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Tips for getting Baby to sleep

Tips for Getting Baby to sleep 

Cries are communication for Baby!
Don't  take you'r babies cries personally. Your baby loves you! The cries mean I LOVE YOU BUT CANT FIND THE WORDS TO SAY WHAT I NEED.
Mom in Me Bedtime tips:
1.Play , play , play before bedtime play with your baby Tickle, play with toys , play tag ,peak a boo. Get rid of all that  baby energy!
2.At night, set up a soothing routine. Give your baby a bath, sing a song , read a book, or tell a story( tell baby about your day ) Leave out the part about your boss. These activities can help your baby relax. They also signal that it is time to sleep.
3.When your baby is getting sleepy, put your baby in his or her crib in a quiet, darkened room.

-Tips for getting baby to go back to sleep:
1.Try to feed your hungry baby  when he or she starts to wake up and is still calm. Hungry cries often start with low  and become higher and higher pitched.
2.Keep the light off during nighttime feedings, and use a low voice.
3.Keep Calm !  Babies are  very sensitive to a parent's feelings of frustration. Take a deep breath and enjoy! Remember Baby loves you! Cries are communication.

Tips for Mommy Sleep
1. Sleep when baby sleeps
2. Schedule sleep : Working Mom's take a day off from work (send baby to the sitters ) and just sleep. or  Sleep during a lunch break.
3. Sleep in on the weekends



Remember mom's need to rejuvenate too!
Take some ME time !

News 10 Mothers Day interview

http://www.news10.net/videos/news/health/2014/05/14/9094997/

Are you Happy Mom? Happy Mother'sDay !

Steps and Tips to Happiness in Motherhood

1 .Admit it!  You’re stressed- STOP! Expecting motherhood to be perfect. "It really helps to if you realize that it's okay to feel frustrated, angry, tired, or irritable sometimes," You're not a bad parent. It's not even a bad parenting experience. It's just normal." You are human! Although your children may treat you like a superhuman or drone. You have feelings and emotions don’t forget about the ME  that  Mom is within.  

2. Re) consider your priorities- Make yourself a priority detox bath or shower , a  moment to read  comics, quiet time alone to  eat cookies or a apple, Read a book / magazine of interest to you   etc .. A way to bring a more positive mood is to structure your day so you do more things you enjoy. "Do more of what makes you happy mom.( Don’t forget about the HUMAN the WOMEN that makes the MOM!)

3. Relish the moment-One way to nourish positive emotions is to take a moment to appreciate, write down your goals and wishes. Make a Grateful list. Instead of thinking about what you don’t have focus on what you DO! Shelter, kids that need and adore you, health, 2 eyes, 2 legs, A wig or weave (if you have one). I’m Grateful for all these things. You should be too!

4 Send a Thank you note-A note of thanks goes a long way. Thank your mother (now you know what she companied about) Right! Thank your children YES YOURE CHILDREN! Model the way you want them to behave. You always remind them to stay please and Thank you so should you!

5. Be Silly –When life throws you lemon make strawberry lemonade. Throw in that something extra to make  life fun!

Be silly with your kids create a place of fun and open communication. Tickle ,Share silly stories from your childhood, make funny faces, Watch funny cartoons, Send a funny text message or display  how proud you are of your child via twitter, Facebook, Instagram any social media platform. Take lots of Pictures and  TAG EM IN! # lovemykids

\Happy Mothers Day! We work 365 days a year for the rest of our lifetime! So Take more than 1 day off a Year geez ! 

Picture taken from NickMom - 

The mom in me is whipping up something good With CPK's next chapter

 I received complimentary product /service s for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own.

This week I received an invite from my good friends at Sacramento Bloggers to attend the California Pizza kitchen Next Chapter Event @ Newly renovated - Arden Mall Location in Sunny CA 

Take a look at all of the food options I got to taste : 

Bianco- Flat-bread with Whipped truffle cream , Gorgonzola , Mozzarella and fresh sage 

Sunny side up Bacon + Potato Pizza shaved fingerling potatoes , Nueske apple wood smoked bacon, caramelized leeks , Parmesan, mozzarella and fresh cracked black pepper. Topped with two sunny side up eggs. 

Roasted chicken + seasonal vegetables chicken breast in lemon -garlic sauce with hearth roasted fingerling potatoes, Carrots , cauliflower and Mediterranean herbs.

Fire Grilled Rib eye 

Hearth -Roasted Halibut 

S mores  

Salted Caramel Pudding 

photo provided by : felix facebook #cpkthenextchapter

Fresh strawberry Mango Cooler for mom's who want to look cool while they drink 

( non -alcoholic beverage) As an nursing mother - This drink had plenty of fruits- I LOVED IT!

How many times have you been to a restaurant and want the fruity drink and they all have alcohol? 

Well let me tell you MOM- 

You now have a fruity drink even your non - nursing MFF  ( mom friend forever ) 

will order. 

 This thingabob is what  CPK uses to put whipped cream on pizza.

YES ! WHIPPED CREAM ON PIZZA ! 

Not only did CPK  California Pizza Kitchen allow me to eat their food, they let me in the kitchen for a full experience. When I tell you that I had a good time  with CPK. I had a wonderful -good time! 

 Cooking beside a chief in a restaurant kitchen a processed dinner making mom's dream. Hey CPK send me one of those whipped cream thingies will ya ! The power of that thingie almost blew me away. Can you imagine having the whipped cream thingie at your disposal to whip cream burger, tuna , tortilla chips , spaghetti . OKAY ,OKAY maybe that's a little extreme.But, who ever thought up the idea to put whipped cream on a pizza. 

I LOVE YOU ! 

In the End you have to visit Ca Pizza Kitchen in your area to taste for yourself.  

Try the new Menu  and experience the  next chapter! Go ahead then come back to my page and let me share your thought's and pictures. I would love to see 'em. Take the kids or sneak out and  have one of those strawberry mango cooler  before you go Target or Safeway shopping. Go Ahead ! 

It will be our little secret! 

Note:  No pizza's made by Jessica  actually made it to the oven- If they had the pizza would have BURNED to a crisp. I BURN EVERYTHING I try to make  FROM SCRATCH! 

OH ! and one more cool thing about Cpk they let your kids get in on the pizza  making too! 

Playing with the dough ! 

( The Kids menu is awesome too - My kids give the chicken tenders two thumbs up !)  

Check out the link below for more blog post and information about the event : 

http://www.sacramentobloggers.com/sacramento-bloggers-gets-a-taste-of-cpks-next-chapter.html

"Come on MOM - Get in the Picture !"

"Come on MOM - Get in the Picture !"

Get MOM in the PICTURE with Sprout's mom is here sweepstakes!

Hey Mom's!

 Sprout's Channel wants to challenge us  - Not only take pictures of our kids but with them

I loved this idea so much that I had to write a blog post about it.

-upon seeing this  Ad  - I begin to look though my phone at my random photos:

Kids at the park

Kids playing baseball

Kids at Safeway in the cereal aisle.

Kids in the Target parking lot

Kids in the kitchen

Kids at school

Kids , kids , kids....... My wonderful, adoring children.

Where is Mom ????? (behind the camera)

I noticed -I've been so busy taking the pictures that I'm absent from all of the pictures - 20 Years down the line. My children will wonder where’s mom?

Our children want to see us!  Creating memories and documenting life as it happens. We must remember to incorporate mom in the picture too -

After all YOU are the reason those kids in the picture are smiling. Due to your daily dish washing , laundry  hauling , doctor calling , toilet cleaning , diaper changing , oven baking , microwave using

( had to add this one for me )  birthday party organizing  - not to mention child birth.

MFF you deserve to be in a picture or two standing proud. Showing off your greatest accomplishment in the world your child / children.

M+F+F = Mom Friend Forever ( in case you didn't know  )

All weekend i will be taking pictures with my kids and sharing via Instagram  #momishere.

Because Jessica the Happy mom of 6 ! Is here and deserves to be in the picture. So do you!

Enter the mom is here sweepstakes to win

-2,000 Spa Package

-100 Spa gift card

-Featured on sprout and on the electronic Times Square Billboard.

Visit http://www.momishere.com or http://www.sproutonline.com/

From the sprout website :

Sprout wants you, moms, to get back in the picture with your child and capture these memories with our #MomIsHere Sweepstakes. Share your photo with us by clicking the button above or upload a photo on Instagram and tag with #MomIsHere. One Grand Prize Winner will receive a $2,000 Spa Prize Package, and ten lucky winners will receive $100 Spa Gift Card. Every entrant has a chance to be featured on Sprout and on our electronic Times Square Billboard.

So ..........

Yesterday at the Crocker Art Museum Sacramento Teen Take over - Giggle & laugh photo booth

I ........GOT IN THE PICTURE WITH MY TEENS !

                       Watch out for the Mean Moms!

There are movies about it. Remember the movie Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan. We.We all experienced it in high school. You were either apart of the in crowd or the out crowd. The Mean girls would walk the halls and prey on any and every body they wanted and some how they were still cool. If you were one of the victims of the mean girls attack, You couldn't wait to grow up and get out of high school away from the drama. Surely once you become an adult , girls wouldn't act this way towards one another.

Well think again -A couple of month’s ago I decided to start a mom’s support group. I wanted to get out the house meet other moms and just talk about something other than sponge bob , icarly , bigtime rush, Timmy the lamb , Jessie, Ant Farm, Austin & Ally , Shake it up – You get the picture. All of these shows I know the theme song to, and sometimes sing while shopping. I wanted to talk about mother hood and be real! What I like about motherhood, what I love , what irritates me sometimes. Most of the mom’s I meet have been so nice and inviting. I’ve met some wonderful women !

On the other hand I’ve attended some mom group meetings were the moms have not been so inviting.

Mean Moms won’t say anything to your face ( of course that wouldn't be polite ) but you can read the look on their faces -

On Wednesdays we wear pink! Mom translation: You’re not wearing heels?

She doesn't

even go here! Mom translation: No new moms!

You can’t sit with us! Mom translation: You can’t sit with us!

Little cliques form with the moms group itself. One group meets but then all the moms break off into separate mini groups.

The I paid a lot for this purse group

The HOT moms

The Eco friendly group

The Calling Babies ugly group

The we only wear heels group

The my nail’s are done weekly Group

The Asian moms Group

The Latin moms Group

The African American moms group

The I’m glad both my shoes match group

The nursing mom group

The Starbucks mom group

The party on the weekend mom Group

And many more ……….

My point here is we are all MOMS! Hint-the name “mom’s group” DUHHH!(see it’s contagious )

We should model the way we want our children to behave! No mother should ever feel bullied or like they’ve been put into a time machine and forced to be back in high school.

Yes moms can bully other moms!

All mothers should support one another regardless of how they dress, ethnic back-round, social class or hand bag selection.

Let’s be honest – People tend to treat you differently because of your hand bag. You are still the same person inside!

To all the mean moms out there – I may want to call your Mom to tell on you.

BUT-

The mom in ME wants to put YOU and your FRIENDS in TIME OUT and show you silly pictures and happy videos.

Let’s All be Happy! We’re moms!

YOU TUBE Happy Moms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENMwqESQfMc

MY Happy Mom Dance !

Happy Mom Dance!

Silly MOM Dance !on GoodDay Sacramento


Fast Forward to the End of the Show to see My Happy moms Dance!
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/video/10024352-real-housewives-of-social-media/

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Sunday  was A GOOD DAY!

Crying baby on board!

The other day my 4mos old daughter begin to cry on the way home from the grocery store. Let me give you a little back round information about my daughter. She hates no -  despises her car seat. So much so that I don’t call it her car seat. I call it her arch enemy. She has the mirror , she has the toys  she does not care she wants OUT. While driving home siting at a red light. ( while the people in the next car over shook their heads ar me. As my daughter wails so loud you can hear her with the window up. I thought to myself – Hmm !   Someone needs to invent a BABY CRYING SIREN –

It would be genius! 

the baby crying siren would  alert other cars to move out of the way there’s a crying baby in the car behind  you. It could be purple , green, pink for girls, Blue for boys. Oh ! maybe there could be a cheetah colored one. Instead of the Wee ooh, wee ooh, wee sound. There could be a sound of a baby crying whaaaa whaawhaaa. All moms with this siren would receive special police horn announcement and police assistance.  I can hear the police now over the blow horn “move outta the way mom with  crying baby on board. Bleep” .

Only in a perfect world I guess. Any mother that has had a screaming baby in the car with her while she is driving knows what I am talking about. You feel so helpless and guilty. We must keep our children in car seats for safety. No if , and , or buts about that. Until this siren has been invented I guess I will have to keep pulling over  jumping out of the car getting the baby out nurse for 10 minutes gently put her back into the seat. Drive for 5 minutes. Pull back over get her out the seat feed her , gently put her back into the seat and drive.Until then a trip to the store will take me 4 hours.

I will be writing to my local congressmen to get this on the ballot. 

MOMS Need sirens too! #mominmelife

5 Reasons why you should be a Silly mom

                                             5 Reasons Why you should be a silly MOM

Our Job as mothers can stressful at times. Our attitudes most times don’t model the way we expect our children to act. We become overwhelmed with all the demands and request that are anticipated. As moms we sometimes forget how to have fun and just be happy. So with that in mind here are 5 reasons to be a silly mom.

1. Every minute that passes turns into the past.

You will never have today again! Utilize the time you have with your kids and make every moment a memorable one,

2. Come out of the mom shell.

WE spend too much time in there anyway. Be just YOU for a change. Look at some pictures of your younger self. Share the pictures with your kids. I’m sure there's one or two you’ll find that will make you ask the question yourself (what was i thinking?)

3. Model Life -Silliness and laughing daily.

Sing out loud a song that you love! Dance with your kids!

It’s so important to get in a silly joke or laugh each day. It really makes a difference!

4. Don't be so serious.

Remember that movie Batman that part when the joker asked "why so serious?" 

Yeah! why are we so serious? 

Adults are viewed by children as being boring, sad and upset all the time. Show your children their mom accept  the not so good parts of being adults with a smile and a tongue stuck out - Ready for anything

5. A mother’s happiness directly impacts her children’s lives-

Studies have proven that happy mothers makes for a happy home. Children that view and experience happiness in their home environment are naturally happy.

So here are the top 5 Reasons to be a silly mom. People may think you are crazy when you sing out loud. But, HAY people most likely think that anyway! PLAY.LAUGH.ENJOY being a mom. 

I am speaking from experience. Although I suffer mom related illness such as mom-me fatigue and dehydration. I still smile -drink 1 glass of water and cluck out in my bed at night.

 A Happy camper  - I Wouldn't have it any other way.

I’m all about that mom-me Life! I love all 6!

My Medal Please for 126 months of my life devoted to my children.

9 months of pregnancy X 6 kids = 54 months of my life. I have been pregnant for 54 months of life ! What! My medal Please! #wheresmymedal

Not including breast feeding 6 kids X 12 months = 72 months

Lets do the math below :

72 months of nursing + 54 months of pregnancy = 126 months of my life.

Can we have an Olympics for moms ?

who agrees I deserve a medal. 

Its no wonder why i have mom brain and tell my husband "Don't forget  to pick up the kids from the grocery store."

Hello I'm a supermom me hero - Have we meet ? 

I have devoted 126 months of my life to my children. I can only imagine how many months the Duggars mother has devoted to her children. 

