Congrats to Annie from Well, That Would Be Telling!  Please email me at julie@Coolmomguide.com with your delivery info!

Ever put your baby in the stroller for a little mall walking and have to show the diaper bag under the seat in the basket?  The next thing you know, you have loads of other things in there and the baby needs a diaper change.  With the  Andromeda’s Attic hand made stroller bags, there’s no digging necessary!

Andromeda’s Attic hand made stroller bagsre designed to hang from the handle of your stroller and hold your baby’s things as well as yours.  There are three types of stroller bags available (from the site)-

Small/Umbrella:

This is designed to fit on any standard sized umbrella stroller as well as any larger stroller that has one handle bar straight across.  It has one main pocket and 2 smaller ones.(Measurements tk)

Large/Double:

This bag is longer, has 3 main pockets and three smaller ones.  It is designed to fit a side by side stroller with one handle bar straight across. (Measurements tk)

Custom:

This option is available if the measurements of the above two bags will not accommodate your stroller.  I will guide you through what measurements I need and will custom fit the bag to your particular stroller.

Each bag has one large pocket to hold any diapers or snacks and built in are two smaller compartments to hold smaller things like keys or phones.  The bags are collapsable, so they fold up with your stroller so once it’s on you don’t have the hassle of taking it off!

The Wii Mommies Cool Mom Guide to Fitness are giving one of these great bags away TOMORROW!  You can head on over to the Wii Mommies Forum at www.CoolMomGuide.com/Forums and take part in our all day competition to win up to 18 great prizes from various sponsors, including Andromeda’s Attic.  For more details on the competition, head on over to the Wii Mommies Blog and read the Olympics post!

One evening I was strapping my daughter into her car seat. With a toy in her hand I attempted to seamlessly get her arms through the straps by quickly moving the prized possession from one hand to the other. Apparently this was not a hit as she scowled at me and said in perfect contest, ‘You’re really starting to piss me off.’” (Mother of the Year: Heidi)

Some of you may have noticed the killer ad in the sidebar of the Cool Mom Guide Blog for the book “Mother of the Year, The Adventures & Misadventures of Parenthood“. I recently also got a copy of this book to read for myself and immediately got excited about writing this review.

Mother of the Year is an entertaining collection of 76 humorous stories from mothers, fathers, and grandparents who’ve survived embarrassing potty moments, road trips gone bad, school mishaps, bedroom blunders, and other parenting situations.

It’s a quick, simple read because it’s not long stories.  If you’re having a particularly rough day or just allowed your toddler to eat the dog food you know is in his mouth you can feel better knowing you’re not alone.  Mother of the Year is there for you to reassure you that yes, there is chaos and disorder in this wonderful world of parenting, but when you look back on them, you’ve just gotta laugh. (more…)

When I was asked to be a part of the General Mills Blog tour, I was THRILLED.  It’s actually all we eat in our home.  I’ve been picked on saying I eat ‘Kid Cereals’ but I look at it like this-I’m eating dessert for breakfast and it’s HEALTHY!

I LOVE General Mills cereal.  We can clear a box of Lucky Charms in about two days.  When it’s on sale, I buy all I can.  I’m going to tell you a little story about me and General Mills that goes WAY back to my childhood.

When I was about 3 years old and just learning to swim, we were all at the family pool in the back yard and I clearly remember seeing a fly fall into the water and I tried to save it from drowning.  I still remember it on it’s back with it’s little legs flailing about.

Well, I couldn’t tell you what happened to the fly because the next thing I know, I was at the bottom of the 8 foot deep pool.  I remember everything.  I remember looking up and seeing the blue sky through the water, I remember being afraid because I didn’t know how to get back to the top.

Within seconds, my sister was pulling me out of the water sputtering.  I was only under for a moment, but that moment stretched out in my mind forever.

Wrapped in a towel surrounded by my family, I was asked if I was okay or if I needed anything.  My reply? (more…)

Weeks back, during my Cool Mom Guide Goes Green Review Series, I posted a review (that included some terrible pictures of me…bad lighting…I need to get my hubby to take some when we’re not exhausted with kids getting put to bed to replace those) about Belabumbum Lingerie & Maternity.

I was so impressed with the look and feel of the product they sent me and thrilled that someone has finally designed a line of Maternity Wear that is both beautiful and functional.  Granted, I’m not pregnant, but a just recently had a baby so I remember the nights in my comfy but ugly ‘moo moo’ wishing there was something out there to make me feel beautiful.

I recently caught up with one of the creators of these innovative products and had a chance to sit down for an interview with Belabumbum designer Alyssa Weiss- (more…)