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I don't know if I like the hair or the names better, but these are hilarious! I'm loving the Flock of Seagulls (after the Chicken, of course), but I'm partial to any 80's music reference. :)
50 Epic Heads of Baby Hair: The Search is On
Last week, I started the search for The Most Epic Head of Baby Hair. So far, there have been over 200 photos submitted (both on Facebook and on Instagram) and every day, I think— "Oh, this has GOT to be the winner!" And then the next day someone posts a head of hair on my fanpage that's even ...
Hard to pick an all-time fave, but LIES I TELL MY TODDLER is one of them. http://www.mommyshorts.com/2012/10/lies-i-tell-my-kid.html
The Big Ticket Stroller Giveaway
There are a lot of things I would have done differently had I planned for my second child when I had my first. For instance, I might have made Mazzy's room more gender neutral instead of the girliest room alive (I lucked out with that one). I wouldn't have given my mother piles of baby cloth...
If Sadie's new parents can come by for a few hours a day for maybe 4-5 days per week, we totally accept the award!
Also, Sadie's costume will STILL fit her next Halloween, so she's got a year to find her love for Wonder Woman.
The Belated Halloween Costume Awards
The Halloween Costume Awards are a little belated this year since many towns on the East Coast celebrated late due to Hurricane Sandy. There were tons of photos submitted to the Mommy Shorts fanpage (including Peyton's direct challenge to Mazzy's Olivia costume up top) and I couldn't possibl...
Tinoket!
Let's Play... Guess the Gender of my Baby!
Today, I had my 20 week ultrasound. You know, the one where you have to drink a ton of water, refrain from using the bathroom, and then lay patiently for an hour, while a technician presses, pokes and jiggles a large vibrator-looking thing across your bladder? I think I peed the world's sixth ...
KFC popcorn chicken. In my non-pregnant world, disgusting; while pregnant, bring it!! Also, whitefish salad, which is on the do-not-eat list and is ALL I EVER WANTED. After popcorn chicken.
And let's not get started on the "oh, any day now" comments I would receive from total strangers beginning in my sixth month. If you mean, any day now I will punch someone in the face, then yes.
Pregnant, Hungry and Needing to Pee
Let's get one thing straight. I am not going to be making one of those adorable time lapse pregnancy videos. I am also not going to be posting a ton of pictures of me modeling my growing belly in a myriad of different outfits. Why? Because my pregnant belly is not very photogenic. It's not cute...
Thank you for bringing up such a great childhood memory - I gloriously LOVED my sticker album and spent a ridiculous amount of time arranging and rearranging it to the point of obsession. I still have it somewhere. And I remember trading stickers with you. So much fun. Ah, childhood in the '80s.
A Two Year Old's Holiday Wish List
Did you just read the title? This is the first time I am calling my daughter TWO. Mazzy is not yet two though. She's got a whole week and a day before she is officially over the hill. By the way, did you know that it is illegal to have someone in an Elmo costume at your child's party? Yep. So ...
This is fantastic! So glad you finally posted a picture of my dog! ;)
LOVE the post and thank you for the amazing gift!!
Give A Good Gift Giveaway
At every baby shower I've ever been to, about 85% of the gifts are newborn clothes. Adorable, delicate, preciously petite newborn clothes. Each of which your baby will wear once before they cover it with spit up and grow out of before you even have a chance to throw it in the wash. (How's that...
Exhibit A: Dr. Seuss' inspiration for Thing 1 and Thing 2.
Caption Contest
The photo above was given to me by Natalie from Mommy of a Monster & Twins. Above are the twins— Lila (on the left) and Mia (on the right), languishing their days in a women's prison, so you can only imagine what kind of treatment the "monster" endures. Shackles, a dungeon, and food scraps sli...
LOVE it! She looks adorable!! And no bowl.
The Truth About Mazzy's Hair
When Mazzy was about 9 months, I posted a "separated at birth" side-by-side of her and Justin Bieber. Here it is, in case you missed it: As you are probably aware (as it was VERY BIG NEWS at the time), the Biebs got himself a haircut back in March. If anybody is curious what would have happene...
Excited to follow NewDayNewDeals on FB!
Clean Up Your Hot Mess
Giveaway: $129 Petunia Pickle Bottom Weekender Bag (Diapers Optional) When Mazzy was born, a friend's gift to me was a plain cotton shirt with easy boob access and a pair of drawstring pants. These awesome items of clothing could be worn during the day and then *magically* repurposed as paja...
