I'm a preemie mom. My daughter Quincy was born at 32 weeks and 3 days on June 28. She's doing just great now, but trust me, being a mom to a preemie is hard. And I was one of the lucky ones. So for the rest of the month, we're going purple. If you have a business that supports preemies, let me know, and I'll mention you here! My friend Julie owns It's a Preemie Thing. Julie is generously … [Read more...]

How about a different change of pace before I go all crazy on what I saw at ABC (which was a lot, by the way.) One of my fabulous contacts, Erin, in the kid world (aka LeapFrog) wrote me a few weeks ago to ask if I would do her a favor (why not, I said, she always helps me out). See, Erin's hubby, Ben, is a blogger, like me. His blog, You Fed a Baby Chili is currently in the running at … [Read more...]

Every single day in the US, 2,000 women lose a baby to pregnancy/infant loss. That’s 700,000 a year, a third of every female in this country. So why does no one talk about it? In honor of October 15th, National Pregnancy/Infant Loss Remembrance Day, we are opening up the conversation. We are “putting a face” on miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. We are sharing our faces, and … [Read more...]