Many times when you have kids, they become your shadow. Sometimes it feels like just you and your little shadow everywhere you go. Motherhood can be lonely for a new mom, but it doesn’t have to be. You’ve got your little baby. Embrace it! Seek out the friendship and camaraderie of other moms in the same position. Soon enough, your little shadow will be in
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This is such an easy and delicious treat for kids. All you need are a couple of jumbo marshmallows, some chocolate to melt, colored sprinkles and a wooden kabob stick, although I’d suggest one with 2 blunt ends since you don’t want your child stabbing him/herself in the mouth. Stack 3 jumbo marshmallows on the stick, cover in melted chocolate and then roll in
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I’ve never really thought about what it’s like to be a single mom. Ok, that’s not true. I’ve joked about being a single mom before. There was a period of time when my husband was working very demanding hours and didn’t see the kids for days because he was still sleeping when they left the house for school and he didn’t come home until
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As 2011 comes to an end, I reflect on this past year at Baby Talkers. It was a slow year for blogging. Life was a bit chaotic and I didn’t talk about it much. I think I was worn out and had an idea to switch the focus of this blog to be from my child’s perspective. After all, it’s called “Baby Talkers” and
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I have said many times that I don’t understand how there is such a thing as the “Terrible Twos” but no such title for the insane behavior of three year olds. In my experience, three year olds are way more intense and way harder to handle than two year olds. “Torturous Threes” anyone? One thing most parents get wrong is that they try to
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Today I saw a question about turning around an “infant car seat” on a local message board, which really bothered me. Does anyone know where I can go to get my infant car seat turned around? My son is only 13 months, but he is so long that his legs are going up the back seat! I’m afraid if G-d forbid I had an
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