When our fathers were kids, their fathers were held to a different standard of what made a “good” dad. At that time, a good dad was one who didn’t beat his kids, or get loaded every night of the week. He provided for his family financially, and maintained the larger scale projects around [...]

Don’t get me wrong. I feel very lucky to have gotten pregnant so late in life. I also feel so lucky to have two healthy baby boys at the same time. But because a multiple pregnancy was considered at my age high-risk, and because I had to stay in bed during the last 8 weeks [...]

Week 1’s winner was Shawn Thomas !
Runner-up: Kiah La’Rose
Runner-up: Maya Joi
Thanks to all the babies (and their parents) who participated in this weeks round.
From now until May 14 we will be accepting entries for May’s contests. May’s theme is Mommy and Me!
The contest is free so enter your babies picture today! Or [...]

If I could do it all over again, I’d prepare more prior to the birth of my first child. I really had no clue how something as “simple” as having a child would drastically change my life! Having said that , let me assure you that I haven’t for a minute regretted [...]

I’m a relatively liberal mom, but there was one thing I was never willing to do: allow my baby to try soda. It’s probably easier because I don’t really drink soda at all, so it wasn’t much of an issue. I will admit, though, that there were plenty of times when I was [...]

German researchers claim that having a dog in your home during your child’s infancy, reduces your child’s risk of developing allergies. Their findings were based upon a 6 year study of 9,000 children and were published in the European Respiratory Journal recently. The findings show that having a dog in the home is associated with [...]

As I read the story about a mother who apparently froze three of her babies, three things came immediately to my mind. One is a verse from the Bible in Isaiah, “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she borne?” And one I used to hear [...]

I sat my kids down to watch the First Words DVD from So Smart. My daughter is beyond the age range for this DVD since she’s 4 and age range for the DVD is 9-36 months, but since my son falls neatly into the suggested ages she was game to give it a try.
The [...]

Shortly after my wife and I found out we were pregnant with our first child, we made the four-hour drive to my hometown to visit my parents and tell them the news. On our way there, we stopped at a bookstore and picked up a baby name book to peruse, figuring that the eight [...]

Within two years of graduating from college, I got married, and had my first child. Three more children followed quickly after and by the time I was 30, I had 4 children. I don’t for a minute regret having my children,(as opposed to the regret I have about marrying my ex), but the reality [...]