Dec 2, 2011  •  In Baby, Cute, Funny, Wishlist

Backwards Cape [Adorable Baby Bib]

Must…get…this…for…Aerin! (Not because I favor her over Claire, but because Claire doesn’t need bibs anymore. 🙂 ) Get your own at INKtastic! Via Laughing Squid. You may also like: Baby Recreates Scenes from Famous Movies Tattletale Restful Slumber…Or Not Dogbrella Keeps Your Pooch Dry in the Rain [Genius Invention]

Nov 28, 2011  •  In Baby, Cute, Touching

Baby Announcement Video

After watching this kickass stop-motion video announcing the birth of baby Althea Elicona, I wish I had been more creative in announcing my pregnancies and the births of my children… Via haha.nu. You may also like: Parenting WIN [Flying with Babies] We All Have Superpowers [Comic] “Once Upon a Time” — A Fairy Tale Themed Baby […]

Nov 28, 2011  •  In Baby, Funny, Gadgets, Geek, Guest Posts, Parenting

Guest Post: iPhones for Babies

In this day and age, I honestly do not know a family (in real life, not ones I only know through the internet) who never lets their babies play with their touchscreen phones or tablets. In fact, the Nabi Tablet — the first Android tablet that is designed for kids — is currently at the […]

Nov 15, 2011  •  In Aerin, Baby, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal

The 2-Week Post-Partum Update

Weight Loss:Like my pregnancy with Claire, I had gained about 50 lbs with this pregnancy. I stepped on the scale for the first time this morning since my last OB appointment, and it looks like I’ve lost 25 lbs in the two weeks since giving birth. That leaves ~25 lbs left to go. I’m not […]

Nov 10, 2011  •  In Baby, Cute, Entertainment, Movies

Best Toddler Costume: Carl from “Up”

I know that Halloween has come and gone. And I am well-aware that I already appointed the best baby costume of the year on my Facebook page. BUT. You tell me how I could resist this. That’s right. What you see here is baby Rizden, whose photographer mom, Stephanie Read, dressed him up as Carl Fredricksen, the […]

Nov 8, 2011  •  In Baby, Cute, Funny, Movies, Photography

Baby Recreates Scenes from Famous Movies

For the past four months, baby Arthur has been helping his mother recreate scenes from famous movies, with predictably adorable results. I can’t help but be reminded of Mila’s Daydreams, except with a funny twist. 😀  The Blair Witch Project:   12 Angry Men:   American Beauty:   Rambo: First Blood:   Close Encounters of the […]

Nov 8, 2011  •  In Aerin, Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

Life with Aerin: One Week In

Things have certainly gotten a bit easier on the homefront since my last update. Aerin has finally started to sleep in 2-hour stretches and my sore nipples are starting to toughen up some. Our new life — whilst typically difficult of ones with new babies — is admittedly easier than we had expected, so J […]

Nov 7, 2011  •  In Baby, Guest Posts, Motherhood, Parenting

Guest Post: Parenthood Got You Down? Maybe It’s Time to be More Positive.

Our next post comes courtesy of Sara of Stinkerpants Designs. Sara’s daughter Charlie is just a couple of months older than Claire, so we’ve been through many milestones and first-time-mother experiences together. And although Sara and I don’t always see eye-to-eye on parenting issues, her personal blog is one of my favorite mommy blogs to […]