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Trumix.com listings available of Mommycast Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. MommyCast Show #300: What’s Good Enough? Let it go. That’s the topic of this show. According to Working Mother Magazine, we all know we can’t do it all. But, some of us keep trying and those of us who have stopped trying are peppering ourselves with guilt. Learning to let things go is the name of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #300: What’s Good Enough? Let it go. That’s the topic of this show. According to Working Mother Magazine, we all know we can’t do it all. But, some of us keep trying and those of us who have stopped trying are peppering ourselves with guilt. Learning to let things go is the name of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #299: Balancing Your Life We have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. James M. Rippe today. Dr. Rippe is a cardiologist and the author of 41 books! His latest book is entitled Your Plan for a Balanced Life. I’m all for finding balance! The book also has a companion website: www.startmakingchoices.com. The book and the website are well worth checking [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #299: Balancing Your Life We have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. James M. Rippe today. Dr. Rippe is a cardiologist and the author of 41 books! His latest book is entitled Your Plan for a Balanced Life. I’m all for finding balance! The book also has a companion website: www.startmakingchoices.com. The book and the website are well worth checking [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #298: We Survived! We survived a week of shooting MommyCast.tv. Sheesh! It was exhausting! Now everything goes to post production. ETA? We think early June. We’re anxious to see the finished product! Speaking of TV, have you heard about Tim Robbins‘ speech at the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #298: We Survived! We survived a week of shooting MommyCast.tv. Sheesh! It was exhausting! Now everything goes to post production. ETA? We think early June. We’re anxious to see the finished product! Speaking of TV, have you heard about Tim Robbins‘ speech at the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Special Edition: Potty Training 2! Bribery…er…rewards? This is the second of what may be many installments of Paige and her quest to get Johnny potty trained. Stay tuned….. Click here to download the .mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #297: Life Lesson Every so often a situation presents itself and you have the opportunity to teach your children a lesson about life. Life isn’t always fair. Things don’t always go the way you want them to. A recent event has led me down this path with Taylor. Its not the way I would [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #297: Life Lesson Every so often a situation presents itself and you have the opportunity to teach your children a lesson about life. Life isn’t always fair. Things don’t always go the way you want them to. A recent event has led me down this path with Taylor. Its not the way I would [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #296: Sending Your Child Out Into the World…. Without us! That’s right. We are sending Aves on a major trip with his grandparents. He’ll be gone 2 1/2 weeks. He’s fine. We’re not so sure. It’s the longest time we’ve ever been away from him. *Sigh* Does he have to grow up so fast? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #296: Sending Your Child Out Into the World…. Without us! That’s right. We are sending Aves on a major trip with his grandparents. He’ll be gone 2 1/2 weeks. He’s fine. We’re not so sure. It’s the longest time we’ve ever been away from him. *Sigh* Does he have to grow up so fast? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Special Edition: Potty Training Take 1 This is the first of what may be many installments of Paige and her quest to get Johnny potty trained. Stay tuned….. Click here to download the .mp3 Tags: mom, mommy, mother, family, dad, kids, children, parents, potty, training Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #293: Happy Birthday to the Dixie Bath Cup! The Dixie Bath Cup is 100 years old! WOW! That’s a long time! Thanks to the Dixie Bath Cup for helping to keep our families well for 100 years! This show is brought to you by Dixie. Thanks to our little friends for their contributions to this show! Click here to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #293: Happy Birthday to the Dixie Bath Cup! The Dixie Bath Cup is 100 years old! WOW! That’s a long time! Thanks to the Dixie Bath Cup for helping to keep our families well for 100 years! This show is brought to you by Dixie. Thanks to our little friends for their contributions to this show! Click here to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #292: Labor Pains or Braxton Hicks? Recently, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Winifred Soufi, MD, PhD. Dr. Soufi is an ObGyn located in Atlanta. In this show, we cover all things ObGyn. Among the many topics, we discuss labor and how to determine if it is just Braxton Hicks, or the real thing. This is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #292: Labor Pains or Braxton Hicks? Recently, we had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Winifred Soufi, MD, PhD. Dr. Soufi is an ObGyn located in Atlanta. In this show, we cover all things ObGyn. Among the many topics, we discuss labor and how to determine if it is just Braxton Hicks, or the real thing. This is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #291: Happy Birthday to Jeff! We all helped Paige’s husband Jeff celebrate his 40th birthday recently. The celebration included an easy (not so easy) video that Paige put together as a surprise for him. What a great wife! Then, after lamenting about the time change (why is that so hard?) we wind up talking about getting ready [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #291: Happy Birthday to Jeff! We all helped Paige’s husband Jeff celebrate