Welcome back to the Babies Online Blog! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed and be the first to get breaking parenting news and take advantage of our member only giveaways. Thanks for visiting!Here’s your opportunity to kick off the holiday season by doing something nice. Even the [...]
Tags: cancer, Christmas, neuroblastoma, Noah Biorkman
Posted in: Current Events
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Last year, on New Year’s Eve, my family resolved to never travel at Christmas again. That lasted almost a year.
OK. Maybe I should be more specific. We drove 1700 miles one-way. Halfway there, we encountered icy roads and had to cancel a hotel reservation. Annoyed, we dealt with our online reservation system (who can withdraw [...]
Tags: Baby, Christmas, family, Holidays, In-laws, New Year's resolution, Travel
Posted in: Holidays, Travel
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If I told you that I spent half of Christmas Day, December 25, sewing and doing the laundry, would you believe me?
Yes, I did. Honest. The Christmas dinner had been eaten the night before (as German tradition goes), my husband was napping, while the kids were happily playing with their new toys. So I decided [...]
Tags: beach, Christmas, cleaning, December 25, Germany, Multi-cultural Christmas, tradition
Posted in: Holidays
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There may be nothing quite as thoughtful as a handmade gift. My mom and youngest sister are sewing many Christmas gifts this year. Last year, my mom made me the cutest flannel nightshirt; it was red with little cups of steaming hot cocoa on it, and extra-roomy for my then pregnant belly.
Another year, my sister [...]
Tags: Christmas, crafts, gift, handmade, Holidays, ornament, sewing
Posted in: Gifts, Holidays
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There is nothing more painful than to be in a hospital during the holidays. And I’m sure it’s several times worse for kids, who would be missing all the fun and the festivities. And what about the parents/caregivers, who have to put up with the complaints and tantrums as well as go through the ordeal [...]
Tags: children, Christmas, holiday chhers, hospitals
Posted in: Holidays
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