The Mint Chip Mama learning about summer travel & enjoying the world with Momtrends #MomtrendsTravel! Travel is my passion. When Momtrends invited me to their Travel Trends 2015 event at We Work I was so excited. It was great learning about products created with the idea of ease – whether you are traveling to the otherContinue reading “Momtrends Is Hot for Summer – Travel, Chocolate Bark & Portable Wine!”
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Cozywoggle – The World’s First Car Seat Approved Coat!
The Cozywoggle is one of the coolest things I’ve seen. By now you can probably tell I’m a bit obsessed with car safety. Most likely because I went from urban living (read: not driving for a dozen years) to suburban living (read: driving everywhere, all the time). Learning car seat etiquette is very different whenContinue reading “Cozywoggle – The World’s First Car Seat Approved Coat!”
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My Daughter’s Fifth Birthday. Forever Young. I Want Her to Be Forever Young.
Wanted to share my Huffington Post piece about the bittersweetness of my beautiful daughter’s fifth birthday. Thank you to everyone who reached out with such wonderful feedback! Published February 10, 2015. My Daughter’s Fifth Birthday One beautiful afternoon in Central Park, my husband and I sat and discussed having a child. Today, that child celebratedContinue reading “My Daughter’s Fifth Birthday. Forever Young. I Want Her to Be Forever Young.”
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Seriously Spoiled: The Best Little Girl Haircut On Long Island
The Most Fun Little Girl Haircut On Long Island! One of the reasons I love having a daughter is that I get to live vicariously through her. This could mean having a blast on rides at an amusement park (which now makes me dizzy & nauseous). Or seeing a show for the first time, andContinue reading “Seriously Spoiled: The Best Little Girl Haircut On Long Island”
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Make Delicious Easy Chocolate Bark – The Perfect Snow Day Activity
Thanks to the inspiration from a junior chef class at Williams-Sonoma we spent our snow day making Chocolate Bark! It was 33.5% easy and 66.5% delicious. Naturally we used Trader Joe’s semi-sweet chocolate chips. For toppings you can add in anything. For this first batch we used Mint Oreos. I present to you my lovely assistantContinue reading “Make Delicious Easy Chocolate Bark – The Perfect Snow Day Activity”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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!”
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