How to Recognize Common Newborn Skin Conditions

You have your beautiful bundle of joy and she is just perfect…healthy, adorable…yummy.  But wait…what’s that? Why is her face covered in those not so flattering bumps? Allergy? Is it something you ate? Do you need to call your pediatrician? Maybe…but, take a quick look below…could be she’s got something perfectly normal and oh so…

Guest Post…Generation X Mom is Talking Birthdays

I’m so excited and honored to have Dalia from Generation X Mom here today.  If you have yet to discover Dalia’s gem of a blog, I encourage you to check it out today. Her blog is more like a forum.  She seems to have her finger on the pulse of parenting hot topics and she…

Potty Training Tips…Keeping It Low Key

Thank you for all your wonderful and insightful comments.  I love hearing what other Moms have gone through…it’s a great learning experience for me, and I hope, for all of you as well.  As part of my Follow-Up Friday, I’d like to recap what we’ve learned so far about potty training.  Girls ARE easier to…

The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Potty Training

I use the word “guide” very loosely, and the lazy mom here is me. This is how I’m potty training my almost 3 year old daughter.  First, wait until she is just 2 months shy of turning 3 and so tired of wearing those wet pull ups that she takes them off herself.  Second, let her run…

Linking it Up With Sibling Rivalry #31DBBB

I’m so excited to write this link post as part of the Problogger/SITS Challenge. This got me thinking, I’d like to revisit one of my previous topics, Sibling Rivalry which I wrote about here and here.  This fits in perfectly for me right now considering Big Brother and Little Sister seemed particularly annoyed with each…

Rambunctious Boy

Ode to the Rambunctious Boy Rambunctious Boy Ever Growing, Never Slowing Rambunctious Boy Climbing Trees, Skinning Knees Rambunctious Boy Forgetting Socks, Hurling Rocks Rambunctious Boy Please Stop Jumping, My Heart is Thumping Rambunctious Boy Time for Bed, Rest Your Sweet Head Rambunctious Boy Forever Mine, Like the Sun You Shine Oh My Darling Rambunctious Boy! Okay,…

10 Signs My Son Is Entering the Crazy World of BOYS

Not that I’m particularly surprised or anything but up until now, he had been my baby boy wanting to be held pretty much 24/7.  Up until now, he was my little boy completely fascinated by cars and trains.  Up until now, I considered him my sweet and sensitive soul, my (dare I say) mamma’s boy.  So…it’s…