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We’ve come to an exciting time in toddlerhood, a time I used to fantasize about when my son was an infant. I would think, “One day you’ll actually play with other kids. You won’t just lay here and look at me. I won’t have to be your only source of entertainment.” And that day is here.
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I always intended for this second pregnancy to be “different” than the first, meaning
I intended not to blow up the way I let myself the last time around. I told myself this time I wouldn’t indulge as much, and I would stay more active.
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Weekend Contest Alert! When there are babies or toddlers around there are bound to be hilarious moments! Share your funniest motherhood moment in the comments below. One person will win a 6-pack of BornFree bottles!
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We’ve all been there, a child is sick, you get a call from the teacher regarding Johny’s behavior in school, the dog got out again, and the baby is happily playing in the toilet! Motherhood can be an exhausting job with little time off and little appreciation.
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Did your family take a vacation this summer or did you have a staycation (vacation in your neighborhood)! Share your summer vacation photos on our Facebook Fan page or by emailing us at moms@newbornfree.com.
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As if we didn’t already love Amanda Beard for being such an inspiration…we just found out she’s a BornFree Mom! Contest! In the comments below, share one mom who inspires you. She can be your mom, a celebrity, an author…it’s up to you.
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One would like to hope that the peer pressure to act a certain way ends when you become an adult. But I am finding that it keeps on keeping on. I am not talking about the desire to “keep up with the Jonses”. The desire to have what other people have will rear its ugly head until the day we die, but I think there is something even more dangerous. It is the desire to be a well liked parent.
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Ashley Bogart is the proud winner of the Brag About Dad Father’s Day contest. She won $500 worth of Born Free products!
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To spread the love we decided to choose three finalists for the BornFree Time-Out in New York City contest. Three moms who are going to BlogHer this year have been selected as finalists!
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The Big City Moms is throwing yet another wonderful event for pregnant women! Come on July 13, 2010 to the Expectant Moms Dinner.
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It’s a mystery how moms have the energy to get through the day to day, especially in those early years. We’re clearly not drawing our super powers from excessive amounts of rest and relaxation, and the incessant needs and demands, the soundtrack of Nick Jr. in the background intermixed with screams and squeals can sometimes seem to drain every last drop of energy from our bodies.
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Losing baby weight sucks. If there was a word stronger than “sucks” I’d be using it instead. I gained about 37 pounds when I was pregnant with my first son and I looked it. I found a picture of myself the other day from those last few weeks and it literally looks like someone stuck an air pump in me and blew me into a human-shaped beach ball.
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My mom used to have a cartoon hanging on our refrigerator when I was a kid that read “But you can’t get sick…you’re a mother!” Having been sick the last 48 hours, I never understood that cartoon as much as I have the last 2 days.
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If I was to be honest with you (and shouldn’t I be?) I would tell you that I am a pretty good mom. My husband tells me I am an awesome wife. And I do a darn good job of providing my kids with healthy, home cooked meals nearly every day of the week.
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Father’s Day is right around the corner. June 20th to be exact. I’m trying to think of something special to do for my husband. We’ll definitely make breakfast in bed but after that I’m at a loss!
