A lot can happen in a year, it's enough time to create and welcome a whole new little person and ParentDish entries that contain happy information of that sort are always my favorites.

But I also appreciate the entries that remind me that parenthood isn't all sunshine and butterflies and isn't for the faint of heart, but these are days we'll remember........ and miss.

I've also enjoyed reading and/or writing about interesting products and have dropped a fair amount of change on some of the really neat items I've discovered thanks to the site, much to the dismay of my husband. I've purchased gingerbread houses, monster mittens, Baby Bug ABC cards, a pettiskirt,and am the proud owner of a dozen sticks of Chicken Poop chapstick (Smells like lavender, not chicken!)

Babies and shopping, does it get any better than that?!