It’s about to be “The Holidays” and gift season is upon us. And what to get for the baby who has everything?

I am ridiculously excited for our first Halloween! I'm having the mommy group over, and I'm making big girl cupcakes, and baby cupcakes. I was psyched to make carrot cake with nuts and candy corn on top, until someone reminded me both are a choking hazard...I will definitely be sending photos to the BlogHer Halloween Photoshare! My son is going to be Superman (of course...).

Here are three reasons why smart phones terrify me. 1) My 23 year-old nanny is now driving the baby around! She is fantastic but when she is at home, the phone buzzes constantly. So I had to figure out how to talk to her about safe driving when she has the baby, and I struggled with it because I felt awkward about it. I asked Sheila Marcelo, founder of Care.com, for her advice on how to talk to a caregiver about texting and driving. She says,

So, at nine months, breastfeeding has become so painful, thanks to the baby’s four extremely sharp teeth. This is a common story: Christina at a MommyStory even nicknamed her baby “fang.” It’s not even that he bites me, although he has, it’s that he can’t nurse without cutting me.  His chompers are so sharp and he is so busy while nursing, grasping, moving around. So I feel guilty about wanting to wean him.

Are you happy? Is your husband? Do you need to be happy to be happy? When I became a mom I didn’t expect to be happy. How could I? What I see, read about, watch on TV, follow on the blogs are a lot of stressed out working mothers. But it’s stark indeed to look at robust data that shows women are getting progressively less happy.