This past weekend I went to the NC Mom Blogger Conference in Ocean Isle, NC. Reasons I loved the conference: Family Oriented. I love taking my family along. Cost. A major bang for my buck. (room at the beach, meals, great speakers, loads of fun.) At The Beach. Falling asleep to the sound of the…
Thursday afternoon I was a co-host of a wonderful live chat on The Motherhood with Heloise (internationally syndicated columnist, TV personality and author of numerous books, including her latest, Handy Household Hints from Heloise). The live chat was to help sponsor Dr. Smith’s Diaper Ointment and the hour just flew by with tons of great…
I had a very difficult time nursing Jude for the first few months. But I was determined to overcome the challenges that often come with a first time breastfeeding mom. Toward the end of our breastfeeding experience both Jude and I were pros at nursing anywhere discreetly. However, those first few months I needed an…
Music plays a vital role in any television or film product. If you don’t believe me try watching a scary movie with no sound… not so scary huh? The soundtrack to the WB’s new show, Pretty Little Liars is thoughtful and perfectly placed within the show. Two of my favorite songs from the soundtrack are…
One of the more interesting side effects of pregnancy is crazy, vivid dreams. Sometimes these dreams can be scary or stressful but most often my pregnancy dreams are just plain weird. Even when I’m not pregnant I have weird dreams. Pregnancy just adds another dose of crazy. It’s like a wild drug trip. (I can…
As a little girl I would spend endless hours drawing house plans, arranging imaginary furniture and “living” in my future house. Years later I still dream of “my house”. We live in a tiny 2 bedroom townhouse that we outgrew pretty much the moment we moved in. We have a tiny fenced in yard (and…
Babies are soft and cuddly therefore it is only logical that baby blankets also be soft and cuddly. The Doodle and Juju Blankopotamus is not only soft and cuddly but also super cute. In other words, perfect for cute snugly babies. We received a Blankopotamus blanket in the Wallflower pattern and I love it. The…
Jude is currently very interested in castles, princesses, kings, dragons… you know all the regular fairytale stuff. I knew he would love all the t-shirt designes by True Royalty. True Royalty, hopes to inspire all the little “queens and kings” of the world. They want children to know they are special, and that each and…
Fortunately, Jude hasn’t encountered too many diaper rashes and the ones he’s had haven’t been too bad. I’ve learned from experience that keeping baby’s bottom dry is the firs step in preventing diaper rashes. That means changing dirty diapers ASAP and making sure baby’s bottom is dry before putting on a clean diaper. One of…