Kitchen Sink

Don't know about you, but I still bathe my 2 year old in the Kitchen Sink.

Yum loves to take a bath but hates going to the park sprinklers, something I don't understand. He loves washing up in the sink, especially during the hot humid weather.

Kolcraft Contour Tandem Stroller

I recently had the opportunity to test drive a Kolcraft Contour Tandem Stroller. We received it this past Friday, and I immediately put it together and popped the kids in for a ride around the neighborhood.
I was asked to try it out for a week or two and fill out a pro/con type of survey. Which I will gladly do.
Pro:*Great looking stroller*Seats are spacious and can be turned either front or back with ease*The underside basket is HUGE, I was able to fit my double diaper bag, two grocery shopping bag sized bags of clothing. Along with other misc. items you need to bring a 2 year old to the park.*It was very easy to clean.*It was easy to push with one hand if needed.*It has great handles on the side for little ones to grab onto.*Hard to pop up the stroller to either get off of a curb or up onto the curb to get onto the sidewalk.
Cons:*While in the park I went to pop it up and move it to another location, one front wheel hit the curved leg of a picnic table and the wheel popped off.*While walking on what I thought was even ground, I hit a crack in the concrete and the hot coffee splashed out of my cup and had I had my oldest facing me it would have burned his shins. The coffee cup was a little less than 3/4 of the way full.*I took the stroller through mud, and the mud caked up the tires and made pushing more difficult. I believe there needas to be more room between the wheel itself and the frame part. Dried leaves also clogged up the space between the tires and the frame.
So far I think this stroller is perfect for strolls around the neighborhood, but definitely not for crowded areas, or more urban settings. If you live in an area where there are smooth streets with no curbs this stroller is perfect. But if you like me live in New York City, it stroller is great for a bit awkward to maneuver around.

Emily Came

Emily has joined our family. She was welcomed on June 21st, 2009 - the absolute best gift I could have possibly given the hubby. And a not so shabby present to Yum Yum and Sporty.
Today she is exactly 4 weeks old, and I barely remember life without her little face. Yum is amazing with her always looking for her and when he doesn't find her in the usual places he asks,"Where's the baby? Where is Embilly?" and when he does find her he yells."It's ok Mommy,I find her!"

It's Been A While

I intend to give this blog the attention it deserves...

Giveaways that need to be screamed out loud

I came across thsi great site this morning Sageandsavvy.com they have a huge amount of giveaways. Unfortunatly some of them are coming to an end pretty soon, but I am confident they will have more giveaways soon enough.

Personally I am signing up for them all and will be sitting around with my fingers and arms crossed, hoping that I win something.

I have entered the following contests through Sageandsavvy.com by clicking here.

Rockingbabysling.com . This company is offering some amazingly designed and cordinated patterned slings and pouches. And for anyone living on Roosevelt Island you have seen me carrying Yum on my chest from near birth. And have heard me talk about how easy and comfortable it is. Rockingbabysling.com has great prices and even offers organic fabrics. This contest ends April 26th.

The ERGObaby carrier - which I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE, I was lucky enough to have a friend who had several of these and she loaned me one or two when I wanted a change in carrier style. I found that this type of carrier is far more superior compared to other buckle/snap carrier models, I am sure it has to do with the construction and quality of fabric. The ERGObaby carrier in my opinion is an absolute must have on your list of babywearing items.

Party Zone

We had a great kids party one April 11th - Yum had the time of his life simply playing with his cousins and friends.


Enjoy the photos!

Time has flown.....

On April 4th my youngest turned 2 years old. I cannot believe it. After having my oldest son at the young age of 17 and working like a dog to keep us off of public assistance, I never thought I would have more children. Especially as Sporty got older and older, I kind of thought of having another child as a regression rather than a progression.

Anyway after meeting hubby and falling head over heels in love with him, and knowing he wanted children of his own. We planned a child together. Who knew that 2 months later, several days of debating and about 8 home pregnancy tests. I would leave a nervous voicemail message letting him know that he will be a daddy in a few months.

Yum Yum has been nothing but smiles, fun and loving feels from day one. And he continues to be as happy and healthy as he always was. He is one of the most content kids I have ever met. I call him water child not because he loves the bath (which he does) but because he simply goes with the flow.

We planned a large kiddie party in a party place for the week after his actual birthday, but received some backlash from some adults in our families who wanted to celebrate his birthday with him also. So we decided on having a house party - extremely simple- pizza and cupcakes.

Yum received the greatest gift ever - a Diego book bag. It was the first present he opened, when seeing what it was he promptly announced "Okay, no more presents!!!" I nearly peed my pants because he got all red and started shaking with excitement the then ran to his toy shelf and started stuffing all of his little toy figurines into the book bag. It was hysterical to watch.

It turned out great. Enjoy the pics.