No? Then please don’t touch my baby. This is kind of what I wanted to say yesterday to the well-meaning people at the zoo. We went with our cousins to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs–Colorado of course. Here’s a link if you want to check it out. www.cmzoo.org/ This zoo is built into [...]
I know I’m a little late on this, but I just had to add my thoughts on the new car seat requirements released by the America Academy of Pediatrics last month. They now recommend children stay rear-facing in a car seat until at least age two. Apparently it’s much safer because “Rear-facing car seats distribute [...]
We are happy to announce that The Baby Store Plus, in Cortez, Colorado won the Small Business of the Year award from the area Chamber of Commerce. The Baby Store Plus was one of the first stores to carry Sprout Shell, and we appreciate their belief in our product–and in us! After being a brick-and-mortar [...]
Apparently there is a new study that suggests babies born in “frontier” states have more unique names than those born in the East. The whole article is here: http://www.livescience.com/12934-popular-baby-names-frontier-states.html I thought it was interesting since just in my personal experience it seems to ring true a bit. My kids have very unusual names, Britton and [...]
I saw a link to this article today and thought it was interesting. http://themomblog.ocregister.com/2011/02/17/does-your-mom-style-match-your-zip-code/78401/ It’s about how different places have different “mom cultures” where different behaviors are expected and accepted based on where you live. As a recent transplant from Los Angeles to the Denver, Colorado area, I have noticed this just a little bit [...]
I am a writer by nature. Well, that’s what I’m told anyway. I guess it’s just something that comes easily to me, even though it isn’t something I am passionate about. Over the years, it’s something I’ve done less and less, which I’m not too thrilled about. I used to keep a journal—like, actually sit [...]
Subscribe in a reader