If Mother’s Day rolls around and you’re pregnant - but you don’t have any other children yet - you’ll probably still feel entitled to celebrate. After all, you’re growing a baby inside you, and if that doesn’t make you eligible to get some recognition on Mother’s Day then I’m not sure what does. [...]

…Safe and Fun Easter Baskets for the Wee Ones
Last year, was my son’s second Easter, but the first one that he “got.” With a February birthday, the first one was as interesting to him as paint drying, but last year’s presented a dilemma for a mama with a 14-month old at the time. I didn’t [...]

When my daughter’s first birthday rolled around I wanted to shout it from the rooftops: “My daughter is a year old! Everyone celebrate!” I was so tempted to go all out with her party - I’m talking clowns, ponies, and a cake the size of my couch - but I didn’t. We settled for [...]

A Pennsylvania woman has been making a habit of ringing in the New Year not with Champagne, but with a baby. For the second year in a row, Becky Armstrong has given birth on January 1. She’s also had the first babies born of the new year at Gettysburg Hospital, according to AP. Forget about the New Year’s birth dates, what’s probably the most amazing feat is that she’s had two kids within the space of a year. Whew, I have a feeling she’ll need a lot of Champagne by the time 2009 rolls around.

It’s no secret that most people take the start of a new year to make resolutions after taking stock of what was missing in the year that just ended. One of the most common resolution is to lose weight. An overwhelming number of U.S. Americans are overweight, and I know for moms, it all [...]

During the holidays, it’s normal to feel some amount of nausea. It can stem from anxiety, stress, or actually eating some fruitcake. However, with children in the house, there’s always another possible cause.
A virus!
That’s been the experience this year in the Hughes household. The first one to come down with a particularly nasty five-day strain [...]

If you are reading in America, you are probably thinking, what?
Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and other commonwealth countries all celebrate Boxing Day, on the day after Christmas Day. It’s usually a public holiday. That’s why any ex-pats at your office are grumpy today, because everyone back home is still on [...]

My house is a mess.
It’s so comical when I try to clean up the house that I swear I can hear circus music playing in the background. There have been times when I would clean up a room and have just enough time to survey the delightful scene when immediately one or both of [...]

President Bush extends child health program
President Bush signed a temporary extension of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program known as SCHIP. The program provides health coverage for about 6.6 million uninsured children. To be eligible, they have to be age 19 or under and from low to moderate income families that do not qualify [...]

Make Your New Year’s Resolution a Lifestyle Change
The new year is a fantastic time. It is like starting out with a clear slate. Everything is new and you feel like you can do anything. You sit down and make a list of all the things that you are going to change. This new year [...]