ByLily Jones Track your pregnancy on our free #1 pregnancy & baby app Marcella Gates Marcella Gates is Director of Content Operations at BabyCenter, the world's number one digital parenting resource, and is an expert on pregnancy and parenting. As a mom of three, she loves that her professi...
Believe it or not, at least one person attempted to name their child “Usnavy” in the past few years, prompting the local government to formally ban the name. One can’t help but wonder if the parents were inspired by the name of the lead character in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winni...
Preschools usually follow a predictable routine such as circle time, activity time, snack, playing outside, then lunch. There's a good reason for this. Children tend to feel most comfortable and in control when the same things happen at the same time each day. If your child's reg...
In June of 2018, Fred C and Andrew T convinced me to head down on a Saturday afternoon to Garden Grove for some serious Vietnamese. Now, despite the horrific traffic, they didn’t have to twist my arm too hard because I love Vietnamese food, as evidenced by myeating around that love...
:) One of my grandmas is still alive–in her 90’s–and is making something for our baby girl. Through the years, she has made many pretty embroidered towels, table scarves, doilies, etc., for her children and grandchildren. They will be treasured keepsakes. I always liked her sugar ...