Mommy Video - Must See!

Every mommy needs to check this out. Warning: You'll be singing this all day!

Babies See Black and White

I truly believe babies see black and white first. I have two dogs and one happens to be black and white. My daughter loves to watch her. The thought has crossed my mind to tie my dog up to the babies exersaucer during extremely fussy periods. Bad mommy? Yes, I am.

Belly Bandit - Goodbye Flabdominals!

I always seem to be late on all the cool trends. It must be my lot in life. When my son was 1 I started noticing the really cute slings. I decided I needed one and tried very hard to teach him to sit in one. Teaching a walking toddler to sit in a sling at a park is impossible. I decided I needed another baby. Now, I have the perfect sling thanks to Polkadot Papoose and the perfectly perched baby in said sling thanks to my husband.

And now my daughter is 5 months old and here comes the next awesome product. Again, I'm just shy of being able to use it. Or am I?

The Belly Bandit is an abdominal wrap used right after delivery of your baby to help you regain your pre-pregnancy tummy. It's all the rage right now in the pregnancy world. Apparently, you are supposed to wrap your tummy after delivery to help reduce swelling of the uterus, stretch marks, strengthen your back muscles, and help your posture. According to the Belly Bandit's website and my mom, this has been going on for centeries all over the world.



This is wonderful information I could have used 5 months ago. I blame my still enlarged tummy, stretch marks and constant back pain on the fact I was never told of this news. Thanks mom.

I'm now carrying the Belly Bandit in my store so other moms out there will have a chance to decrease swelling, stretch marks, and back pain. I won't keep it a secret for you even though I'm jealous you'll get to use it and I didn't!

Think this product should be cause of a fourth baby for me? It is cool, but I think not.

Insomnia

Here I type at 5:27am. I've been awake for almost an hour just lying in bed tossing and turning. There's no baby awake, no pee-soaked sheets to change, no vomiting kid, just me awake and waiting for something to happen.
My body has been trained that it only needs a good 5 hours of sleep. I learned that during the newborn months. The baby now sleeps 10-12 hours a night but I only continue to sleep 5. Back when the baby was up every few hours I dreamed of how wonderful it would be when she slept all night. How ironic that now she sleeps and I can't.
I'm assuming I'll probably never sleep a full night again. Probably the next time I'm really tired, there will be a screaming baby or pee-soaked sheets or a vomiting kid. That's just the way this mommy thing rolls.

Have You Ever Noticed...?

Here's my best Jerry Seinfeld impression....Mom Style!


Have you ever noticed it's either feast or famine with pacifiers? When my baby is good and happy I seem to find them all over. I'll have 15 laying on the counter. When she gets sick or just having a rough day, they are no where to be found. It's extremely hard to try to search under the crib for the elusive paci with a screaming, howling, kicking baby in your hands.


Have you ever noticed all hell breaks loose when you finally take the time to use the powder room? My kids can be sleeping, playing a game, or enthralled in a cartoon and if I choose to go to the bathroom, that's when the vomiting, broken bones, or violent fights break out. Luckily we have a bathroom in a very central part of the house so I can yell commands from there. Command central.


Have you ever noticed your kids interest in traffic laws and traffic devices increases in proportion to how late you are. "Mom, aren't you supposed to slow down at a yellow light?" "Mom, that sign says you can only go 35 miles per hour. How fast are you going?"

Have you ever noticed kids become increasingly energized on rainy days while adults become lethargic and just want to sleep. Rainy days normally equal a clash of personalities.

Do you have any "Have you ever noticed..."?