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During a rerun episode of "Wife Swap" last night I witnessed a 5-year-old little girl devoting nearly all her time to preparing for or appearing in beauty pageants. The mother even happily professed that he daughter had been doing pageants since she was 3 months old. Now, Annabelle is going... »

As much as I like my job and have worked hard to achieve my college degree and current position, I would love to be a stay-at-home mom. Somedays I feel the urge to pick Annabelle up within two hours of dropping her off at daycare. I cringe at the thought of someone else giving her loving hugs and kisses all... »

Before I had Annabelle I knew life would dramatically change. In my mind I thought it wouldn’t be bad. I thought of the typical things: no more sleeping in on Saturday or no more going to the bar whenever I wanted. But now that my daughter is 5-months-old, I’ve stumbled upon some things I would have never imagined. * I notice... »

As a first time parent I spend hours of my day scouring books and the Internet for infant information and networking with other mothers to figure out what is best for my now 20-week-old daughter, Annabelle. Like other mothers I worry she isn’t eating enough or developing at things when she would be. I try really hard NOT to be... »