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Dream Lites Pillow Pets Changed Bedtime (Kind of)

| 11/13/2012 | 0 Comments

If your child watches Sprout, you have likely seen the infamous commercials for the Dream Lites Pillow Pets. In case you can’t remember the visuals of a mother saying, “goodnight, (child’s name)” and the child and some other children, in the course of the commercial, actually going to sleep because they have a stuffed animal [...]

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Milk-Saver Review

Milk-Saver Review

| 09/21/2012 | 0 Comments

My children are just 22 months apart. When I was thinking through everything I would need for my second baby I assumed I had all the basics covered. Not many new products could have come out in less than two years, right? Well, I was wrong! Or, at least I missed this must-have the first [...]

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For the “Love” of Basketball

For the “Love” of Basketball

| 04/03/2012 | 0 Comments

I am not a huge sports fan. I mean, I do watch the Super Bowl halftime and, sometimes, just sometimes, I do happen to quickly glance at the Soccer games that my husband watches every Sunday on ESPN, but otherwise, I don’t do sports. I did do Volleyball in high school and went to half [...]

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My Toddler’s “Tricked” Out Ride

My Toddler’s “Tricked” Out Ride

| 03/22/2012 | 1 Comment

You want to know what’s really sad? It’s sad that my toddler has a better ride than me. I mean, sure, I’m getting around in a fancy-smancy SUV with all the bells and whistles that most adults crave, you know, automatic locks and power windows. Oh, yeah, sexy, power windows. It’s enough to keep me [...]

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Nothing Like the Original

Nothing Like the Original

| 02/29/2012 | 1 Comment

I was told by many of my parent-friends, children of the 70s, that the toy that every toddler needs is a sit n’ spin. “It’ll work miracles,” they said. And, “She’ll (my daughter) will be entertained with it (the toy) for hours.” Hours! It all sounded too good to be true, but I believed them.  [...]

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The Simplisse Double Electric Breastpump — my new best friend!

The Simplisse Double Electric Breastpump — my new best friend!

| 12/08/2011 | 0 Comments

Breastfeeding is hard work. You forget about how much time it takes, how important it is to get the right latch so you don’t get sore nipples and that the more you feed or pump the more you’ll increase your milk supply. It takes a lot of time and patience. Unfortunately, my five-year-old and almost [...]

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The Tilty (Spilty) Cup

The Tilty (Spilty) Cup

| 02/11/2011 | 5 Comments

Little Bud’s first birthday is quickly approaching, and the ever important sippy cup issue has really started to nag me.  I knew that making the transition from the bottle to a big boy cup would be hard.  I braced myself for the tantrums and bouts of crying that I knew would surely come.  Surprisingly enough, [...]

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