Motherhood

I don't know about you, but my house has officially been bombarded with Halloween candy. Between school parties and trick-or-treating, my 3 year old collected over 150 pieces of candy. If your house is anything like mine you are...

I can always tell my toddler is getting a cold when she gets extra cranky and then extra snuggly. She spends lots of time with other kids, from play dates to the playground, so she is going to get...

When I was in elementary school I remember sitting through PTA meetings with my mom. I actually remember thinking that I couldn't wait to be a mom and be on the PTA. It just seemed so COOL.  That was in...

This year our daughters transferred from a small K-8 school to a large public middle school. To put the change in perspective, their current 7th grade class is about the same size as their entire old school. While the transition...

Why are there so many parenting clichés? From the moment we reveal that we are expecting a little bitty life changer, we seem to elicit a reel of repeated responses. And it never stops. Even though I have only...

One of my favorite perks of living in the Sunshine State is the ease of being able to pack our bags and hit the road for a weekend getaway. Being located in Central Florida, we feel very fortunate to have great...

I recently attended a baby shower and found myself fascinated by some of the gifts - new baby products that did not exist when my almost thirteen year old twins were babies. I thought of my own mother, who passed...

Orlando Moms Blog is thrilled to announce our Hang with Heroes event, on Saturday October 22 from 10am-1pm at Gemini Springs in DeBary, Florida. HUGE thanks to our TITLE SPONSOR, Strategies, Inc. Based in Daytona Beach FL, Strategies Inc helps parents solve...

Costco is sponsoring this event but we genuinely love Costco and are thrilled to partner with them! My Must-Haves from Costco We have three kids, and all three have passed me up in height. So it's fair to say that we have 5...

Are you still nursing? I get this question a lot.  Depending on the speaker, the tone, inflection and/or accompanying look can vary widely. The reason I get this question regularly is because my boys, who are both still nursing, are...

As my husband and I recently attended our respective 20 year high school reunions, I realized these events are life's bug zappers and we are but mere moths. We don't really want to go, but we are compelled by "what ifs", societal...

Becoming a mom almost 4 years ago has not only been the biggest blessing in my life, it has motivated me to push myself in many ways I probably wouldn’t have before.  This 3 letter word…“Mom”…has made me more...

To snap or not to snap? That is the question. We live in a time when cameras are always within arms reach. As moms, we want to document all the fun and beautiful moments our kids display for us. We...

A friend posted this quote last night on Facebook: The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make. … I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment...

Orlando Moms Blog is so excited to announce that September marks OMB's 3rd birthday! To celebrate, Paper Goat Post hosted a fabulous Birthday Bash for our team of contributors, mombassadors, and some of our special friends at their NEW store front! The...