Organic Fruit Mashups!

It's been a few days... apologies for the lack of posts; been kinda out of commission here. I think Freida may have the respiratory virus that is going around... the coughing won't stop!! I think I'll take her in to the doctor later today.... Anyways, I was doing a few (very old, totally procrastinated) returns/exchanges at BabiesRUs last week, and it was just one of the those trips - baby won't stop kvetching, my snack supply (a.k.a "Freida's retail entertainment") is running out, and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Naturally I head over to the food/snack isle to find some goodies to keep the tot busy, and I made a wonderful discovery! A kosher squeezable fruit (I have always had my eye on the Trader Joe's version - wondering why it can't be kosher)!! From the company Revolution Foods, this great product is called Mashups. It's basically a squeezable apple sauce, made from 100% organic fruits, and totally void of: added sugar, transfats, high fructose corn syrup, or artificial ingredients. The kid-safe resealable cap makes this the easiest, squeeziest snack to throw in your bag, the glove compartment,  their luchbox etc. Bonus points for the yumminess - Freida literally slurped happily on the stuff until I finished my toy store errands.

Women need some Choreplay.

I wanted to share this article from an old Cookie Magazine (R.I.P), written by world renown sex therapist Ian Kerner Ph.D.. , also the author of the New York Times Best-seller Love in the Time of Colic.

BY IAN KERNER

I can't tell you how often I get the same question from guys: "What do I have to do to get my wife to have sex with me?" My answer: Engage in some really hot choreplay. First, warm her up by doing the dishes; next make a move for the dirty laundry; then turn up the heat by putting the kids to bed. And if you want to get really naughty, make tomorrow's lunches.

Science has proven that the real secret to turning on a mother is turning off her baby brain. Researchers in the Netherlands found that "the key to female arousal seems to be deep relaxation and a lack of anxiety." In a study in which the brains of men and women were scanned during the process of sexual response using a technique called positron emission tomography (PET), the results showed that the parts of the female brain responsible for processing fear, anxiety, and emotion reduce during sexual activity. Men showed far less change in these areas of the brain. Says Dr. Gert Holstege, "What this means is that deactivation, i.e., letting go of all fear and anxiety, might be the most important thing, even necessary, to have an orgasm." So if you're a woman, getting turned on also means, ironically, letting yourself get turned off.

Ladies, let us know what we can do to help; tell us when you're overwhelmed. Sure, we should already know that, and yes, we should already being doing our share of the work, but odds are we're checking baseball stats and doing the bare minimum while you're picking up the slack. No wonder you don't want to have sex. But given the possibility of some action inside the bedroom, we'll be more than happy to put on the dish gloves and start taking action outside the bedroom.

A serious WOW-er!

Thought I'd feature this, just in case some of you have never heard of or seen the Taga before (thanks, Leah!)... prepare to be wow-ed! Try and wrap your modern-mom-minded head around this puppy... : )

Brand Spankin' New - Kids Line!!

This past Sunday Jonathan Adler launched "Jonathan Adler Junior" at the New York International Gift Fair. His new line features lots of his cult objects (that we all love so much!!!) shrunk down into kid size accessories, and his signature furniture pieces in mini! This line will be available in stores and online at JonathanAdler.com in a few weeks... I'm totally going nuts over this!!! Here's a sneak peek:

(Photos from ATDC, thanks!)

Cheat Sheet!

Getting a kick out of this one! Personally, I think it's one of the nuttier innovative-parenting-contraptions (but that may be because Freida is so tiny - i stopped keeping track of the progress!), for moms with health/growth anxiety - keep tabs in between those doctor visits with this baby-measuring sheet collection! : )