Delivery Room: Pack This, Not That

As a soon-to-be-in-labor mom, I scoured the what to expect books, various websites, and IPhone apps, all of which provided lists of items I had to take with me to the delivery room. With the help of Excel, I merged all of the the lists into one ginormous one and packed everything. I showed up to […]

10 Minutes for Me

One day a week I take my son to 2 year old play school. Last week I woke up earlier than usual to get ready for the day. I decided to forgo a few extra minutes of shut eye in return for time alone to apply some makeup. In case you haven’t tried it, trust […]

Videos, 3rd edition

Friday features Make Me Laugh.  Readers share a humorous family related story or photo. Please send your submission to:  naomi.laughingmom@gmail.com. Make Me Laugh for January 25, 2013. Yes, I know today isn’t Friday. But if I wait until Friday, I won’t get the credit for introducing this video to you.  So I decided to switch my posting […]

Videos 2

Friday features Make Me Laugh.  Readers share a humorous family related story or photo. Please send your submission to:  naomi.laughingmom@gmail.com. Make Me Laugh for January 18, 2013. This adaptation of LMFAO’s Sexy and I Know It; I’m a Daddy and I Know It is making the social media rounds. For some reason, a Dad as the star […]

Missing New Year’s Eve: Things I Didn’t Understand Before I was a Parent

It wasn’t until my friends started having children that I was around babies. As a self proclaimed DINK (double income no kid) woman in her late twenties, babies and motherhood were entirely foreign to me. This doesn’t mean I was uncaring. I feel I did a pretty good job at participating in my friends’ new […]

iPotty

Friday features Make Me Laugh.  Readers share a humorous family related story or photo. Please send your submission to:  naomi.laughingmom@gmail.com. Make Me Laugh for January 11, 2013. The debates over whether toddlers should be allowed to use iPads or not, at what age they should begin to use an iPad, or how much screen time they should […]