1/25/2012 1:39:09 PM -
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Making Room for Baby #2
By Allison Katz
Preparing and decorating our first baby’s room was a task within itself, but it was a super fun one. From picking out the furniture, to the bedding, to hanging the hand painted letters, it was such a special time for both my husband and me. And while preparing and decorating for baby #2 is certainly exciting... Read more.
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12/16/2011 4:13:04 PM -
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Overcoming the Terrible Twos and the Trying Threes
By Allison Katz
It isn’t easy, and we certainly have a ways to go, but my husband and I are currently trying to overcome the “Trying Threes.” Talking to friends and reading other mom communities is helping tremendously, and knowing there are other parents going through... Read more.
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10/27/2011 12:07:42 PM -
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Can Baby be Too Young for Halloween?
By Allison Katz
How old was your baby when you took them Trick-or-Treating for the first time? D was only 8 months old. Some might say that’s a little too young, but I really feel it all depends on the situation. At 8 months old... Read more.
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9/19/2011 3:14:34 PM -
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Brusha, Brusha, Brusha…The Joys of Toddler Teeth Brushing
By Allison Katz
When did you start brushing your baby’s teeth? I started brushing D’s teeth as soon as that first one popped through, but not with an actual toothbrush, with a Fingerbrush meant for infants. However, this post isn’t to talk about how easy it was to lightly brush the inside of my baby’s mouth, it’s to talk about some of the struggles...
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8/1/2011 3:19:07 PM -
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Baby's First Haircut
By Allison Katz
OK, so I may totally get booed for this, but we gave D his first haircut at just 10 months old. It was a much harder decision for me than it was for my husband, but the poor kid really did need one. His hair was Read more.
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7/13/2011 12:47:20 PM -
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Don't Drink the Bath Water
By Allison Katz
I’m pretty sure all children at one point or another drink the dirty bath water, but how do you get them to stop? My son D thinks it’s hilarious to drink the water during bath time, but... Read more.
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6/15/2011 3:30:37 PM -
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Get on Board the Recycling Train my Sweet “Dinah” Husband
By Allison Katz
Was that a challenge or what! I had decided 7 years ago, the year my husband and I bought our first home together, that it was time we get on board the recycling train. I grew up in a household Read more.
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5/16/2011 11:30:00 AM -
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All Moms Deserve a Little "Mommy Time"
by Allison Katz
Welcome back! Our week #3 Moments of Motherhood (M.O.M.) contest and giveaway is all about YOU! This week we are encouraging all of the moms out there to a Mom Time Challenge. What exactly does that mean? It means that we, as moms, work hard each and every day and deserve a little quality time for ourselves. Read more.
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5/2/2011 12:00:00 PM -
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Pregnancy: An Amazing Time in My Life
by Allison Katz
Welcome to week one of M.O.M. (Moments of Motherhood), our May contest and giveaway! To enter, all you need to do is read the blog post below and then post your own relevant comment! One winner will be chosen at the end of each week. To kick things off, we will be honoring Pregnancy Awareness Month; therefore I find it only befitting to write a post relating to my pregnancy. Read more.
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4/6/2011 3:15:35 PM -
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The Terrible Twos, Part Deuce
by Allison Katz
About a month ago, I wrote about my family’s initial run in with the Terrible Twos and how my husband and I had been confronted by our daycare about the way our 2 year old son was behaving at school. Well…since then... Read more.
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3/2/2011 2:35:31 PM -
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The Crib to Toddler Bed transition – WHOA, that was NOT fun!
by Allison Katz
How old was your little one when you transitioned them out of the crib? It was just about a month ago for us, right before “D” turned two years old. Yup, you heard that right. He wasn’t even two yet but we were already struggling with him trying to climb out of the crib. He also got into this really bad habit of... Read more.
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2/23/2011 3:00:39 AM -
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Terrible Two’s OR Just a Coincidence?
by Allison Katz
Ironically enough, I had originally planned on writing about what unconditional love means to me, but I simply couldn’t after the weekend we just had. I guess you could say that despite these dreaded phases our children go through it’s our unconditional love for them that gets us through it all. With that being said, I first off want to say...
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2/2/2011 5:33:56 AM -
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Choosing to make our own baby food
by Allison Katz
Unlike deciding on whether or not to breastfeed, choosing to make our own baby food was something I knew I would want to do before I even became pregnant. Not sure why, it’s just something I wanted to try as a new mom and am very happy we did. Don’t get me wrong... Read more.
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12/29/2010 6:00:00 AM -
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Why do some women have hair loss after birth?
by Allison Katz
As if there wasn’t enough my body had to go through before and after birth, losing my hair was just the icing on the cake. It didn’t start happening until just around 3 months post partum, but lasted until my son was just about a year old. Read more.
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12/22/2010 6:00:00 AM -
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Torn between celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas
by Allison Katz
Well not really. Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday so there was no question about whether or not we’d celebrate that, but do we celebrate Hanukkah too? My husband grew up celebrating Hanukkah and I grew up celebrating Christmas, so even though neither of us are super religious we of course wanted our child to celebrate the same rituals we did growing up. Read more.
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12/14/2010 2:26:51 PM -
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How young is too young to start babysitting?
by Allison Katz
So I just ran into one of those awkward neighborhood moments. Two young girls from our neighborhood came over and asked if they could babysit my 19 month old son. One is 12 and the other is 11. I immediately thought Yikes, Oh my goodness, that’s way too young. Read more.
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12/7/2010 12:55:40 AM -
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Balancing Work & Family
by Allison Katz
Boy do I wish I had it. The key that is to balancing work and family! I am going to be completely up front and say I definitely do not have the key, but I can certainly share some of my own personal experience as a new mom. Read more.
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12/2/2010 6:00:00 AM -
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Becoming a New Mom
by Allison Katz
Yes, becoming a mom was by far the best experience of my life, but it was also the scariest. I love my little guy more than I can possibly express through words but those first couple months were very hard for me. Most of the stories my friends and family shared with me were heartwarming, yet only a few tried to tell me what it was REALLY going to be like. Read more.
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