Book review for new parents: The Wonder Weeks

by Whitney Moss

When we posted a list of 9 books for new moms and dads, I left out a book recommended by New Jersey reader Rebecca Cain, The Wonder Weeks because I had never heard of it and wanted to learn more. I asked Rebecca to tell me more about the book and she’s done us all the favor of...

Enjoy Sweet Bathtime with Johnson’s Baby Head-to-Toe Washcloths

by Susan Heim When my boys were babies, I was always a little nervous giving them baths. Yes, babies are slippery when wet! And I wanted to be sure that I was being as gentle with them as possible. Many washcloths aren’t very soft for babies’...

Baby Of Mine

by Mike

Heather and I have already had two babies in our home, but when I think about having another in just a few weeks I can’t help but get a little nervous. This is silly, I know. I’m a veteran of swaddling, diaper changing, and late night feedings. I’ve coaxed burbs and supported baby heads as I lifted my girls....

Baby, Baby, Baby #WiiU Party Wordless Wednesday

by Lolli

This past weekend, my family got together with a bunch of our most awesome friends for a Wii U party. More pictures and details coming soon…but here’s a sneak peek of two of my girls were singing Justin Bieber’s Baby with Sing Party (a HUGE party hit!).

Eating my own dogfood, months 10 to 12

by Heather Flett

The jury is in and it turns out that I am a rookie at having three children but no longer a rookie baby mama. Not that I’m a pro with the baby, but this guy gets to deal with carpools instead of mommy and me swimming classes; he’s more at home asleep on me at a

Keeping your baby healthy in a hopefully healthier world

by Cool Mom Picks

Wayyyy back in 2006 when I first discovered the non-profit Children's Environmental Health Coalition blog, now better known as Healthy Child, Healthy World, well as a brand new mom it was...

The most beautiful baby sleep sacks: almost as nice as beautiful baby sleep

by Cool Mom Picks >Until I had a baby, I didn't understand the purpose of a sleep sack. But as a new mama, oh, my eyes were opened.

Hard Questions

by Heather

A couple nights ago at bedtime, Mike and I were (again) talking to Annie about when she was a baby. We got onto the point that everyone starts life as a baby. Mama was a baby, Daddy was a baby, Gramma, Bampa, everyone was a baby! This blew her mind.

“Mama, was even Rigby a baby?” She asked us.

We said...

What a New Mom Should Know (But No One Tells Her)

by Rebecca Levey This is a Maternity Monday post by guest blogger and photographer, Jess Levey.  Jess covers all thing baby almost every Monday on Beccarama. Maternity Mondays is back with exciting news of our baby girl’s birth! Baby S was born on January 23, 2013 in Brooklyn, NY.  23 has been my favorite number my entire life,

Your Baby Can Get Ahead! (For $29.99)

by lskenazy

Thank goodness for the Walk Mee! Now children will finally learn how to walk. All they needed was a little extra $29.99 help — and here it is, at last!  And since they will reach their “key development milestones faster” — and we all know it’s a race — that must mean they will be ahead for the rest...