Here's An Awesome Alternative If A Bride Friend Is Asking You To Buy A Super-Fancy Bridesmaid Dress! Plus, She Can WIN Free Dresses For Her Bridesmaids! (Also, Friday Freebies For Moms! Whew!)

Written by Dailynews.vn Sunday, 20 May 2012 03:43

A new-mom friend of mine was just asked to buy a bridesmaid dress for a friend's wedding. For $475. Unsurprisingly, my friend is less than psyched. I mean, buying a bridesmaid dress that was out of your budget was one thing when you were a 20-something and your monthlong diet of ramen noodles wouldn't effect anyone else. But it's harder to justify a splurge when there are diapers to buy and babys...

Little Borrowed Dress Giveaway Rules

Written by Dailynews.vn Saturday, 19 May 2012 07:43

<h6>1. How to enter: To enter, leave a comment on the Friday, May 18, WomansDay.com Bringing Up Baby blog. 2. Visit Bringing Up Baby and follow the on-line entry instructions. Entries may be submitted on or after 1 pm ET, May 18, 2012 and must be submitted no later than 11:59 ET, May 25, 2012. 3. One winner will be selected at random from the entries posted by the deadline. The decisions of...

LOL! My Friend's Toddler Just Bought A Crossbow On The Internet! (No, Really!)

Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 11:44

There's a theory that says if you give a monkey a typewriter and an infinite amount of time, he'll eventually type all the works of Shakespeare. I don't know if I believe that, but I will tell you that if you give a 2-year-old a smartphone, he'll eventually buy a crossbow on eBay. No, really! My gorgeous friend Nichole is mama to 2-year-old Nolan and 2-month-old Chloe. Since she has her hands ful...

Is This What It's Like To Be Over It?

Written by Dailynews.vn Friday, 18 May 2012 11:44

Can I tell you how much better I feel since yesterday? Deciding to bury the ashes of my painful list may have been a symbolic gesture, but it was just what I needed. A real shot in the arm, or more accurately, a kick to the backside. Who's life is this, anyway? I keep on looking at my life in relation to where it used to be, instead of in relation to where it can be. That needed to end, ...

A Bizarre "Side Effect" Of Pregnancy That No One Told Me About!

Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:43

Everyone tells you about the spit-up and the sleepless nights, but no one mentioned that THIS could happen ... My hair has gone haywire! I know I've mentioned that while I was pregnant my hair got considerably thicker. Then a month or two post-baby, all that extra hair (and then some) when down the drain in huge, scary-looking clumps.  Two years later, I'm almost back to my pre-baby hair thi...

Let's Bury It All

Written by Dailynews.vn Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:43

This morning, as the sun came up, I was writing a list. It was a list in two parts. His, and mine. I detailed every hurtful, awful thing about him that I wanted gone from my life. His physical presence may not be here anymore, but his words and his actions still echo in my head and my heart when I choose to let them. And believe me, I choose this too often. Then I detailed all the hurtful awful th...

Hey, Parents: If You're Doing THIS, I'm Judging You. (And Now You Can Judge Me, Too!)

Written by Dailynews.vn Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:43

Pre-baby, it always annoyed me when parents ... Parked their kids in front of portable DVD players in restaurants. I mean, how is a child supposed to learn to enjoy a civilized meal if they spend all three courses staring at Elmo?  But after two years of trying to get an uncivilized person (my toddler) to be civil in a restaurant—and spending half of most meals entertaining him outside...

Motherhood Means Smiling When You Feel Like Shouting

Written by Dailynews.vn Wednesday, 16 May 2012 20:43

Well, David is much improved and back to school today, after battling his 24 hour bug. I'm back at work, as well, but I'd hardly call me more than functional. I'm running on about three hours of sleep over the last two days. Sunday night was spent doing laundry and cleaning up the mess in two different beds from David's nasty stomach virus. Last night, I herded everyone into bed at a decent hour o...

No No No No No No No No No No No No. No No. No No No. (Or: The Soundtrack To My Life)

Written by Dailynews.vn Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:43

Emmett went through and adorable "YEAH!" phase followed by an equally cute "Yup!" phase. Now he's firmly stuck in a "NO!" phase, which is decidedly less adorable. "Do you want to get dressed?" "NO!" "Do you want to go to the playground?" "NO!" "Do you want to stay home?" "NO!" "Do you want to come with Mommy?" "NO!" "Do you want to stay with Daddy?" "NO!" "Do you know any words besides 'no'?" "NO...