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Who needs Baby Mozart when there’s Pandora?

Baby Mozart be damned! Jamie and her husband play their growing baby a selection of tunes from Pandora every night!

My son is gay

I have gone back and forth on whether I wanted to post something more in-depth about my sweet boy and his choice of Halloween costume. He dressed up as Daphne, from Scooby Doo.

Finding offbeat mama friends: a follow up!

Finding Offbeat Mama friends is a challenge for many of us, including me, so I’ve taken to the digital streets and am putting myself out there. We’ll see what happens!

Extreme couponing: how to get your grocery store to pay you to shop

Katrina has managed to not only save money, but basically be PAID by her grocery store of choice to shop there — all by using coupons.

The challenges of picking out a bike seat or carrier for your toddler

When it came time to find a bike seat or carrier for Jasper, I was all kinds of crazy — too worried to have him in a cart behind me, not sure about having a seat placed where I couldn’t see him, etc. THEN, I discovered the Bobike Mini – a bike seat that goes on the FRONT of the bike!

The b(r)east of both worlds — using formula AND breastfeeding

Overnight, I became a working mother (Really! Interviewed on Tuesday morning, offered the job that afternoon and began work the next day). I dutifully hauled my breastpump to work everyday. I felt guilty for leaving Stella so soon, and the prospect of weaning her to formula made me feel even worse!

After two weeks of pumping, I was done…

Mommy had an abortion

“Don’t look at the screen,” the doctor said as she turned it away. But I already had. I saw a little blob with leg and arm buds. And a flickering heartbeat.

Wondering when to turn the car seat around? Here’s why I did it at 6 months

Everyone’s more than a little touchy when it comes to car seat rules, and we made our decision based on what we perceived as being developmentally sound for our son.