The Picky Eater. Almost every family has one and they can make meal and snack times both challenging and frustrating. Picky eaters usually prefer highly processed snacks, and leaving parents concerned that their children are not getting enough of the important nutrients found in the fruits & … [Read more...]

Voting Is Closed - Winner to be announced soon! In a recent urbanmoms.ca poll the majority of moms identified fruits and vegetables as their top snack choice for their kids but the kids chose candy as their #1! We asked urbanmoms.ca readers & members to tell us how they get your kids eating … [Read more...]

Week: 17Pounds Lost: 34 So I have a little secret for you - I love scrapbooking (or crapbooking as the hubster calls it). For some years I refused to even consider the hobby. I saw it as something that bored, over-privileged suburban "housewives" did with all the extra money their husbands … [Read more...]

Hi there everyone! I'm here in BEAUTIFUL Quebec City. Mais oui, I've been here since yesterday. My brother's wedding was in Montreal this weekend, so, Josh-O and I figured we'd make a holiday of it and drive to Quebec City, which is 3 hours from Montreal. We'll return to Montreal for the Jewish High … [Read more...]

I just started working 40 hours a week, instead of 35. this is partially because my work needs me there and partially because my husband wants me there. (more hours = more money). before, my work day was 9-4 (which i had upped from the 9-3 that i worked before Isabella was born). now, my work day is … [Read more...]

Here's something about me that you might not know: two years ago, I unexpectedly underwent, over a period of many months, a gruelling series of genetic tests and counselling sessions. This was to see if I carried - as my doctors were very nearly certain that I did - the gene that causes Duchenne's … [Read more...]

i'm a little bit crazy when it comes to photos of my kids. i like to take them. lots of them. and i like to take them for them. lots of them. more than most. When Emily was a baby, i took her to Sears pretty much every two months. Sears was cheap ($6.99 for a package) and it was easy. the pictures … [Read more...]

Hello gossip buds! I'm in a humungous rush here because I'm off to a wedding! I've just come back from getting all glammed up -- hair and makeup done. I totally don't look like myself. Awesome! I mean, I look totally glam. Yummy mummy! Woot! Anyway, I thought I'd bring you a little gossip to tide … [Read more...]

What follows is a very bloggy post - which is to say, it's a post about blogging. But it's reeaaally interesting, I promise. And, there are pictures! Totally unrelated pictures, but still! So, the big topic of discussion this week in the Canadian momosphere (the corner of the blogosphere that is … [Read more...]

when Emily was born, she was an angel baby. she was so content. she just sort of sat there and didn't really cry all that much. i knew we were more than blessed when at 4 weeks (4 weeks, people!) she started consistently sleeping from 12-6 every night. that's basically when i stopped talking about … [Read more...]