Do anticipated hot mess moments count? I'm pretty much guaranteed to experience lots of them. I'm sharing a coworker's moment since I think it's hilarious (of course, this is from not having to experience anything like this yet in my life).
She was flying sans husband with her two-year old toddler and newborn to L.A., sitting next to someone in the aisle seat who obviously had no interest in children. She was discretely breastfeeding the baby underneath a blanket when her toddler reached into his diaper and pulled out some poop, smearing it on himself, the seat, and on her. In her panic to grab his hand, her blanket falls off exposing her bare chest and startling the baby who begins to cry. She's stuck in her seat because the person in the aisle seat doesn't get up (probably frozen with horror) and has to wait for a flight attendant to come over. She has to hand the baby off to the flight attendant so she can get her shirt on and take her toddler to the bathroom.
My coworker shared this with me as a warning. NOTED.
Clean Up Your Hot Mess
Giveaway: $129 Petunia Pickle Bottom Weekender Bag (Diapers Optional) When Mazzy was born, a friend's gift to me was a plain cotton shirt with easy boob access and a pair of drawstring pants. These awesome items of clothing could be worn during the day and then *magically* repurposed as paja...
Ok, just sooooooo sweet.
Loved your post on TICS. The barrette part got me all teary. :)
All About Mike
It's Father's Day on Sunday and for some reason, I cannot shut up about it. Today I am guest posting for the lovely Shell over at Things I Can't Say for her Best Friend Feature. I'm talking about— what else? My husband, Mike. Except instead of my usual nonsense, I'm switching things up and giv...
THANK YOU!!! I'm tired of friends telling me to watch this ridiculous show. I have nothing except a random onesie and a sippy cup for my upcoming August baby, and I'm ok with that right now. (Although I would love to read a post from you about the only things you absolutely need from the second you get home.) The only person panicking is my mom. Does Rosie do first-time-grandma-to-be concierge services/interventions? That's a show I would watch.
Pregnant Women Wear Flats
Is anybody else watching Pregnant in Heels? The show about Rosie Pope (a "maternity concierge") and her agenda to make Manhattan women look horribly unprepared for motherhood? I started watching it for Mommy Shorts research purposes only. SWEAR. After about eight episodes, I think I finally ha...
I used to think it was cute that my cat comes running into the bathroom whenever I blow my hair dry so she can get a little fur styling - but Mazzy takes hair-dryer-obsession-cuteness to a new level. Love this!!
Who needs Oprah?
Apparently, yesterday was Oprah's last show. The universe would not shut up about it. Basically, Oprah's show was to yesterday what the Rapture was to Saturday. Except the Rapture actually happened. Wait. WHAT? I'm not sure I understand all the tears shed over the end of the show since, unless...
I haven't started a baby registry yet, and wasn't even sure I was going to, but now...this changes things. I will register simply for these books. Fucking brilliant!
5 Totally Inappropriate Children's Books
When I was little, I had a book of cartoons called "100 Horrible Ways To Die". I'm not sure how old I was when someone made the decision this was an appropriate book for a child (cute pictures!) but I do remember that my favorite "horrible way to die" was a sky diver parachuting into the swirli...
Your Mother's Day sounds wonderful! I mean, there were chocolate chip banana pancakes involved, what could be bad? I got a gigantic baby-naming book from my baby-to-be for Mother's Day. Although I'm pretty sure a certain grandma-to-be who hates every single name we've come up with so far had something to do with it.
Mommies & Monsters
Below is a picture from 1980 of my mom, myself and my newly born sister. For Mother's Day, my mom, my sister and I took Mazzy to a children's concert. But since the concert was indoors and it was a beautiful day, we were the only people there. This felt strangely like we had been awarded one ...
That just might be large enough to feed this pregnant woman and her sympathy-eating-for-two husband! Also, my cat loves frosting of any kind and could lick that thing clean in about 5 seconds. I will leave you with that image.
Giveaway: The Mother of All Cupcakes
Crumbs Colossal Cupcake Giveaway: 5 Winners ($42 each) I'm not sure at what point NYC started the cupcake craze. (It's also possible that it did not start the cupcake craze, but as is true of all Manhattanites, I believe New York to be the origin and center of everything.) I think it started w...
