Tweet It was March 2010, about three months after we had moved into our current home. I was seven months pregnant with baby number two. Our nearly-two-year-old had woken early on a Saturday morning and I’d gotten up with her to let my husband snooze a little longer. Thinking he would sleep in for another [...]
Mommy SOS l Overly Friendly Strangers
Tweet So I had this incredibly awkward moment at a coffee shop. It felt more than awkward, it felt a little creepy. I had a random guy ask to hold my baby today. When I told him no, he proceeded to tell him that his son is a friendly adult, because they passed him around [...]
Mommy Quick Tips | Sleep Deprivation
Tweet The other night as my husband and I were brushing our teeth, he looked over at me in the mirror and said “Whoa, look at your eyes!”. Now, one might assume that he was referring to my stunning bright and beautiful green eyes but alas he was not. He was referring to the big [...]
Break the Binky | 5 Ideas to Get Rid of The Pacifier
Tweet After my daughter turned one, I started “entertaining” the idea of helping her break the binky habit. I say “entertain” because I had more fun researching ideas of how to do the transition, and “polling” my friends than actually doing the deed. To make some excuses for myself (and my daughter), she only used the [...]
10 Reasons to Encourage Your Baby to Crawl
Tweet This post is sponsored by Baby Sensory Development Classes. We partnered with Baby Sensory to bring Scottsdale Moms Blog readers a unique playgroup experience this past July. For more on infant development classes from Baby Sensory, visit their website. Crawling by Dr. Lin Day (excerpted from “Tummy Time”, 2008) Babies who are used to lying on their backs [...]
GIVEAWAY | Sally Manlove Photography
Tweet What’s that you say? Your kids are growing up too fast? You just want them to hold still for a minute so you can drink in their cuteness before they go off to college? I know it! These years are flying by so quickly! That’s why I LOVE having family portraits taken here and [...]
Spring Training Baseball with Kids (what you need to know)
Tweet Take me out to Spring Training, Grab a seat on the lawn. Bring me some snacks and a sippy cup; I won’t wear that hat (don’t even try!) for it’s Really close to my NAP TIME, Don’t mind if I snooze right here. ‘Cause it’s Three! Two! One! –and I’m out At the old [...]
Children & Oral Health: Frequently Asked Questions
Tweet Raise your hand if you currently have a child who is teething in your house. Yep, that’s what I thought – nearly all of us! My kids start early (symptoms at 3 months, actual pearly whites at 4 months to the day) and continue on and off through those lovely two year molars. So [...]
Homemade Baby Formula
Tweet Almost a year ago, we brought home our precious little boy through adoption. He was 9 hours old when they placed him in my arms. I am not at all biased: he is perfection. He is yummy and snuggly and delightful. I refrain from eating him but do bite him occasionally. I wanted the [...]
Zoo Walk & Picnic :: Friday February 24
Tweet Come to the zoo with Scottsdale Moms Blog! We hope you’ll join us with your little ones this Friday, February 24 at the Phoenix Zoo. We’ll meet at 9:30am in front of the gift shop, and if we get separated, meet back up around 11am at the children’s area at the farm for a picnic. Just like [...]




















