May and I weren’t thrilled with our hospital experience during Pooky’s birth. There were a number of things that didn’t go as planned, from the absence of our midwife and the constantly changing nurses to the bad lighting; during what I expected to be a powerful momentous and occasion, I spent a lot of time [...]

I can’t possibly be the only person who thinks the news (via Desperate Housewives Blog) about the Alexander Doll Company creating plastic Desperate Housewives dolls is a bit strange. First of all, if your children are young enough to play with dolls, they probably shouldn’t be watching Desperate Housewives, and therefore, it seems wrong to [...]

Samara Brothers Recalls Children’s Two-Piece Overall Sets, Snaps Contain Lead

The latest recall:
Phil & Teds e3 Strollers with doubles seats poses abrasion hazard

The latest in product recalls:
Celebrate Express Inc. Recalls Gigantic Gemstone Ring Party Favors Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
Nintendo of America Initiates Replacement Program for Wrist Straps Used with Controllers for the Wii Video Game System
Remote-Control Helicopter Toys Recalled Due to Burn Hazard
BabySwede LLC Recalls BABYBJÖRN® Feeding Spoons Due to Choking Hazard

The 2006 Weblog Awards are in, and the winner in the category of Best Parenting Blog is… Breed ‘Em And Weep! Coming in a very close second was RockStar Mommy. I’ve never heard of either of these blogs, which isn’t surprising since I hadn’t even heard of Technorati until May showed me, but, in the [...]

One of my favorite movies as a kid was called The Last Starfighter, a sci-fi flick about a kid who is recruited to become a Starfighter after mastering an arcade game that was planted on earth by an intergalactic army. To facilitate communication between the various alien races, the Starfighters were all fitted with little [...]

Boy, there are a lot of recalls this week:
“See Kai Run” Brand Children’s Boots Recalled, Snaps Pose Choking Hazard
Children’s Butterfly Necklaces Recalled by U.S. Toy Co. Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
BRIO Corp. Recalls Bell Rattles for Choking Hazard
Children’s “Powerpuff Girls” Necklaces Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
Macy’s Recalls Infant Coveralls Due to Choking Hazard
Wal-Mart Recalls [...]

You may have noticed some headlines recently about babies’ allergies to cow’s milk going undiagnosed. I didn’t pay too much attention at the time, since Pooky doesn’t indulge in cow’s milk yet, but I didn’t doubt that what was being reported was reliable information, since it showed up in, among other sources, the BBC. My [...]

This is my response to Josh’s post about celebrity babies. You should read that first or you might get confused.
I would have to disagree with Danielle’s quote about why people are so into celebrity babies. When I was pregnant, I was interested in celebrity pregnancies because I was interested in anything related to pregnancy [...]