Motherhood

  Having already given birth at a hospital to all my other babies, I got the crazy idea to try something new, something different. A birth center. My previous obstetrician usually deemed me “high-risk” in all my other pregnancies, so...

(Image found on Pinterest) I was a dental hygienist for close to twenty years and I loved every single day of it. I never met a tooth I didn’t love. It was the perfect career choice for me and my...

  As a 1st grade teacher, I have always had high expectations in my classroom.  My students have fun, but they also have a lot of responsibility.  Why?  Because they can handle it.  They love it.  They need it.  And...

{{Our team was inspired by one of our fellow contributor’s posts, “No More New Year’s Resolutions – Just Choose One Word”, so we decided to share our selected words and the reasoning behind them in a series called “My...

Wait. Let me clear something up. This is NOT a post about what you’re thinking. Oh, no, no, no, no, this is about real life - our nights with 3 children, ages 3 and under – and the myriad of...

Having used the Booginhead pacifier clips when the girls were younger, and liking them, I suspected that I would also like the Booginhead Bib and Cape Set and BooginHead WOW Melamine Cup Set. And I definitely did. However, it’s...

Recently, isabellegrace sent OMB a pretty silver bracelet. As you can see from the photos, my thirteen year old daughter immediately wanted to wear it. And that was OK with me because it was too small for my wrist...

  Founded in 1916, Feltman's has a long history of providing high quality, exquisitely styled, hand embroidered clothing for baby boys and girls. To be honest, until about 2 months ago I had never even heard of Feltman Brothers clothing.  When...

Today I began the first day of a two-week pre-op eating plan to reduce the fatty deposits on my liver. “Eating” plan is a misnomer. It’s more like a not-eating plan. It feels to a person who is accustomed...

Like all moms, I usually have a complicated relationship with my diaper bag. I love it when its deep pockets miraculously have that last bag of Cheerios that will stop my toddler from screaming, but I hate lugging around a...

"I have a confession," my gal pal told me. My nerves weren't ready for this. What was this gal about to admit to me? I held on to my invisible seat. "My kid doesn't have any books that have Black characters...

  I recently received a BubbleBum, an inflatable booster seat meant for kids ages 4-11, 40-100 lbs. This booster seats deflates and rolls up into a tidy little bag, perfect for travel. When you need to use it, you can...

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Orlando - and you can win a family 4-pack of tickets from the Orlando Mom's Blog! The Globetrotters are celebrating 90 years of bringing smiles, sportsmanship and service to millions of people...

O is also for outstanding, which definitely describes my experience testing out The Ollie Swaddle. I am a firm believer in swaddling.  Maybe it is because both of my kiddos loved it/needed it as babies, or maybe it's because it...

So, I’m one of those people who’s never really been a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. It isn’t related to any personal or childhood experiences and it isn’t because I’m not a hopeless romantic. No, I’ve just always seen...