The professor is in. This is Charlie, earlier this week, on school picture day. One of his teachers made bowties as Christmas gifts for the boys in the class and I just couldn't resist putting it on him. As I got him ready, he pointed to the dress shirt and tie repeatedly and said,...
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We know it’s important for our kids to keep moving, but how much is enough? Playing at school? Being on a soccer team? Exercise class? Jen and Barb talk to Karen Owoc, Exercise Physiologist, TV and Radio host and Mom, about the importance of physical activity for our children as they...
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The Environmental Working Group recently released its 2012 report on the Safest Sunscreens. After testing more than 1800 sunscreens, the organization has released its list of safest sunscreens and the must see Hall of Shame. We've found the kid and baby safe sunscreens from the Report and ...
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Gerber has issued a recall of a lot of its Good Start Formula. Gerber is pulling the batch from the market and offering replacement product to parents who purchased the product of concern. The withdrawn product is Gerber® Good Start® Gentle powdered infant formula 23.2 ounce plastic pack...
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Charlie - good at eating, bad at sleeping (for us, at least)
A few people have asked me offline to give an update about how the grain-free thing is going. I'm down 12 lbs so I'd say it's going okay! There have been challenges - like the one I talk about here - but overall, I feel li...
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Last May we were excited to announce the changes to acetaminophen (Tylenol brand and others) concentration and packaging that are intended to make acetaminophen safer and easier to use. Ironically, it is these very changes that are triggering Johnson and Johnson to recall ALL their Infants...
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In theory I love the topic of this post. The idea of sharing my most meaningful moment from the last year. But, in reality, I have no idea how to possibly narrow down the last year to one defining moment. It was, quite possibly, the hardest, most eventful year of my life.
Almost exa...
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My husband and I moved to Philadelphia almost six years ago, sort of on a whim. At that point we were just boyfriend and girlfriend, in our late 20s, and thought we were ready for a change. We were craving space, home ownership, a life where we didn't live paycheck-to-paycheck. The h...
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The Shopping Mama™ was founded by Kate Marsh Lord in January of 2009 to share the latest and greatest in gear, clothes and toys for kids. After graduating law school and moving around the world with her Air Force husband, Kate settled down and had three beautiful little ones.The children changed her online motivation from researching legal issues to tracking down the best in everything for kids from strollers to monogrammed onesies.Kate is proud to partner with several brands as an ambassador
