What supplements do you give your children (if at all?)
July 29, 2010 – 12:00 am | 3 Comments

When my son was 4, I tried giving him nutritional supplements to make up for his appalling diet. I mixed fish oil into his orange juice. I let him eat candylike gummy multivitamins. And I stirred a chocolate powder containing 31 fruit and vegetable extracts into his milk.
It eased my worries, but experts disagree on [...]

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To Moms Everywhere: We Are All “Influencers”
March 16, 2009 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments

Mile High Mamas was happy to give away six family four-packs of tickets to Disney on Ice last week.
To assist with their promotions, Feld Entertainment teamed up with consulting firm Mom Central to identify key “Influencers” in the community to spread the word about a discount coupon code and to hold contests that created [...]

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms Book Giveaway
March 14, 2009 – 12:10 am | Comments Off

I hate self-help books. I don’t know if it’s because I feel like they’re too preachy or if I just don’t think the one-size-fits-all mentality really works.
What I do love is inspiring stories about other moms who have made motherhood work for them. Enter: Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Power Moms–101 Stories Celebrating [...]

The Repercussions of Naming Your Child Jonah
March 10, 2009 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

My daughter Antonia likes to tell friends, family and perfect strangers how she ended up with her name. About how when I was in college I was constantly told by my mother to pray to St. Anthony because he was the saint that watched over losers. Well… people who LOSE things, anyway. I was most [...]

Help on when to stop babying your baby
March 9, 2009 – 12:00 am | 21 Comments

My daughter is growing up.
This was not always a bad thing. She was not one of those snugly, lovey-dovey babies who oozed with affection and craved companionship.
That was her little brother.
Hadley was the child who put us in our place from day one. The Baby who cried so much the first night we brought her [...]

Good Wrinkles
March 3, 2009 – 12:00 am | 12 Comments

“Don’t make a bad wrinkle, Momma.” Claire said to me, out of the blue. “Make a good wrinkle!”
“What?” I asked her, confused.
“A bad wrinkle! You have a bad wrinkle,” she said, pointing to my forehead. “Make a good wrinkle!”
I couldn’t help but smile, because I’d actually figured out what she meant, and [...]

Little Boys 101
February 26, 2009 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

I have four kids — three girls and one lonely little boy. Coincidentally, I grew up in a house with three sisters and one lonely little brother. What these two things basically mean is that I have a very limited knowledge and understanding of little boys. As an older sister, I basically let my brother [...]

Seven is Heaven
February 3, 2009 – 12:00 am | 17 Comments

I am happy to announce the birth of our seventh baby, Archer Edmund, to all of my Mile High Mama friends. He was born on January 5th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. via c-section. We are calling him Archie.
His first week of life was a little rough. Archie was born almost four weeks early due [...]