his 40th birthday recently. The celebration included an easy (not so easy) video that Paige put together as a surprise for him. What a great wife! Then, after lamenting about the time change (why is that so hard?) we wind up talking about getting ready [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #290: When Does Childhood End? Puberty is a milestone, no doubt. But is this really when childhood ends? A report from ABCNews says that according to surveys recently taken in Britain, 11 is it! Paige and I discuss this in reference to our recent interview with Bob Compton, Executive Producer of 2 Million Minutes (see show #289). [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #290: When Does Childhood End? Puberty is a milestone, no doubt. But is this really when childhood ends? A report from ABCNews says that according to surveys recently taken in Britain, 11 is it! Paige and I discuss this in reference to our recent interview with Bob Compton, Executive Producer of 2 Million Minutes (see show #289). [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #289: Addicted to Motherhood There are many reasons for women to want to have large families. But, could one of those reasons be an addiction? In a recent report from ABCNews.com, doctors explain that some women continue to have babies because they are actually addicted to motherhood! Then, Paige and I share some great comments from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #289: Addicted to Motherhood There are many reasons for women to want to have large families. But, could one of those reasons be an addiction? In a recent report from ABCNews.com, doctors explain that some women continue to have babies because they are actually addicted to motherhood! Then, Paige and I share some great comments from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Movie Pick: 2 Million Minutes Wonder how your high school students measure up to high school students in India and China? Don’t think you need to care? You need to watch 2 Million Minutes! Only available on DVD, this is a must see movie. And, you need to watch it with your children! We have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Movie Pick: 2 Million Minutes Wonder how your high school students measure up to high school students in India and China? Don’t think you need to care? You need to watch 2 Million Minutes! Only available on DVD, this is a must see movie. And, you need to watch it with your children! We have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #287: Preeclampsia Paige and I talk about Preeclampsia. This dangerous condition that can occur in the later part of pregnancy is one of the leading causes of maternal and infant illness and death world wide. For more information, go to Preeclampsia.org. This show is brought to you by FullTerm. Thanks to Dixie for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #283: 10 Diet Myths Are you tired of those pesky pounds? I am! It seems the harder I work out, the harder it is to lose weight! Paige and I discuss an article from Real Simple Magazine about the top 10 diet myths. Ok. So now it seems all I know about dieting has [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #280: MacWorld Follow Up We’re a little late with our MacWorld follow-up (technical difficulties). But we wanted to share a few things with you. First, Paige and I were completely surprised to see the Every Baby Has A Story Bus parked in front of Moscone Center! You may remember that we talked about it in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Movie Pick: Juno! Paige saw Juno last weekend. And then, she saw it again! I think she may almost be as in love with this movie as she is with her Xbox 360! There are definite moral issues confronted here. Paige and I talk about whether the movie teaches a lesson or condones teen [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Every Monday Matters! Purchase the book at the MommyCast.com website! Wondering how you can make a difference in the world? The book Every Monday Matters, 52 Ways to Make a Difference which we highlighted in our show #268, helps you get focused on things you can do to help the world. Some things are simple. Some [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #275: Hope 2008 is Great! Paige and I talk about our new year resolutions, or lack there of. Organization is at the top of our list. Health is another. Paige needs to go to the eye doctor and now that I have had my first colonoscopy it is time for a mammogram! Its so much fun [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #271: The Symbols of Christmas We’re getting ready for Christmas and thinking about what all of this means. Where did the Christmas Tree come from? How about Christmas Lights? Here is some historical background on the symbols of the season and maybe a little insight into why we are doing all of this! Our song is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #270: All About……. We’ve had our first snow, so here are some interesting facts from Discover Magazine about…..SNOW! Hope you all are staying warm! Be sure to check out our really cool song In the Sun They Melted by Insideout Acappella! Your kids will LOVE it and keep in mind there are NO instruments in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #270: All About……. We’ve had our first snow, so here are some interesting facts from Discover Magazine about…..SNOW! Hope you all are staying warm! Be sure to check out our really cool song In the Sun They Melted by Insideout Acappella! Your kids will LOVE it and keep in mind there are NO instruments in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #264: Peanut Butter Balls! Special Video Show! In this segment, we again welcome our friend and chef, Rachel Ruff to our show. Rachel walks us through a quick, easy and nutritious snack for after school. Thanks to Rachel for her help with this show! And, thanks to all of our listeners for the positive feedback on our video shows! [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Movie Pick: Enchanted! Paige took her kids to see Disney’s new movie Enchanted. She