The Redesigned Mom

A Stay at Home Mom’s Journey to Self Fulfillment

Entries for the ‘Parenting’ Category

The Best Day

Ok,  call me a total cheese dog and I really can’t believe I am admitting to the world that I listen to Taylor Swift — We all have our weaknesses :) —  but give me a break here, I’m pulling the sentimental mom card.
As a mom and someone who loves there mom dearly, this song [...]

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Mom Tip: Calmoseptine Diaper Rash Ointment

So days of fever and puking and diarhea came and went and Ian aquired one nasty case of diaper rash. Ooh, it was ugly. We tried everything we had left over in the house and nothing was helping and he was experiencing a significant amount of discomfort. Finally I remembered that I had heard someone at a baby shower recently talking about this amazing diaper cream you could get by asking the pharmacy.

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Mom Tip – Transitioning From a Bottle to a Cup

A friend of mine was having problems transitioning her son off his bottle. She had waited a little longer than recommended and he was very attached to it. I think this is a very common situation for many of us.

I shared with her a product I had found that helped me to transition Ian off the bottle and it seemed to work well for her so I thought I would share it with you as well.

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Dr. Laura on Larry King

So Dr. Laura is on Larry King right now discussing her new book “In Praise of Stay at Home Moms”.  I have to say that I am a little confused about what to say about this.
I am more than slightly uncomfortable with the fact that Dr. Laura is the new spokesperson for stay at home [...]

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Treatment for Persistent Cradle Cap

When Ada was younger, she had terrible cradle cap. Not your average cradle cap that most kids get, but persistent cradle cap that would not go away and lasted until I finally beat it when she was three.

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New Mom Tips Article Series

There are many times when the little pieces of wisdom learned from other parents, friends, teachers, grandparents, coworkers or whomever come screaming to the rescue. These bits of information that lie in the back of our minds are very valuable and should be openly shared and cherished between parents. It is our job as parents to support each other and we have so much knowledge and experience that we may never share with each other, but definitely show.

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MorningstarSchool.com

I am proud to announce my latest project.  Morningstarschool.com

This wonderful little school is my daughter’s preschool and my son will start attending here in the fall as my daughter goes off to Kindergarten.  I am proud to be able to contribute to my children’s school by using my skills to help them create a whimsical [...]

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Ian the Terrible?

For the last several weeks I have been on the verge of literally tearing my hair out.  My son, now 22 months, has been a total nightmare.  Cute as the dickens, but a total nightmare.  He wakes up in the morning grumpy and whines and complains and screams at me until it is time to [...]

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With and Without a Doula

A while back I was researching places to promote my blog and/or partner with and I came across a site called blogher.com, a community for women who blog.
I discovered many women there discussing important issues and sharing their voices.  I have contributed to these conversations on several occasions and was looking through my posts there [...]

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Ian’s First Trip to The ER

Well,  as if  to smack me and remind me not to let my guard down, the universe threw me a doozy yesterday.  In a way, I think it was a test.
You see,  I pass out.  I pass out when I hurt myself.  I pass out when other people hurt themselves.  I pass out when people [...]

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