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Body Changes After Pregnancy – What to Expect

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Mia Taylor is a fashion and beauty enthusiast from Sydney and writer for www.highstylife.com. She loves writing about her life experiences. Traveling and enjoying other cultures and their food with her husband is a big part of her life. She is always on a lookout for new trends in fashion and beauty, and considers herself an expert when it comes to lifestyle tips.
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Pregnancy truly is a blessed state, during which most moms-to-be just beam with a particular glow unmatched by anything else, a glow that cannot be replicated.

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How You REALLY Want to Respond to Unwanted Parenting Advice

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Habiba is a British mother to a one-year-old girl, who is currently the inspiration for her rants and raves! Prior to parenthood, she worked as an editor for seven years. She blogs at Eat, Write, Be and can be found on Facebook and Twitter too.
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If you’re a mom, you’ve received unwanted advice at some point during your parenting journey – it’s a given.

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GUEST POST: When Your Kid Will Poop – by Norine of Science of Parenthood

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Because you can’t talk about motherhood without including a “poop” story… my lovely friend, Norine, over at Science of Parenthood, offered to share this hilarious tale of a nea

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POP Open the Champs ~ It’s time for a big GIVEAWAY!

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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**BIG GIVEAWAY** Tis’ the season of thanks and giving back!
The lovely people at Chicco reached out to me in August and asked if I’d be interested in trying their new Stack Chair, which is

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A Letter To My Son On His First Day of Kindergarten

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Here I am. Here we are. Your first day of kindergarten is tomorrow.

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Embracing The “Suck” of Motherhood

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Christen is a jack-of-all-trades, master of nothing, who is currently working on mastering her BA in Anthropology. She traded her Navy issued flight deck boots for flip-flops and yoga pants, which are usually decorated with various foods her 12-month-old son has deemed appropriate that day. Christen is also a student and instructor for Bellydance, as well as an aspiring equestrienne, pretend model, and an ADD blogger who explores both the depths of the human social culture conscience, and the lighthearted side of humanity – which includes the best shade of lipstick and what amazing thing to cook next. She is a Pinterest addict who resides in Texas with her husband and son. Follow her blog at www.whirlwindlifes.blogspot.com
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Sometimes you just have to let go.
Sometimes you have to change your expectations and attitude.
Sometimes you have to embrace the suck.
Welcome to motherhood.

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Hitchhiker’s Guide to Parenthood Injuries

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Shannon is a lucky woman who got to marry to her best friend and birthed two amazing little ones who keep her grossed out, laughing, young, and honest. She has a love affair with running and love/hate relationship with chocolate. In her down time, Shannon guiltily enjoys The Real Housewives, wine (because real housewives and wine go hand in hand), geeky scifi and fantasy shows. For the past six years she has been a proud SAHM, but will soon be braving the work force yet again. Shannon has always been a creative soul but struggled to find her passion until recently when she began writing simply for fun. Now she is breaking out into the great wide world of blogging and looks forward to the adventure and creative outlet it is sure to provide! Follow her blog at www.onlythebetz.blogspot.com
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Any mommy with a little one big enough to roll over has dealt with childhood injuries (if you haven’t, then start spilling those secrets you’ve been keeping).

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THE STRESS, SPILLS AND STENCH OF POTTY TRAINING

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Sara Sadik is a super energized mom of a 22-month-old girl and a new baby boy due in August. She believes in the magic and silver lining ofany situation in life and is on a mission to make you laugh, breathe, and know you’re not alone in this unpredictable and chaotic journey called mommy-hood. Poop and all. She’s signed with an agent and in the process to locking down a publisher so she can finally tell her daddy she’s a published author!
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Every milestone in a mama and baby’s life is challenging. Some are pleasant and perhaps even enjoyable as you navigate your way to the actual accomplishment.

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Mom-Hacks We’re All Guilty Of

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Motherhood, along with all of life’s obligations, can often have you looking for any shortcut possible to make it through another day.

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Things I Did When I Was Kid-Free

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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This past weekend I was able to take a quick trip to Texas, my home state, to visit family and attend a concert.

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