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But about the days after the baby’s arrival, when he comes home from the hospital. The first couple of weeks should be OK, because my husband will be off for a few days and my mom is staying with us and we’ll all be helping out. ...

Picturing Mother’s Day through the years
This Mother’s Day I want to start a new tradition in our home. I want my husband to take some portraits of me with the girls. He’sa great photographer, I’m not exactly chopped liver, and our girls are beautiful if I do say so myself, ......

From my journal on March 21, 2004:. I am out on the balcony of my grandparents 2-story home smoking an Indian Bidis cigarette in the dark sneaking around like I am a child. I am 30 years old with nothing concrete to show. ...

All I want for Mother’s Day
My needs are quite simple. I don’t need fancy cards, calorie-laden chocolates, or flowers that aggravate everyone’s allergies. I don’t want any housekeeping gadgets, at least not in the guise of a present. Nor do I need jewelry, ......

“Try getting in the bath with her,” suggested Clara’s physical therapist. She has a 10-year-old son who probably showers, so she doesn’t have to worry about Bad Mommy Karma. (To learn what Bad Mommy Karma is, read Arwen’s comment.) ...

Hooray for scheduled C-sections and catheters
MOMformation blogger Rachel, for instance, loved giving birth vaginally while Betsy wondered if the hospital is the best place to have a baby. Some women want midwives or doulas to help with their deliveries while others opt for natural ......

I can tell the school year is nearing completion. The mothers at pick-up are starting to tell each other their plans. No, not for summer vacation. They are scheming about fall. Specifically, they are trying to figure out who they want ...

Physical flaws: We’ve all got ‘em. What’s yours?
One of our loyal readers, Jen, over at Sprite’s Keeper, has written a great post about a tiny, characteristic dent in the top of her daughter’s ear and the cute story her husband came up with about its origin. ......

I’ve been downloading podcasts of Oprah’s “A New Earth” webcast series. It’s essentially a course with spiritual teacher and author, Eckhart Tolle, who wrote A New Earth:Awakening to your life’s purpose. I’m kind of obsessed with it. ...

Lighthearted Friday: Words gone wrong
I loved the “I can’t believe I did that” stories you submitted last week, from Caroline feeding both herself and her son at the same time and not realizing until he threw up that she was giving him cole slaw instead of baby food to Jen ......

When I first received an email about what it takes to safely clean up a broken compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), those environmentally friendly bulbs that we are all or soon will be using throughout our houses, I thought it was a ...

I became that parent…
You know, the one you see yelling at their kid on the sidelines. The overbearing, super loud, make-a-scene parent that you and your spouse talk about over dinner, saying “That parent needs to get a grip!” ......

Let me get a few things out of the way at the beginning of this post: We are a house of gamers. Okay, that’s not entirely accurate. The owners of Y chromosomes in our house to play the Xbox 360. ...

Today only: Free Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream!
I love free things. I love ice cream. Put the two of them together, and I’m one happy camper this Tuesday. To celebrate the company’s 30th birthday, participating Ben and Jerry Scoop Shops are giving away free ice cream cones today ......

You want her potty trained but you’re treating her like a baby. You’re infantilizing her (followed by unsolicited advice–disguised as a “joke”–that I better begin saving for Zoe’s therapy fund). But the truth is that people–family, ...

Earache education reduces after-hours visits
As a result of this program, the number of emergency department visits for ear pain decreased by 80 percent, the number of urgent center visits declined by 40 percent, and number of regular-hours primary care center visits fell by ......

Here’sa heads-up to all you moms out there looking to expand your child’s collection of Webkinz without spending quite so much money. According to the Webkinz web site, “To celebrate Webkinz World’s third anniversary, we’re announcing a ...

Contaminants found at Merck vaccine plant
The West Point plant is a major vaccine manufacturing center for Merck, and the report comes as the vaccine business is surging for the company. Merck brought several new vaccines to market in the past few years, driving up sales from ......

As a result of this program, the number of emergency department visits for ear pain decreased by 80 percent, the number of urgent care visits declined by 40 percent, and number of regular-hours primary care center visits fell by ...

Do we expect too much from our marriage?
In light of fellow Momformation blogger, Evonne’s, recent post, Marriage problems, and the interesting variety of comments it continues to elicit, I just had to share this discussion on marriage and relationships I listened to on Public ......