Our Last Month on Baby’s First Year
Almost an entire year ago, our little girl who was expected to join us in May graced us with her beauty a week early in April. It is so hard to believe my little peanut that joined the world at her...
View ArticleMinnie Mouse 1st Birthday Party Goodness!
After much thought over the past couple months, and a show down between Minnie Mouse and Owls, I have made a decision. Addison’s first birthday party is going to be Minnie Mouse themed, and now being...
View Article5 Hysterical Things No One Told Me I Would Do as a Mother
Yesterday I watched a video of Babble Founders Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman talking about some parenting taboos and some of the reasons they actually created Babble. It was touching, inspiring and...
View ArticleSpeaking of Tori Spelling… I Only Waited…
Tori Spelling is expecting her fourth child! I absolutely love her, but I now question her sanity. Yesterday Meredith wrote an Open Letter to Tori Spelling after announcing her pregnancy. Which...
View ArticleA Week in the Life of Addie
I like to think this past week was pretty eventful. We had Easter, the start of the baseball season – professionally and the softball league Daddy plays with and we also decorated Addison’s bedroom to...
View ArticleEnter to Win an UPPAbaby Cruz!
A couple months I got the chance to review the UPPAbaby Cruz and we have really put it to the test. Through my oldest son till now I cannot even begin to explain at how much strollers have changed, or...
View ArticleHow Do You Get Your Family to Accept Your Parenting Choices?
When it comes to parenting – new parents have so many different choices to make from the get-go. Some do more research than others and some are more secure in the choices. It is just something that...
View ArticleWant to Formula Feed? Bring Your Own!
Before I get started with my post I want to share a simple fact. While I am a breastfeeding mother, both of my older children were formula fed. One from 5 weeks old on and the other from roughly seven...
View ArticleLooking Back on My Favorite Posts
It has been such a fun year here on Baby’s First Year and I decided to take a stroll down memory lane. I hand picked posts from the last year to share with you guys. It is hard to believe I only have...
View Article25 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Me!
Ever stop and wonder who exactly is the person you are reading on these blogs? I mean there are so many of us here on Babble, and so many bloggers in the blog-o-sphere I think sometimes it is so...
View Article10 Reasons You Should Be on Pinterest if You Have a Baby!
Have you signed up to be a member of Pinterest yet? If you haven’t I have a ton of reasons you should drop everything right this minute and sign up! Especially if you are a new mom, or have a baby in...
View ArticleRe-Thinking Religion in Our Lives
Earlier this week I posted something called 25 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Me, which included all kinds of random personal facts and some about my family too. One such fact had to do with...
View ArticleAddie’s First Year in Pictures and Lyrics
Twelve whole months. In eleven days my daughter will be an entire year old. This past year has completely flown by and I have no idea how I am the mother of a year old child. One side of me is happy my...
View ArticleHELP! I Am Thinking About Weaning!
In 10 days Addison will be a year old. It seems like she is still a baby though with the amount of times she is up to nurse at night. I haven’t slept through the night since, well… I can’t even...
View ArticleWin a Britax Marathon 70 in Azalea Print!
Now that our little girl has completely outgrown her infant car seat we have moved her up into a Britax Marathon 70 in the beautiful Azalea print. In celebration of her moving into the new car seat...
View Article5 Lessons My Daughter Has Taught Me
I never thought in all my life I would be the mother of a little girl. When we learned Addison was in fact a her I cried tears of joy on video and laughed hysterically as my husband had the ultrasound...
View Article25 Products I Couldn’t Live Without in The First Year
Lifesavers. That is what we call them. Something that keeps us sane in the moments we really feel like we are losing it when our baby is in the first year of their life. I have had so many different...
View ArticleAre There Chemicals in Your Nursery?
When you start planning for your baby, a nursery typically is on the list of things to accomplish. Right? Well a hidden danger that many aren’t considering when they are decorating and designing is...
View ArticleI Am Bringing My Baby to a Woman’s Rights Rally
Just when you think you haven’t heard all the controversial or hot button posts from me before I leave Baby’s First Year… here is another one! HA! Tomorrow I am bringing my daughter who is only a hand...
View ArticleSaying Farewell with Addie’s Birthday Party
It is so hard to say goodbye. I really don’t want to leave Baby’s First Year, but today will be my official last day. Did I mention how much I hate goodbyes? Yesterday we celebrated Addison’s first...
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