|
Milestones you'd rather forget
When you have a baby or young child in the house, it's hard not to get excited about the milestones. First smile, first step, first words. As each milestone occurs, we rush to the baby book (or, for those with multiples or just many) the calendar, to mark the date for posterity. First haircut, first pair of shoes. Even when the little darlings get bigger, the milestones don't go away, they just get bigger too. First dance, first date, first day of high school, driver's license, first job.
But, there are some milestones we don't put in the baby book too. We don't need a baby book; some thing are burned into our brains forever. Here are some milestones we don't look forward to:
* At first, baby's diaper's didn't even stink! How sweet is that? But then came baby's first diaper blowout. Nevermind.
* Awwww! Baby found her nose! Eiwww, baby picks her nose.
* A little spit-up is no biggie; every baby has a wet burp now and then. But baby's first projectile vomit is in a whole new category of yuck. ... Read more
Meet Kate, our new Momma blogger
We are thrilled to have our friend Kate Brassfield joining the mom bloggers here on Whoa, Momma! Here's her first post. --Eds.
Ahhhh. The Little Monkey and the Koala Bear are asleep at last. I have a short while to eat, straighten up the living room, make formula, and catch a few NFL highlights before falling asleep myself. Tomorrow begins another crazy week in the Brassfield house.
Some of you may remember my name and my story: I shared my husband's and my struggle to have a baby with Times readers, the first installment in 2007 and the "sequel" this year on Mother's Day. We always knew we wanted to have a family. We just didn't know how long it would take to get there, how close to the limit we would be pushed, how much it would cost. But we always knew it would be wonderful. It would be worth it.
Fourteen months in, I can say for sure: We were right.
As treatment after treatment failed, we swore that when it finally worked, we would never complain about having kids. ... Read more
GQ puts Glee cast in sexy thongs and says, "Who us?"
As our friends over at our pop culture Juice blog note on news that the Parents Television Council is outraged that some stars of Glee are posing in GQ in "hyper-sexualized" photos that send the wrong message to kids: The message we think it's sending is hey, maybe you shouldn't let people who are almost 30 play teenagers on TV.
Good point, I say, but the magazine was setting up these photos so they can pretend outrage. When they put these characters in a high school setting they knew what they were doing. Sure the actors are in their 20s but they didn't put them in a bar or a club. They put them in a school locker room, in a library in their underwear and straddling classroom desks. They invited the Lolita fantasies and acted shocked, SHOCKED that anyone saw anything pervy in it.
... Read more
Cutest kid contest could bring $500 in bragging rights
Just try to stop a proud Momma from whipping out the photos when anyone asks if they have kids. Do I have kids? Only the cutest ones on the planet, just look!
You could win $500 and bragging rights for all of Tampa Bay at the Cutest Kid Contest. But it's not as shallow as it may appear. All proceeds will benefit the Newspaper in Education program at the St. Petersburg Times. It costs $10 to enter and votes are $1 each. Every dollar raised will be used to purchase class sets of the newspaper and provide curriculum to classrooms across the Tampa Bay area. ... Read more
Octomom reportedly headed for welfare
It's been a while since there've been any reports on Nadya Suleman, the woman who in January 2009 shocked the world when she gave birth to eight babies. What no one knew as the story was breaking was that she already had six kids at home. There were lots of reports of book deals, reality shows and product endorsements, but none of that seemed to pan out.
We had hoped that because things were quiet, it meant that she was finally doing the one thing that needed to be done -- taking care of her children. But a report from RadarOnline.com says that Suleman is going to have to go on welfare to take care of her big family.
Now, she should get all the crazy blame for falling into this situation. But also sharing in creating this nightmare situation should be her fertility doctor, Michael Kamrava, who had artificially inseminated Suleman before and did it this time without knowledge of her financial or psychological situation. If she does go on welfare, he should have to refund taxpayers.
~ Whoa Momma
Follow us on Twitter @WhoaMomma ... Read more
Quote of the Day: Elin Nordegren
"My immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation. I am going to keep taking classes, but my main focus is to try to give myself time to heal." -- Newly divorced Elin Nordegren, speaking to People magazine in what she says will be her only interview, on her life post-Tiger Woods. Nordegren, who is studying for a college degree in psychology, says that despite everything that has happened, "I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself."
Emma Thompson: Quote of the Day on discipling children
"Rudeness we don't like. If it happens, stern words will occur. We don't do punishment. Conflicts can be resolved in a quieter manner." ~ Actress Emma Thompson, discussing how she handles discipline with her 11-year-old daughter, Gaia, while chatting up the Philadelphia Inquirer about her new film Nanny McPhee Returns.
Quote of the Day: Celine Dion on being a mom
"There are no accomplishments bigger than [being a mom]. The trophies and the money, that doesn't give meaning to life and that doesn't give you true happiness. A baby – yes." -- Singer Celine Dion, on People.com, who announced this week that she and husband Rene Angelil were expecting twins via her sixth round of IVF. The twins are due in November.
Celine Dion pregnant with twins
Hooray for songstress Celine Dion. She has tried many times to have another child with husband and manager Rene Angelil but has had many unsuccessful rounds of in-vitro fertilization. But now, the 42-year-old singer is said to be pregnant with twins. Her publicist says she plans to learn the gender of the babies next month. Dion and Angelil have a son, Rene Charles, 9. And Dion will be in synch with so many other stars who have had twins, including Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez and Rebecca Romijn.
Quote of the Day: Kimora Lee Simmons on using the bathroom -- alone!
"Moms always have the kids walking in when we're on the toilet," she explained. "They're like 'Mom, let
see! What's that smell?' Close the door ... take a moment, light a candle, meditate." -- Diva businesswoman Kimora Lee Simmons to E! online on moms needing to get some time alone -- even if it is just in the bathroom. ... Read more
Most Recent Blog Posts
Advertisement
Most Popular Categories
Comment Policy
| Please be sure your comments are appropriate before submitting them. Inappropriate comments include content that: |
| Is libelous |
| Is abusive, harassing, or threatening |
| Is obscene, vulgar, or profane |
| Is racially, ethnically or religiously offensive |
| Is illegal or encourages criminal acts |
| Is known to be inaccurate or contains a false attribution |
| Infringes copyrights, trademarks, publicity or any other rights of others |
| Impersonates anyone (actual or fictitious) |
| Solicits funds, goods or services, or advertises |
| The Tampa Bay Times does not edit posts but reserves the right to delete comments that violate our policy. |
THE AUTHORS
E-mail Sharon Kennedy Wynne:
wynne@tampabay.com
E-mail Kate Brassfield:
katedaphne17@gmail.com