Does this outfit make me look fat?
Caption Contest (For A Good Cause)
Fashion Police Caption Contest: $1 will be donated to the American Heart Association for every caption as part of Project: Purse & Boots. Update: Sara (our current contest judge from Periwinkle Papillon) has volunteered to match my donation! That's $2 per caption! Here's the story behind the...
Mike gets a gold star! Great photos with adorable subjects!!
My mom still gets me a specialty chocolate Easter bunny every year. She has no idea that last year's bunny is still fully intact in my fridge, and bunny parts from the prior year's victim also lie in an unmarked tupperware somewhere in the fridge. I just don't have the heart to tell her that I no longer scarf down an entire bunny in a day like I did when I was 5.
Egg Hunt In The City
Previous to our participation in the Bowery Babes Easter Egg Hunt, the closest I ever came to Easter was begging my mom for chocolate bunnies at the drugstore as a kid. The bunnies were always hollow, which never ceased to surprise and disappoint. Or stop me from begging again the following ye...
This is a great help - my husband and I are currently struggling over baby names. I don't think we can go wrong with Pizzazz! Also, I'm a big fan of names with a 'z' in them (as reflected in my cats' names, which I will refrain from including here). My husband has kindly pointed out that a baby is different from a cat but I don't think that means I need to change my naming rules. I mean, four z's in Pizzazz - you can't beat that!!
P.S. They're Zoey and Zena.
OSCAR: Is Your Baby Gold With An Inflated Sense of Self-Importance?
I'm watching The Oscars right now and having only seen three movies this year, I feel totally unqualified to make any sort of predictions, let alone win the Oscar pool at my own party— as was my pre-baby tradition. Instead, I thought I would use The Oscars as a jumping off point to talk about ...
I'm ready for my close-up, Mommy DeMille.
Caption Contest Winner: "I said— NO! WIRE! HANGERS!!!"
Above is a picture of Hazy. Or as she prefers to be called, "Madame Hazy of Massachusetts". You might remember her from the time she filed for parental emancipation after a rather unfortunate Christmas present. Clearly, Hazy deserves better. How much better? You decide in the comment section ...
Oh my goodness, so beautiful. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats! I've been neglecting Mommyshorts lately and this was a perfect post to remind me to get my priorities back on track. I've got some catching up to do!
Still here? Me too.
Welcome to Mommy Shorts 2011! It's gonna be just like Mommy Shorts 2010 except way more people are gonna comment on my posts and tell all their friends about my blog and stuff! You like that? I just opened the year with two exclamation points, a bunch of self-promotional reader requests and th...
I love how Mazzy is attempting to crawl and her little foot keeps getting stuck in the bottom of the dress, poor thing. Also, the dress functions very effectively as a parachute when her legs give out from walking! My nephew just started walking, too, and from the video evidence I've seen, there are no pantaloons involved (unless they're underneath the pants he's wearing...).
Pantaloons of Irony
If you've been following the whole fancypants party dress saga, you know that my Mother-In-Law gave Mazzy a dress to wear to her first brithday party that I deemed more fitting to wear to Buckingham Palace for tea with the Queen. For clarity's sake, I should tell you that there were actually t...
The party was beautifully done - I imagined way more careful thought and planning involved. Kudos! Also, although I did not get MSB, I did have a massive migraine complete with auras and nausea about an hour afterwards. I had to pop 3 horse pills in the middle of the Container Store. (By the way, thank you for the little goodie bag of cookies because those pills were not moving past my epiglottis without some help.) I'm not saying the migraine had anything to do with the party, but maybe I should reconsider wanting to have 5 kids.
How To Throw A 1st Birthday Party In 24 Hours
As I have said ad nauseum, I had very little time to plan Mazzy's birthday party which went down last weekend. I got an unexpected freelance job starting right before Thanksgiving which worked through the weekends and ended yesterday, sucking up all of my party planning time in the process. De...
Just bumped you up to #120. BOOM! :)
All Mazzy Wants For Her Birthday Is For Her Mom To Be One Of Babble.Com's Top 50 Mommy Bloggers
It's the easiest gift ever! And it's free! Just click here, then click on alphabetical and you should find Mommy Shorts at around #250 on page 5. Then sing "Happy Birthday, Mazzy!" in your best voice possible before you click "Like". Thank you! (That's from Mazzy. If I win, she promises to send...
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