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Jessica
Two weeks ago, my family and I took a trip to Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA. This trip was our first to the amusement park, so we had little idea of what to expect. We had heard that Sesame Place was great for smaller children, but other than that, we knew nothing. Last year we …
About a month ago, I wrote a post naming 7 great hairstyles for busy moms. In response to that post, Tami of This Mom’s Delight wrote, “This busy mom has shoulder length hair. Give me some ideas, pretty please!”So, for Tami and any other moms with shoulder length hair, I write this post. Here are …
I know I already did one round of this a few months ago, but…the other day I was talking with a pregnant friend of mine (first time mom) about what she should do to prepare for the birth of her baby and I realized I needed to do this again. So, in giving her that …
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is something that gave me nightmares as a new parent. Like most in my “class,” I didn’t know much about the syndrome, well, aside from some things I heard through 20/20 or Dateline specials. What I did know was that it was sudden, involved infants, and caused death. Yeah. But …
My first daughter never had a diaper rash with disposables. Ever. But when we switched to cloth diapers and got a front-loading washing machine, that changed. Her rashes were always minor, usually appearing after long stretches of me using cloth diapers on her at night. To make a potentially long and gross story short, after …
Snacks are small meals that toddlers prefer and need to eat throughout a day to keep their blood sugar stable. As a new mom, once I “got” the importance of snacks, I faced a new problem, a problem I like to call “snack-overload,” whereby after crackers, goldfish, and carrots, I ran out of ideas. But …
As a new mom of my toddler, I always felt like a magician of sorts in trying to come up with ideas for fun places to go near me that we could do together that wouldn’t a) break my bank or b) bore her (or me) to death. But with time and some creativity, I …
For new parents, picky eating is especially frustrating and confusing and, at times, heart breaking. It’s tough. But, and as a mom with a toddler who’s been there (and is still “there” from time to time), I’m hear to tell you that while tough, it’s (or, picky eating) not impossible. Based upon my experiences, here …