Mommy Talk / From the FBMs

Motherhood: The Universal Language

I’m convinced that you could drop any two moms with kids under 5 into a room together and listen to it fill up with laughter, shakes of the head and mutual understanding. It wouldn’t matter if you were total opposites philosophically... Continue reading...

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Do You Have Unhealthy Habits You Hide From Your Kids?

Over on Fit Bottomed Girls recently, I asked if cigarettes had any place in healthy lifestyle. It came to mind when I learned that Gwyneth Paltrow allows herself one cigarette a week as a guilty pleasure. Not only does it boggle my mind how... Continue reading...

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Working Hard to Relax: Finding Me Time in Strange Ways

Hope you mamas had wonderful Mother’s Days yesterday. I did, although it certainly wasn’t restful. The holiday always falls when it’s finally warmed up, and I’m itching to get flowers planted in our yard. So while my... Continue reading...

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10 Potty Training Tips: Because Someone Needs to Benefit from What I’ve Learned from This Dreadful Stage

Yesterday I promised potty training tips for other parents on the long road to dryness. It’s probably my least favorite part of the stage we’re in—worse even than tantrums. I thought I’d share my tips with you in hopes... Continue reading...

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Potty Training: The Least Fun You’ll Have as a Parent

So, potty training. Contrary to what you’ve probably been told, it’s not the most fun you’ve ever had as a parent. If you have a baby and think you’ve been fairly friendly with the movement of bowels and urine, you... Continue reading...

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Skating With a Stroller: It Can Be Done!

Most of my workouts lately are more about play and less about getting to the gym and sweating it up. My weekdays have been filled up with daycare/my work and kid exchanges, so I haven’t had the free blocks of time like I used to to... Continue reading...

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Trying to Be Good to Mother Earth…in the Face of All of the Paper Towels

Happy Earth Day! I’ve already talked about how babies destroy the planet. They don’t do it on purpose, but in their effort to create the biggest messes on this earth, you’ve got to clean up after them. Between diapers and... Continue reading...

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My BOB Stroller: Worth Every Penny…Both Times

I have a personal relationship with my stroller, the BOB Revolution SE. Bob and I have been through a lot together. My first Bob was wrongfully kidnapped from my front porch. My second Bob is about to be passed on as I upgrade to the Bob... Continue reading...

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The Fit Bottomed Rules of Pet Ownership

You could say that the FBG team is slightly obsessed with our pets. It’s one of the reasons we’re celebrating the first-annual Fit Bottomed Pets Week over on FBG this week. Keeping our families healthy means also keeping our pets... Continue reading...

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The Hungry Toddler: Tales of the Insatiable Appetite

My daughter, now 32 months, has always had an insatiable appetite. When she was an infant, she nursed around the clock, and she had Michelin-Man rolls up and down her arms. She was always in the 95+ percentile for weight. After that first... Continue reading...

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