Mom Style

The great thing about being a mom to older children is that you have time to get dressed, and you don't really have to worry about little dirty hands. So what do I wear to run errands?

 

Forever21 Heritage 1981 blouse. I can't find a link online, but I just bought it. So it still should be in stores.

Gucci Denim Pencil Skirt

Vintage Lucite Purse from the 1950s. I'm really into small bags right now. I don't feel the need to lug everything I own with me.

J.Crew Pink Canvas slingbacks from last summer.

 

Excuse the poor picture quality. They were taken with my phone. And I didn't post about my jewelry because it's rather boring: diamond studs, a huge watch, and a religious pendant.

Not Your Grandmother's Family Tree

These family trees by My Tree and Me bring genealogy into the 21st century. The customized prints start at $55.

 

 

MTV Teen Moms Unseen Moments

Teen Mom - MTV Shows

Tonight MTV will be showing MTV Teen Moms Unseen Moments. It is kind of a goodbye to Maci, Farrah, Amber, and Catelynn. And it looks like the unseen moments are even better than what was shown of the show.

I wonder how the girls are going to adjust to parenthood without the cameras. Those cameras have been there since the very beginning. I don't think Farrah will be going away. She seems like the type to milk her fifteen minutes of reality tv "fame." She is rumored to be dating Pauly D from Jersey Shore. Even though they have never met according to him. And I really hope Catelynn is allowed the chance to work with girls thinking about adoption. Her story was the most moving out of all the girls. I will be watching tonight at 10pm. And I can't wait for Season 2 of 16 and Pregnant.

MTV Shows

Jamie Lynn Spears Finally Dumps Casey Aldridge

Jamie Lynn Spears and boyfriend Casey Aldridge have split, according to sources close to the couple, and the former Nickelodeon star is now moving on in a new relationship with Hammond, La., businessman James Watson.

"She's going through a lot of changes," says a Spears family friend. "It has been painful. She's a young mother and struggling in a lot of areas."

Spears moved out of the Liberty, Miss., house she shared Aldridge and their 19-month-old daughter, Maddie, about six weeks ago and is now living with her mother, Lynne, according to sources. The teenagers had planned to marry after Spears, then 16, became pregnant, gave birth to their daughter and set up house together. After a wreck last April that landed Aldridge in the ICU after he crashed his truck, a family source told PEOPLE that Aldridge was "thinking a little more seriously about things." Still, a wedding never materialized. (At least she doesn't have to give him any of her hard earned money. Would you get married if you saw how Kevin Federline cleaned up in his divorce from her sister.)

"She did a lot of growing up but he didn't," says a source. "I think she put up with more than she cared to put up with. She just got enough of it and was tired of the situation." (Doesn't that sound a lot like Maci and Ryan from MTV's Teen Moms. Just goes to show that all the money in the world doesn't make it much easier.)

Spears, 18, has recently begun dating Watson, 28, who owns a multimedia company close to Kentwood, La., according to a Spears family friend, who says, "he seems to be a nice guy."

Watson would not comment on his relationship with Spears when he spoke to PEOPLE. A rep for Spears has not commented on the status of their relationship nor her split from Aldridge.

Rather than stay in their former home alone, Aldridge is doing long-term construction work in another state, according to a source who spoke to him about the break-up.
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Dorel Recalls Maxi-Cosi Mico Infact Car Seats

Just a little more than a month after recalling over 200,000 play yards, Dorel is recalling 22,850 Maxi-Cosi car seats. There is a problem with the connection between the infant seat and the base. In an accident the base can fail causing injury. The seats were manufactured between 18 February 2008 and 28 June 2008. Seats produced after the June date are safe because they have a newly designed spring.

The company will be contacting registered owners.(Of course infant seats are designed to be used for a baby's first year of life. So contacting registered owners may not be of much help.) Since they redesigned the spring in 2008, they knew there was a problem but are just issuing the recall. WTF? And if you are buying a new car seat beware, lurking somewhere out there are 200 of the defective car seats.

Until you get the part needing repair, you can make sure that your baby is latched safely into the base by pulling up on the seat.

Dorel issued the following statement:

Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG), in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has announced an extension of a voluntary recall of certain models (of the Maxi-Cosi® Mico™ Infant Child Restraint System Base. This voluntary recall is in response to Dorel Juvenile Group’s identification of a small number of units where the car seat will latch into the base, but may not fully lock. No injuries have been reported.

As indicated in the instructions, pulling on the seat to check for appropriate installation, will normally allow the seat to fall into place. This notice potentially affects 22,850 units. Less than 200 remain on retailers’ shelves. Models produced after June 28, 2008 have the redesigned base with the new spring.

The Maxi-Cosi Infant Child Restraint Systems affected include:

• Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Child Restraint System, Models 22-371 and 22-372
• Maxi-Cosi Infant Child Restraint System, Base Only Model 22-515

Dorel Juvenile Group will contact all registered owners and provide them with information on how to obtain a fix kit for the base. Consumers may visit http://safetynotice.djgusa.com/mico/ to see if their Mico infant car seat is affected by this recall. Until consumers receive the fix kit they can continue to use their current car seat and ensure a secure connection by pulling up on the carrier to confirm it is engaged with the base. Consumers who have not registered their car seat should visit the DJG website at www.djgusa.com/usa/eng/Safety-Notices to verify if their model is included in this recall. The affected seats should not be returned to the retailer. Consumers with further questions may e-mail the company at consumer@djgusa.com or call our toll-free number, 1 (877) 657-9546, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT.

As a leading provider of car seats and other juvenile products, Dorel Juvenile Group is committed to manufacturing products with the highest quality and reliability standards for its users. Our first priority is making products that help keep children secure. To this end, we are dedicated to providing products upon which parents and caregivers can rely. Dorel Juvenile Group urges placing your child in an age/weight/height-appropriate car seat to enhance your child’s safety while riding in a motor vehicle.

We sincerely regret any inconvenience that this voluntary safety recall may cause. Thank you for your cooperation.



This is a voluntary recall and there seem to be no reports of deaths. So if you are looking into a Mico, it may still be a decent option. It is the car seat recommended for a lot of strollers, and it gets a lot of good reviews.
Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat

MTV Teen Moms Finale

I will be tweeting my reactions to the season finale of MTV's Teen Moms. At least I will try, I've got a sick kid to convince to get to sleep. But join me, even if I am a little late. I want to know how Amber managed to get pregnant again if she can't get along with Gary. And I want to know how Farrah explains herself (and to make fun of the crocodile tears we saw during the commercial).

HotMilk Commercial

Hotmilk understands that pregnant can be sexy. And if you don't believe it just watch their commercial for maternity lingerie.