Fisher-Price #MillionMoments of Joy

Becoming a parent embodies a multitude of emotions. It's really one of those situations where you can never truly understand until you are in the midst of parenting a child yourself. Oh, and your child parenting you.

The first 14 months of my daughter's life have passed in a blur, and now that she's in daycare our moments together are more precious than ever before (regardless if said moments are good...or bad!).

Fisher-Price has launched a new contest that celebrates the Million Moments of Joy that come along with parenting. You can upload a photo, video or story for a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes. (I don't know how we would have survived the first few months of Hannah's life without the Ocean Wonders™ Aquarium (part of the prize pack), Chris still uses it to distract her when he's cutting her nails!)

One of my Moments of Joy: Here's Hannah with her Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn™ Smart Screen Laptop. When she got her own computer, I was OVERjoyed that she stopped banging on my MacBook and used hers...most of the time. It was also neat to see her interact with the toy - her knowing that rolling the mouse cued the music made me so proud.

What to Do with Kids Artwork

My favourite thing about Hannah in daycare is the huge smile I receive when I pick her up. Sometimes, she can't stop hugging me. Other days she'll sing "Mama" over and over again. On a few occasions, we've even cuddled in the car before she'll let me go up front to drive us home without tears.

I've also mentioned I like the little reports the daycare gives us, but a few weeks ago something amazing was waiting for me in her cubby (well, anything is amazing compared to what I usually get- soiled clothing). Alas, the truly amazing items? ARTWORK.

Vidal Sassoon Pro Series (Review & Giveaway) #PGmom

A while back I wrote a post about things I no longer cared about - hair, make-up, bathing. It was pretty gross, but as a Mom on mat leave, I wasn't alone (and I felt in good company with all the comments that post received).

Now that I'm back at work, my time is even more limited. But now I'm out in public every day, and quite frankly, do not want to be the "stinky kid in the class" a la Big Daddy's Julian. So I shower - every day. And I put make-up on - every day. But one thing that still needs help is my hair.

I haven't gotten a cut in FIVE months. We have so little time, it seems, I resorted to giving Hannah bangs myself. (And I did a lot better of a job than my Mom ever did - and she'll say this to you too...I'm just thankful "feather" bangs are in.)

However, other than my roots, you'd never know I have been to a salon in almost half a year. And that's thanks to Vidal Sassoon's new Pro Series line, which debuted in stores last month, bringing salon genius to my home because I clearly can't get to a salon.

ToddlerTrunk - Sell, Buy and Trade Kids Stuff

This past weekend, we cleaned our apartment. And I mean, REALLY cleaned our apartment. We unpacked our last boxes and re-arranged some furniture. Everything seems more tidy and more manageable, and I just feel less stressed.

One area that still needs a little work is Hannah's toy mountain which, while trying to be maintained in one area of our living room, erupts in a fashion that leads into our dining room and dangerously close to our kitchen.

ToddlerTrunk was created to address this specific issue. ToddlerTrunk provides a way to buy and sell gently used children’s items, but it is targeted to moms and dads, so everyone on the site is looking to buy or sell children’s stuff. The items are organized by type, gender, and age, making it easy to find the toys, clothes, or furniture you need. Much better than throwing these items in the garbage, harming the planet. Plus, you can exchange things you are looking for, since we all know children's needs and wants are constantly evolving.

Netflix entertains on March Break (Giveaway)

This time next week, because of March Break, parents will be looking for ways to keep their children entertained, whether it’s in the comfort of their own family room, or for the duration of a long car or plane ride. 

Luckily, Netflix has it covered. With a wide variety of content for children up to the age of 12 available in the Just for Kids section, the following shows and films are just an example of the content that will help keep kids (and kids at heart) happy over the break: