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Cover baby Andrew Marrone's eyes (like most baby blues) just grab us. How can we look into that trusting face and not promise him the best? How will we do it? What will we teach him? When we have a baby, the world is suddenly a place that we question and desperately try to control. Chemicals in food and cleaners confuse and upset us. Full Story
GUESTBOOK
Dear baystateparent, Thank you so much for the tickets to Foothills! What a treat it will be for my three older children during vacation week. I love baystateparent, and my kids could tell you how thrilled I was! I can no longer say "I never win anything. Full Story
Congratulations to our Contest Winners
Hansel and Gretel Foothills Children's Theatre Family Four Packs Full Story
JUNKDRAWERS
A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT
ROCK this Way Baby Rock Records Rockabye Baby! series is a quirky compromise for infants everywhere and those that hold them. Full Story
adopting again and again and again…
A LANCASTER FAMILY FINDS FOREVER HOMES
Carle and Debbie Sargent already had three lovely biological daughters, Robin, Julie, and Emily, when they knew they were ready to expand their family. And they knew exactly how they wanted to do it - through adoption. The couple had discussed the matter after they were married. Carle says, "My wife was adopted and she always knew that she wanted to adopt children. Full Story
Circle of Friends
MARCH'S ADOPTION RELATED EVENTS
Adoption Associates 1163 Walnut St., Newton Highlands. 617-965-9369, adoptionassociates.org, e-mail adoptionassociates@yahoo.com Ongoing Groups: For adopted children, groups for parents through adoption, and/or general informational sessions. Individual and family therapy and consultations available for the decision-making stage of family building. Full Story
Around the World in Twenty Minutes:
BOSTON'S MAPPARIUM
My second-grader, Joey, is studying the continents, so we're spending a lot of time looking at maps and globes this year. He is genuinely interested in world dimensions and far-off islands like Australia and Japan. The Mapparium, I imagined, might be a great place for Joey to visit. Full Story
MOMS WHO ROCK
Maria Stephanos FOX25 NEWS ANCHOR
Age: 43 Occupation: mom and news anchor at Fox25 for 11 years Mom of Two: Isabella (11) and Liam (8) Married to: Dale Stephanos, political illustrator Grew Up: Full Story
Assumption College presents The Fantasticks
As the saying goes if you want your kids to do something just tell them they can't.
The World's longest running musical with over 17,000 performances in NYC! In a clever reverse of the Romeo and Juliet story, two sets of parents, in a well-meaning attempt to spark romance between their children, devise a scheme in which they pretend to fued. Full Story
The American Baby & Family Expo
The Event for Young Families
Stroller stuck in the slush and mud? Tired of mall walking? Then head over to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston for an indoor family day filled with new ideas just in time for spring. baystateparent will be looking for you and your family at The American Baby & Family Expo, the largest event for young families, on March 21 and 22, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Full Story
baby showers
warm shower This moderately-priced shower warms things up for the little duckling-to-be. Ducky Table: We used yellow paper goods with duck confetti and plain cups dressed up with duck stickers (Michael's). Centerpiece: Line a clear bowl with blue glass stones from the Dollar Store and fill with water. Float some mini ducks on top (they even sell light-up ones now). Full Story
THEWARDROBE
NOT TOO BIG... not too small... these bags are just right!
alisa neely, stylist at stylescout.net john lenis photographer The days of running out the door with a clutch that is just large enough to hold your lip gloss and cell phone are long gone (along with catching a movie on a Saturday afternoon or taking a nap on a rainy Sunday). Welcome to the world of parenting. Full Story
a beautiful bundle of bills?
IN a tight economy, expecting parents may be eyeing their bank account nervously, wondering, "How much will this baby cost? Can we afford it?" Babies cost plenty, but there are also plenty of ways parents can trim costs to save their budget. This month, baystateparent researched first-year costs of baby in the bay state and brainstormed ways parents can save. Full Story
NESTING
A Clean Start for Baby
Part mad scientist, part clean freak, local mom, Leslie Reichert (pictured above), is known for bringing with her a breath of fresh air, literally. Full Story
NESTING
A Fresh Coat of Paint: Will it Harm Mom and Baby?
Dr. Tiffany A. Moore Simas, associate Ob/Gyn and residency program director and assistant professor of Ob/Gyn and Pediatrics at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester, painted her now 20-monthold son's room when she was pregnant. "I used gloves, a mask, and I made sure windows were open, and I think it was okay," she said. Full Story
UNDERMYROOF
Stoned on the Mass Pike
i didn't pay much attention to the nagging pain in my lower back. We'd been driving about 40 minutes on the Mass Pike on the way to taking our high school senior daughter to visit the UMass-Amherst campus, the first stop on the Keogh College Tour, and I assumed I'd pulled a muscle. Full Story
a baystateparent Girls' Night Out
Tues., March 31 at 7 p.m. Moms, baystateparent is hoping that a Tuesday night might be clear on your calendars to celebrate the end of March and the beginning of fun...spring! Please come to Tush Denim on 138 Green Street in Worcester. Full Story
More Girls' Night Outs
Hello Stiletto Shoe Club, Boston shoeclub.us. If you have a closet full of fabulous shoes that you seldom get to wear or would like to be wearing more often, check out this free social club for shoe lovers. They organize the date, place and time of fun foot-featuring outings with venues ranging from bars and restaurants to boutiques and department stores. Full Story
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