Wanna know the best thing about having kids? Dressing them up. I know I'm supposed to say rocking them to sleep, or slobbery open mouth kisses or tiny little voices that say "I wuv yous." But, c'mon. Can you even handle this?!! Since Mia was born I've been obsessed with dressing her in stylish baby [...]
Last week a friend of mine who works for The Immunization Partnership asked if I would be interested in writing a post for their blog, MOMmunizations. I happily agreed, because despite my general distaste for for drugs - especially for kids, vaccinations are something I believe very strongly in. Now, I am no doctor, and [...]
The other day a coworker asked me for some recommendations on what toys to buy for her infant daughter. I had a moment of panic because I knew the RIGHT answer was wooden toys, recycled books, and gender neutral organic cotton dolls. But...Mia doesn't play with any of those things. Her favorite toy is plastic [...]
Today I’ve been married for 2 years… which makes me completely unqualified to give marriage or relationship advice to pretty much anyone at all. Doesn’t stop me though. Here’s the thing. I have an imperfect marriage. Which I guess makes sense because Dan and I are both imperfect people. We fight, a lot. We sometimes [...]
I realize that my experience as a parent and therefore knowledge of parenting is considerably limited (about 4 months worth) BUT I also realize that the further removed you get from pregnancy, birth, caring for a newborn, etc. - the more you forget how difficult it was, and the more often you say things like [...]
Oh Baby Richards 