Best Toys Ever (at least for an 18 month old)

Little People Noah’s Ark

I’ve noticed that my most popular posts, as of today, have to do with age appropriate toys I have recommended. Since I haven’t done this in a while, I thought I’d suggest a few play items that have kept my 18 month old daughter well entertained.

Little People – My daughter [...]

Recalls 1/12

1.  Top Goods Trading Recalls Flashing Pacifiers Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazard (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09089.html)
2.  Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Window Blinds Sold at Cost Plus and World Market Stores (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09090.html)
3.  TDI International Recalls Toy Cars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09091.html)
4.  Stork Craft Recalls More Than 500,000 Cribs; Mattress Support Bracket Failures [...]

New Product – Compact Rain Cover for Bike

New item I’m selling on ebay.com (not baby related):  Rain Cover for Bike

Stroller Advice for Expecting and New Moms

I know, I know – you’re not going to want to hear this…but here’s my advice on buying a stroller:

Buy the Snap ‘n Go (or some other frame stroller) before the baby arrives.
Unless you jog or walk to work and need a jogging stroller, wait until your child has outgrown their infant car seat [...]

Celebrating a first birthday

After much deliberation, I decided to have a small party for Madeline’s first birthday. The weekend we had it was jam-packed (2 weddings and 2 parties plus ours) so I wanted to give myself as little work as possible for this event. Although I made the conscious decision not to have a big [...]

TAYLOR’S POST for Highchair & Jumperoo recommendations

Please be sure to check out Taylor’s post asking for recommendations on Highchairs & Jumperoos. I wrote a few posts, so hers got pushed down, but please make sure to check it out and offer any advice you may have. Thanks!

Home with two sick kids… sigh.

Ok, so just wanted to vent that I am home on this beautiful day with two sick kids. AND I actually WANTED and was MOTIVATED to mop my entire first floor:(  And they don’t understand why we can’t go outside to ride our bikes with all of the neighborhood kids. Of course I just opened [...]

Wanted to share some applicable Meditations for you busy moms!

I currently read “Meditations for Women who do too much” by Anne Wilson Schaef. It is a daily affirmation in which I find much comfort. There were two that I read recently, on July 14 and July 18 that I wanted to share with all of you.
JULY 14: Being Torn.  “At work, you think of [...]

I hate my iPhone!

OK, I don’t really hate the phone so much as I hate the service (AT&T) and today, I tried to update my phone with the latest update and since the iTunes store is flooded with similar requests I now don’t have an operable phone!!!!!!! I know this isn’t really baby related, but I just [...]

My solution to babyproofing.

So I ended up rearranging all of our kitchen/tv room furniture to keep Madeline in one room…not pretty, but it works…sort of. I still can’t leave the room to go to the bathroom! Oh well, it works for now…