Santa's Little Helper

Just thought I would share a Christmas miracle with you. Imagine your child so engaged in a toy that when you ask "Do you want to watch the Wonder Pets?" they say "No". That is not a typo, ladies. He really said no (and I really asked if he wanted to watch tv instead of play quietly with a toy--I know, I'm mom of the year). Since it's not actually Christmas yet, technically it's not a true "Christmas" miracle, but that just means that you are hearing about it early enough for online shopping for the holidays. What is this magical toy, you ask? Wedgits. A big thanks to my sister-in-law for this inspired purchase for Luke's birthday. These little blocks keep my very active 3 year old happy and content... at least until his baby sister comes over and knocks down his "supa cool sky scwapa". This toy has won multiple awards, including toy of the year, plus it stacks neatly away in these little plastic holders. Honestly, he's been getting a little huffy with me since I want to play with them too. Well...they are really cool. If you have a kiddo between 3 and 5 or are shopping for one this holiday season, Wedgits are a sure-fire hit. Think of all the time you will have to watch your shows instead of Go, Diego, Go. Momma happy.

Warning: if you have a dog that is even remotely interested in ingesting your kids' toys, be vigilant ...this toy is even hard for Fido to resist. Especially if you have a retriever.

Me and My Mio-A Modern Love Story

I know that many of you are having a heart attack after checking my blog and finding that (gasp!) I've actually posted something new. Let's just say that I've been slaying dragons for the last few months (hang in there, mom). Well, I have a new favorite thing and I felt the time was right for a comeback tour. I have been a little pissy about the fact that I haven't managed to get back to pre-second baby weight, so I decided I needed to embrace the technology out there that would help me work off my booty. Not wanting to invest the $250 for the BodyBugg, I chose the Mio Motiva Petite and it ROCKS!!!!!! You enter all your personal info, like weight, height, age, how much weight you want lose a week, ect. and presto....you have a daily calorie goal. Then you enter in your calories for each meal. Then you work out...(unfortunately the watch doesn't do it for you). It has a strapless heart rate monitor on the watch that monitors how many calories you are actually burning for the duration of your workout. It calculates how many calories burned and subtracts them from your intake. As long as you stay below your number of net daily calories...you are on your way to being someone that people refer to as "tiny". The cool thing about this is that it totally takes away the need for a food diary since you just enter your meals right into your watch. Bonus is that I don't have to do any math - my nemesis since 7th grade algebra . I've only had this thing for a week, but I love it and have already lost a pound. Momma happy. I mean, Tiny Momma Happy.

PS- I got mine at Academy for $89, but if you can wait for the post office, Amazon had it for $79.