Amazing!

Mom-me the Fixer

I am a Mom-me Fixer. Which means: MOM+ME=Fixer of everything

I love the television show Scandal. I sat down over the weekend to watch some reruns. The thought came to my mind, that as a mom I have the same job as Olivia Pope. Minus the wardrobe and fresh hair style.

I receive no compensation for my services. The clients (my children) have never ending problems such as:

A science fair project that needs an hypothesis, Barbie’s missing shoe, Batteries for the remote, Conference calls and apologizes for my son for  hitting the teacher in the Bum with a small eraser. (He was aiming for the kid next to her). I fix clogged sinks and toilets, Hungry tummies, wardrobe malfunction, and Missing Lego man heads. I even take the blame for late school arrivals.

The list could continue on for days, weeks even months.

 The end result is that as a mom-me fixer, i wear many hats.  Sometimes I Cry, sometimes I laugh and sometimes I hide out in the bathroom.

But being mom -ME is my job and I love it!

Hopefully, I will receive some compensation when they move out. Wishful thinking I know -

In the mean time I will settle for unlimited HUGS. 

RUDE things people say to a mother of six

2bemom-Me it means to excuse rude comments -

As a mother of 6 , I   have heard it all - Below  are some of the comments and my responses  in my mind. :0

10 Things you should never say to a women who just gave birth to her sixth child.

1. WOW! you look so tired. Are you getting any sleep? 
( I have a newborn. Sleep what is that?) 
2. You look Great !  (I know I look horrible next topic of the day Please! ) 
3.You should open a day care with all the children you have. 
( Just what i need more children in my home. music to my ears )
4. How many kids do you have ? Are you going to have more ? With a look on their face that says please don't continue to overpopulate the earth single-handedly. ( Is no the correct answer ) 
5. You must be so  busy -  (of course not would you like me to help you to your car  ) 
6. Your house smell like baby. (Guess i should bottle it up and sell it on eBay ) 
7. I don't know how you do it..... I would be pulling out my hair 
( Oh ! you thought  this was my hair this is a wig. I'm bold underneath) 
8. Can i have the little one ? ( Yes, but she is a two for one you get the teenager for free) 
9. You look so much better now that you have given birth to THAT baby. ( yes well ,I look horrible during all my pregnancies ) 
10. You are going to be raising kids for the rest of  your life. ( i never thought of it that way -Thanks for the reminder)  

Question to my Readers ?

Have you ever been mistaken as your husband/spouses Mother ?




( please don't tell me i'm the only one!) 

If so how did you react?

My story. 

I 'd taken the kids into the dentist for their 6month cleaning. I thought it would be a good idea to take all 4 kids in together on trip. As usual i checked all the kids in. Filled out all the paper work while my husband sat down with the kids and played the video game console in the waiting room for  patients. I got kid 1,2,3 seen and was on my way to getting kid number 4 in the chair for her cleaning. When one of the dental assistant  stop me with a pleasant voice and said" Mrs Walker you aren't going to get your teenagers teeth cleaned today? " I looked at her with fire in my eyes and said he's not my son he's my husband. I felt like the oldest lady in the world! Not to mention my kids laughed in the car the whole way home about how i was mistaken as their dads mother YUCK! 

Reheat Kids !

I have nights that i call - GO FOR WHAT YOU KNOW!


When my kids ask me whats for dinner ? I reply with the phrase GOFORWHATYOUKNOW!

My kids know exactly  what that means. The phrase means go in the freezer and cook what ever you know how to cook.
noodle it
hot dog it
frozen pizza in the microwave it
corn dog it
nuggets it
burrito it
bagel pizza


What ever it is you can prepare you prepare it. Preparing their own dinner once a week helps strengthen their confidence  develop independence. It also allows for mom to catch up on episode of Scandal with out interruption. Its amazing how children talk to one another when they complain about mom not cooking.

It about creating sibling bonding moments my friends.   :0