...]

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Hopefully, this is only a metaphor for survival, but also a friendly reminder… you’re not doing your baby any favors by overlooking your own needs. Seize the opportunities to drink water, eat food, lubricate contact lenses, and pee when you need to. In the middle of the night, when Holden cries for food [...]

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They wear their ovulation indicators on their wrists. Trista Sutter credits the OV-Watch with getting pregnant with her son Max and says, “Thankfully because of OV-Watch, I knew when I was going to ovulate.” If you would like the dude next to you on the commuter train to know that you are trying to conceive, get your [...]

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Last week I saw this eye-opening documentary, Fresh, about our overly-complex food system and I wanted to share. My favorite story from the movie was about the woman who figured out how to get grocery stores in her area to label Fresh and Local products so it is much easier to support our local farmers [...]

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For likely-to-bonk-their-head-on-a-daily-basis toddlers: Newborn baby hats make good ice pack covers from Parent Hacks For parents of preschoolers who need to kill 15 minutes at the dinner table before the food comes out: Q-tip counting trays spotted by Dollar Store Crafts. For design junkie parents who need to store toys in a stylish way: Rustic [...]