I've gotten quite a few compliments on my clothes these days, and many people are shocked when I tell them they are maternity.

Gone are the days when maternity clothes are basically tents which you set up camp in, shapeless billows of fabric that make you look 10 times fatter than you actually are. They are more form-fitting, stretchy, shirred, accentuating your curves and your bump rather than obliterating them.

I love, love, love that I can still look hip and… Read More

I really thought that whether or not to register for a diaper disposal system seemed non-negotiable. I mean, we're dealing with excrement here, and I felt the need for a full-service disposal station.

I read the debates on parent message boards while deciding which prototype to register for and it seemed like a mixed bag...this one can't contain the stink. That one can't contain the stink. This one has expensive refills. That one is impractical...It was difficult to finally make… Read More

It's a monumentous day in the DrMommyKC household. Jolie sat through an entire reading of The Cat in the Hat for her bedtime story.

Have I mentioned that she has the attention span of a fly?

Usually "reading" with her means us reading aloud ¼ of the words on the page before she impatiently flips ahead, focused on the pictures more than the storytelling.

So, tonight, actually getting through the whole book (and this, a real book, not one of those super-short cloth… Read More

Ever since she was 18 months old, we've had Jolie enrolled in swim lessons for toddlers. For one, we feel that swimming is such an important skill to have, and for another, it seems like the perfect activity for her massive build. Flotation! Weightlessness! Gravity-defying!

Our county's public pools have these programs for really little children, year-round in indoor pools, and we thought we'd give it a try and see if she liked it.

The basic set-up of these classes are a… Read More

My husband is fond of using the "But, you're eating for two!" excuse whenever he is trying to get me to indulge in dessert or seconds these days.

I don't know why he encourages me to become huge.

I mean, hello, remember the last pregnancy when I was huge, that wasn't fun was it? You think I'm exaggerating, but no. I gained 51+ pounds by the time I delivered, which for my 5'4½" frame, is living large. I was 10 days late,… Read More

A few weeks ago, we had the bright idea to buy an inflatable kiddie pool for Jolie to use in the backyard for some summertime water fun. Our next door neighbors had a beautiful inflatable pool for their baby twins, and I was immediately sold on the idea.

Of course we needed a kiddie pool! We had recently taken Jolie out to dinner one hot summer night and there was a large spraying fountain built into the center of… Read More