This week I'm being featured on Mommybloggers, which is a huge honor for me.  I met Jenny of Three Kid Circus in the first full year of blogging, and after realizing she has three children and about 60 miles per gallon more energy than I do, I tried to stop complaining so much.  Obviously, it didn't really work.  I'm also a huge fan of Jenn and Meghan, who co-founded the site.

If you're bored here, please check out my blogroll, including my KC pals Cagey, Jane, Goofy Girl and Me.  I've begged Fussy and Finslippy and Dooce for advice about sleeping, and they have obliged me with their secrets, which include ignoring the fact your child has his own bed and window tinfoil.  My new friends Izzy, Mary, Sweetney and Mir make me laugh really hard, sometimes so hard it's sort of embarrassing at work.  And Amalah inspired me to Ebay a Coach purse.  I admit it.  Normally I hate brands.  Probably because she had drinks with Cagey in DC.  You gotta love Mommy Match.com.

And Lisa, you've given me so many new dreams to hope for - can't wait to meet you. 

Okay, I'm done with the lovin'.

You know you'd rather surf than work.  So just go for it.  Do it. Do it.

I just realized that this post is up on the Internet.  Such lovely things said.  I think I might go and cry, which is sort of embarrassing, because I'm at work. 

I'll try to come up with something more interesting tomorrow when the shock wears off.

Although the Brattle Theatre’s Rattle on the Brattle is on hiatus until further notice, you can still see movies with the babe in tow just a few miles up Mass. Ave. at Arlington’s Capitol Theatre.

On Monday afternoons, the Capitol offers a baby friendly matinee for parents and caregivers, during which nursing, bottle feeding, fussing, crying, and changing diapers is never frowned upon. There is an area in the lobby to park strollers.

The cost of admission is $4.75 per adult (holidays excluded). Subscribe to the listserv to receive e-mails that allow you to vote for the movie you’d most like to see. Democracy clearly exists in the entertainment industry.

Although the Brattle Theatre’s Rattle on the Brattle is on hiatus until further notice, you can still see movies with the babe in tow just a few miles up Mass. Ave. at Arlington’s Capitol Theatre.

On Monday afternoons, the Capitol offers a baby friendly matinee for parents and caregivers, during which nursing, bottle feeding, fussing, crying, and changing diapers is never frowned upon. There is an area in the lobby to park strollers.

The cost of admission is $4.75 per adult (holidays excluded). Subscribe to the listserv to receive e-mails that allow you to vote for the movie you’d most like to see. Democracy clearly exists in the entertainment industry.

As a new parent sometimes it’s hard to realize that the sun is in your babe’s eyes because you are walking around with your eyes half shut due to sleep deprivation. Solve this problem by defaulting to a pair of groovy JazO shades. The shatterproof polycarbonate lenses block out 100% of harmful UVA and UVB rays, and the soft, adjustable neoprene strap keeps the sunglasses in place and has a built in safety release. Infant sunglasses (0-3 year olds) include 2 bands (13 and 14 inches). Children sunglasses (4-8 years olds) include one 14-inch band with larger glasses.

Available for $8.99 at Amazon in infants' blue, purple, pink, and red and children's blue, purple, pink, red and flag pattern.

As a new parent sometimes it’s hard to realize that the sun is in your babe’s eyes because you are walking around with your eyes half shut due to sleep deprivation. Solve this problem by defaulting to a pair of groovy JazO shades. The shatterproof polycarbonate lenses block out 100% of harmful UVA and UVB rays, and the soft, adjustable neoprene strap keeps the sunglasses in place and has a built in safety release. Infant sunglasses (0-3 year olds) include 2 bands (13 and 14 inches). Children sunglasses (4-8 years olds) include one 14-inch band with larger glasses.

Available for $8.99 at Amazon in infants' blue, purple, pink, and red and children's blue, purple, pink, red and flag pattern.

People who know me know that I am keen on making stuff from scratch, whether it is pickles or tartlets or birthday invitations. But for some reason the idea of making homemade Play-doh just doesn’t appeal. Maybe it’s something about that distinct Play-doh smell, or the fact that my babe looked so joyful when she pointed out the colors of the cap containers at the CVS.

This long time favorite toy not only is great to help the babe learn colors, be imaginative, and work on motor skills, but Play-doh time is a great anytime activity to give you some non-chasing play time. If you are looking for malleable inspiration, check out Hasbro’s website; otherwise, even if you aren’t particularly crafty your babe likely will delight in forming a fleet of what my toddler calls “chubby worms!”

People who know me know that I am keen on making stuff from scratch, whether it is pickles or tartlets or birthday invitations. But for some reason the idea of making homemade Play-doh just doesn’t appeal. Maybe it’s something about that distinct Play-doh smell, or the fact that my babe looked so joyful when she pointed out the colors of the cap containers at the CVS.

This long time favorite toy not only is great to help the babe learn colors, be imaginative, and work on motor skills, but Play-doh time is a great anytime activity to give you some non-chasing play time. If you are looking for malleable inspiration, check out Hasbro’s website; otherwise, even if you aren’t particularly crafty your babe likely will delight in forming a fleet of what my toddler calls “chubby worms!”

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