Category Archives: From My Heart

Car Seat Safety – Read This Now.

Here at The Mint Chip Mama we care about Winter Safety. A few weeks ago we shared some very important winter driving tips from our friends over at Kelley Blue Book. Today we want to share some winter car seat safety tips from our friends at Evenflo. I became a big fan of Evenflo when I startedContinue reading “Car Seat Safety – Read This Now.”

7 Winter Driving Tips to Keep You Safe On The Road

Winter driving can be dangerous if you are not properly prepared. I hope these winter driving tips will keep you safe on the road. As a walking everywhere Manhattanite I didn’t drive a car for the better part of thirteen years. When we ventured east, lord knows, my husband had to drive. Just like heContinue reading “7 Winter Driving Tips to Keep You Safe On The Road”

How To Tally Up The Points You Earn For Taking Care Of Your Sick Kid

Taking Care Of Your Sick Kid Is No Fun Celebrating Snotsgiving And How To Keep Score As I said yesterday on Facebook when posting this picture of my two sick, glassy eyes kids. Happy Snotsgiving from the Wallenstein Croup. Add These Points Taking Care Of Your Sick Kid Part 1 +5 points for 1st kid+7Continue reading “How To Tally Up The Points You Earn For Taking Care Of Your Sick Kid”

When My Baby Stopped Nursing I Made Breast Milk Lemonade

So I made breast milk lemonade. November 21st came and went. Nary a tear was shed by moi. In fact, I didn’t realize that yesterday was my day – even as I watched a commercial for the new Exodus: Gods & Kings movie (nice timing 20th Century Fox!). Look at that! This, people, we callContinue reading “When My Baby Stopped Nursing I Made Breast Milk Lemonade”

Strike it Up! I Wanna I Wanna Feed You Breast Milk – Stop This Breastfeeding Nursing Strike

On October 12th, two days after he turned 12 months old, my little boy stopped nursing. He went on a nursing strike. Cold turkey. Like he was completely done. Full-on nursing strike. After nursing him his normal four or five feedings that day, and then putting him down for bed at 7pm, he woke upContinue reading “Strike it Up! I Wanna I Wanna Feed You Breast Milk – Stop This Breastfeeding Nursing Strike”

As Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Said, All You Need Is Just A Little Patience

I like to consider myself a mother with a substantial amount of patience for my children. I would even toast myself to say above average. Forget the baby – I don’t need patience for him. He’s easy, he just requires my constant attention and all the nourishment my body can produce. You know, small stuff.Continue reading “As Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Said, All You Need Is Just A Little Patience”

Car Seat Safety – Get Your Car Seat Installation Inspected Now!

*Car seat safety and proper car seat installation is very important. If I can help even one family it is worth it. When better to do so than on the heels of September (phew! just made it) which – if you did not know – is Child Passenger Safety Month.* Well it happened. We upgradedContinue reading “Car Seat Safety – Get Your Car Seat Installation Inspected Now!”

If I Say “Done” You Say “Done”. Day 32 Of My Favorite Things: Being DONE! I Did It! I Completed My Goal!

Day 32 of My Favorite Things: Being DONE! I did it! That Is To Say – I Completed My Goal! @TheMintChipMama Facebook OMG – So you know when you have no time to breathe and your house is a mess… Always? Yes, that’s continuously me. In addition, do you know what’s fun? Launching a blog. Consequently,Continue reading “If I Say “Done” You Say “Done”. Day 32 Of My Favorite Things: Being DONE! I Did It! I Completed My Goal!”

482,400 Minutes. How Do You Measure, Measure Eleven Months? Day 30 Of My Favorite Things: My Children Now As Siblings

Day 30 of My Favorite Things: My Children As Siblings @TheMintChipMama Facebook Last night my husband and I were discussing our disbelief that our baby boy was turning eleven months old today. I was – not surprisingly – gushing about how absolutely smiley and happy and delicious the baby was all day. My husband got a devilishContinue reading “482,400 Minutes. How Do You Measure, Measure Eleven Months? Day 30 Of My Favorite Things: My Children Now As Siblings”

Eruv Pre-K: Day 28 Of My Favorite Things: Back To School – Starting Pre-K

In honor of my daughter starting her last year of Pre-K tomorrow, I am posting my Huffington Post article from 9/26/2013 titled “It’s the End of Our World As I Know It, and I Feel… Guilty”. Our world has changed fifteen ways up, down, left, and right since I wrote this article last year inContinue reading “Eruv Pre-K: Day 28 Of My Favorite Things: Back To School – Starting Pre-K”

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