I have to be one of the uncraftiest Moms I know. Art was definitely not my forte in school, something made only slightly worse by the fact that my grandmother was a talented artist, as is my mother when she actually draws or paints something. So you’d think given the DNA thing, I’d be able to draw a picture of Dora that my child would recognize. Alas, it’s not so, this Mommy got the recessive artistically-challenged trait. And sometimes I see all these other mothers going to A.C. Moore or Michaels and coming up with all sorts of fun rainy day projects and I’m just at a loss.

So when I recently heard from FunWellDone.com, a great little site and service that makes creating projects with your child incredibly easy, I was interested to check them out. They’ve done all the craft store shopping and organization for you. In short, we loved it. (more…)

When I was in college, I strangely never kept an day planner. I was able to keep my day to day assignments and to-dos in my head and surprisingly, I was never late and almost never forgot an assignment. I used to pride on my super memory skills that seemed immune to my weekend antics.

So cheap beer and late nights didn’t do it but Mommyhood did, as it’s either killed off or dulled those brain cells beyond any means of functioning. These days I find myself doing a double take to the back seat in the car just to make sure I have both kids in place and didn’t leave one of them in a shopping cart somewhere two stores back. Needless to say, remembering a specific appointment or place I have to be is well beyond this Mom’s current brain capacity. (more…)

Here’s a little anecdote that says it all about the difference between a first time Mom and a second time Mom: with Nate (my first son), I was compulsive about the cleanliness of his binky. It always sat in a bag or ziploc in my diaper bag, and anytime I was out, I’d wash it obsessively to make sure it was germ free. If it fell on the ground and I only had one with me, forget it, he’d have to cry until we got home or until I found a sink to wash it in.

The other day, I realized how much I had changed. Cole (the baby) started crying. I went to reach into my diaper bag, where I knew I had just randomly tossed in a binky right before leaving the house. Of course it had found it’s way to the bottom of the bag. I fished it out from the bottom of the bag, where all sorts of crumbs and unidentified objects reside.

So what did I do? Brushed it on the side of my jeans and shoved it into Cole’s mouth. And to be honest, I didn’t even really think about it as I merrily went along my way with a subdued and pacified baby. Oh, how times have changed. As a second time Mom, your standards lower - simply because you don’t have the time to be any other way. (more…)

My son’s latest morning routine involves coming in to wake us up, and then climbing into bed with us and asking us to get under the “fort.” As Moms know, kids love tents, forts, places they can hide and let their imagination run wild.

The TeePee for Me is a fantastic play item for your child. They come in some fabulous fabric choices, and rise to over 5 feet tall.

Set-up is really easy (we did it in stealth as we’re saving this one for either a December birthday present or a new baby brother present and didn’t want to ruin the surprise) and took all of 10 seconds to get up into standing position. It’s really grand-looking when it’s set up and I can’t wait to see the excitement on my son’s face when he checks it out for the first time. (more…)

So I recently got ahold of a copy of this book, This Little Piggy went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade. So funny. For those of you who have read Bergdof Blondes, this is like the kids version. Each rhyme has it’s own modern twist to it relating to fashion, shopping and couture culture.

For example, “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,” has been changed to “There was a young woman who lived in her Choos.” And I love the beginning of “This Old Man,” which starts out, “This old man, he played one, off to St. Tropez for some sun, In her Gucci, Pucci, Mummy needs to tone, time to get the trainer home.”

What a great baby shower gift for that friend who loves to shop, or just a fun purchase for yourself for the amusement!

List price is $19.95, you can get it on Amazon for $13.57 and it’s eligible for free shipping when you spend $25 or more. And hurry… Earlier it was showing as limited quantities as it just came out, but it’s back in stock so get it while you can.

Lately, it seems like the “diaper holder” or “diapers case” notion is popping up from companies and in boutiques all over the place. They come in a zillion different patterns and styles and it’s hard to distinguish between them.

I recently saw one from Goober Baby that I’m now using; it’s a very nice quality product. What makes me so enamored of these diapers case (as they call it, “change purse“), is that the lining is a plush, soft lining that I can’t help but touch every time I put my diapers in it. (more…)

I don’t know what it is about hats, but I’m a sucker for them on a baby or preschooler. My son wouldn’t wear one as a toddler but recently has been into wearing them again — which has me more than thrilled, as I have a whole collection of “too cute” winter hats ready for wear this winter. One of these hats we recently received was a La Folie Knit.

I have to tell you guys, I’m playing it straight when I tell you that I’m legitimately laughing as I type this review at the memory of him with his La Folie Knit on. Yes, it’s that cute.

The hat he has is the one pictured, appropriately called the “Giggle.” (Nate’s is in black, not pink, c’mon guys, I’m not THAT bad.) Their other hats are adorable as well. (Check out the “Harf-pint,” a hat and scarf morph-combo.) Every item at La Folie Knits is hand-knit, expressing it’s own personality unique only to itself. Be sure to also check out their scarves, sweaters and blankets.

Get 10% off your order on the La Folie Knit website by using coupon code MWS10 in the message section of the order form.