(baby babble) bellies, bookshelves and babies on mirrors.

So I took this photo of myself to stick it to the beauty magazines that tell us that everyone has a flat tight tummy. Lies. All of it. Take comfort, most of us look like the dozen women who submitted photos of their postpartum bellies as well. That photo of Emily’s baby on a bookshelf?Continue reading “(baby babble) bellies, bookshelves and babies on mirrors.”

(big babble) dining, lice-ing, losing and photographing

I taught Addie the importance of the 24 hour diner in her life. A girl and her furry brown cat. It’s so lice to see you go! (Alternately titled, the extremes we went to in order to rid our life of lice.) How to prepare your child for getting lost. (Because like it or not,Continue reading “(big babble) dining, lice-ing, losing and photographing”

(baby babble) reset, redo and regurgitate

Ever have one of those days where you wished you could just CTRL+ALT+Z your entire life? Me too. Take comfort, that starlet probably has spit up in her Spanx. Vivi’s 3rd week in 7 more photos. Peri Bottle vs. Giant Mug with Bendy Straw. Who wins? Cody jumped into the shower fully clothed. Find outContinue reading “(baby babble) reset, redo and regurgitate”

(baby babble) cats, crying, photos, wraps and destroyer babies.

Forgive me, I didn’t have cats or a baby when LOLspeak was all the rage so I’m making up for lost time now. 7 more photos of Vivi’s first week of 2012. Infantino Sync Wrap review (including Cody wearing the baby. Aww.) Addie likes order in her world. Vivi has set out to DESTROY ITContinue reading “(baby babble) cats, crying, photos, wraps and destroyer babies.”

(big babble) love, adoration, questionable barbies and macaroni the pony.

20 easy ways to show your kids how much you love them. (Also a bunch long arm self portraits of Addie and me.) Barbie is pairing with the Kardashians. You know, the ones with DUIs, questionable home movies and disposable grooms? In case you can’t get enough of how in love I am with theseContinue reading “(big babble) love, adoration, questionable barbies and macaroni the pony.”

(baby babble) birth days, bad hair days and bad (as in rad) babies

I realize many of you are burned out on the Babble takeover of the entire Internet but if only read one post, please, let it be this one…because no one partied harder than Vivi’s hair on New Year’s. Not even a Don King Beiber baby has chops on my baby. Here’s a bunch of viralContinue reading “(baby babble) birth days, bad hair days and bad (as in rad) babies”

(big babble) old wives, young friends and new projects.

I asked Cody what lies his mom used to tell him to keep him from doing stuff, he got a forlorn look on his face and said “But everything my mom told me was true.” Me too, buddy. We choose to perpetuate old wives’ tales and here’s 15 of them and why. With the grandestContinue reading “(big babble) old wives, young friends and new projects.”

(big babble) dancing, dating, dining and a year in review.

She became a big sister, a first grader, a toothless wonder and a seven year old…here’s Addie’s 2011 in review. All this end of year nostalgia has me weeping over videos of a little dancing Addie. Playdates…they’re always harder on a kid’s home turf, right? Addie has tried 20 of the 100 foods listed onContinue reading “(big babble) dancing, dating, dining and a year in review.”