loved it, and so did her kids! Yes, even Sam (fourteen year old boy) loved it! It’s great for the whole family and a lot of fun. Let us know how you like it! Click here to download the .mp3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #262: A Very Special Thanksgiving Lindsey is back to tell us about the final chapter of her adoption experience. For nine months, she and her husband have been through an amazing experience weaving their way through the domestic adoption process. This is part 4 of our interviews with Lindsey. She has much to be thankful for and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #259: Fruit Kabobs! Special Video Show! We’re dipping our toe into video! We’re new at this, so not too many tomatoes, please! In this segment, we again welcome our friend and chef, Rachel Ruff to our show. Rachel walks us through a quick, easy and nutritious snack for after school. Thanks to Rachel for her help [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #257: Parent/Teacher Conferences We’ve weathered the first Parent/Teacher conferences of the year. Not too bad, with the exception of Kindergarten. When did Kindergarten get so intense? But first, news of abuse coming from Oprah Winfrey’s new South African Leadership Academy have saddened all of us. But, the way Oprah swiftly and decisively dealt with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Movie Pick: Dan in Real Life! We had date night with the husbands on Saturday and saw Dan in Real Life! We loved this movie! The movie stars Steve Carell and comes from Touchstone pictures. We hope you have a chance to see it. Let us know what you think! The soundtrack is awesome, too! Click here to download the .mp3 Tags: mom, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #256: Cooking Show! Special Video Show! We’re dipping our toe into video! We’re new at this, so not too many tomatoes, please! In this segment, we welcome our friend and chef, Rachel Ruff to our show. Rachel walks us through a quick, easy and nutritious pasta dish for your whole family. Thanks to Rachel for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #255: Happy Halloween! We’re getting ready for the big night. Decorations are up and pumpkins are carved. Here are some tips from Scholastic to help you have a save and healthy Halloween! Our song is Halloween by Fishing for Comets. Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show! Have you joined the MommyCast Facebook Group? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #252: Celebrate the Scribble! Today we celebrate all of those marks on the wall left by your lovable budding Picasso! But, those aren’t just works of art! Those seemingly random marks on the page give you important insight into your child’s development. Bet you didn’t know that! We have the pleasure of interviewing Kathy Hirsh-Pasek [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #251: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Yes, it’s time to renew your commitment to breast health. Have you had your annual mammogram? Or have you done a self-exam recently? You NEED to do it! You know you do! And while we’re on the topic, check out what’s going on at Designhergals.com. They’re having a virtual [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #244: Postpartum Depression Once again, there is another devastating story in the news about a new mom suffering from Postpartum Psychosis. We all need to learn the warning signs! Quite often, its the friends who can recognize the signs, not the mom and probably not even the husband. So, Paige and I go through the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #240: An Interview with Zarif Paige had the pleasure of interviewing Zarif, lead singer of The Next Men on the MommyCast Music Show. Zarif is a new singer/songwriter from the UK and is in the middle of recording her first album. Her debut album, entitled This Was Supposed to be the Future will be released in November. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #237: The First Day of School Did you survive? We did, but not without a few bumps in the road. Now we’re filling out forms and trying to get a handle on our new schedules. *Sigh* Our song is Something Got You by The Nextmen. If you like this song, you might want to check out [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Test Post Now it’s my turn. We spent two weeks in Nevada and California. Very low-key! The weather was spectacular in California where we lounged by the pool and visited family and old friends. Speaking of lounging, I read the entire Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. WOW! What a fun group [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #233: 8 Things Noone Ever Told You About Being a Mom I think there are a lot more things, but maybe that is just a sign of how under-prepared I was! This article by Paula Spencer highlights the top 8. You can find the article at Parenting Magazine. Our song is Our Nights by the Lovespirals. This show is brought to you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #231: Internet Safety Paige and I discuss the very serious topic of Internet Safety for our kids. We reference an article written by Associated Press writer Gary D. Robertson. In the article, he reports that MySpace, the popular social network, has found 29,000 sex offenders within its network. This is absolutely frightening considering we have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #230: Domestic Adoption Pt. 3 We’re back with Lindsey, following up on her efforts to adopt baby Tyson. Now, nearly six months into the ordeal, the adoption is still not final! It makes you think why anyone would want to adopt domestically, at all! We want to thank Lindsey for sharing her story with us! This [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #227: Potty Training Boys Paige and I discuss the woes of potty training boys. Johnny isn’t the least bit interested which has Paige’s dreams of a diaper free existence fading. Our song is Babies Are Gross by Sue Wood. This show is brought to you by Pull-Ups. Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show! Click here [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apple iPhone! We’ve got them and……..we LOVE them! Here’s our review of the hottest new product to hit the stores since the iPod. Apple iPhone!  Thanks to Apple! Click here to download the .m4a Click here to download the .mp3 Tags: mom, mother, family, children, kids, parents, iPhone, apple Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #206: Feeding Your Children We have the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Ward, RD. Elizabeth is the author of numerous books on nutrition for kids including “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler.” Elizabeth is well qualified to tell us how to deal with those oh so picky eaters! Thanks to Dixie for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #204: What Do Moms Do All Day? A recent query in the “Tell Me About It” column of the Washington Post asked what stay-at-home moms do all day? Hmmmmmm…. Well, let’s see. Paige and I have a lengthy discussion about this and absolutely love the answer given in the column. After listening to O Beautiful by Tara Leigh Cobble, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #197: Mother’s Day Re-Cap! We had a great Mother’s Day and hope you did too! Gretchen spent hers in New York City. Paige spent hers jumping on her new trampoline! After sharing our Mother’s Day moments, Paige talks about her new alarm system. Our song is Crush by Tommy Brown. Thanks to Dixie for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #197: Mother’s Day Re-Cap! We had a great Mother’s Day and hope you did too! Gretchen spent hers in New York City. Paige spent hers jumping on her new trampoline! After sharing our Mother’s Day moments, Paige talks about her new alarm system. Our song is Crush by Tommy Brown. Thanks to Dixie for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #196: Africa Follow Up! Thanks to our listener Robin for sending in her unique perspective on moms in South Africa! Freshly back from her trip to South Africa, Robin talked to the moms and sent in some terrific audio for our show! Then I share a recent Africa project Avery had to do for his second grade [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #196: Africa Follow Up! Thanks to our listener Robin for sending in her unique perspective on moms in South Africa! Freshly back from her trip to South Africa, Robin talked to the moms and sent in some terrific audio for our show! Then I share a recent Africa project Avery had to do for his second grade [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #195: Saying Yes to Mess! Additude magazine brings us an article on embracing mess. Maybe a mess isn’t such a bad thing…? Then we discuss an awesome email we received from our listener, Ashley. Thanks Ashley! Our song is Wasting My Time by Matthew Ebel. Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show!Click here [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #195: Saying Yes to Mess! Additude magazine brings us an article on embracing mess. Maybe a mess isn’t such a bad thing…? Then we discuss an awesome email we received from our listener, Ashley. Thanks Ashley! Our song is Wasting My Time by Matthew Ebel. Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show!Click here [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast #194: Tantrums! So you’re walking through the grocery store and your child wants you to buy the cereal with the bunny on the box. You say no. Next thing he’s on the aisle floor screaming and throwing a major fit. What do you do? Paige and I talk about the 10 Tantrum Tamers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast #194: Tantrums! So you’re walking through the grocery store and your child wants you to buy the cereal with the bunny on the box. You say no. Next thing he’s on the aisle floor screaming and throwing a major fit. What do you do? Paige and I talk about the 10 Tantrum Tamers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #193: The Husbands Have Taken Over! MommyCast has been hijacked by the husbands! In honor of Mother’s Day, Jeff and Paul give Paige and Gretchen the day off. Now you get to hear their side! The song is Happy Mothers Day by the Alice Project. This show is brought to you by Nestle Nesquik. Thanks to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #193: The Husbands Have Taken Over! MommyCast has been hijacked by the husbands! In honor of Mother’s Day, Jeff and Paul give Paige and Gretchen the day off. Now you get to hear their side! The song is Happy Mothers Day by the Alice Project. This show is brought to you by Nestle Nesquik. Thanks to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #192: A Great Mom! How can you be a great mom? Here is an article straight from Parenting Magazine that tells you how to be one! Then, Paige and I talk about the end of the year schedule. With plays, parties and concerts we are barely hanging on! Appropriately, our song is Hanging On by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #192: A Great Mom! How can you be a great mom? Here is an article straight from Parenting Magazine that tells you how to be one! Then, Paige and I talk about the end of the year schedule. With plays, parties and concerts we are barely hanging on! Appropriately, our song is Hanging On by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #191: Osteoporosis We have good news on the osteoporosis front! We love progress on behalf of women’s health. Paige and I discuss a recent scientific study reported by ABC News about the latest in the fight against osteoporosis. Then we talk about Kindergarten orientation. Our song is Happy by Oneside. This show [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #191: Osteoporosis We have good news on the osteoporosis front! We love progress on behalf of women’s health. Paige and I discuss a recent scientific study reported by ABC News about the latest in the fight against osteoporosis. Then we talk about Kindergarten orientation. Our song is Happy by Oneside. This show [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #190: What Are Moms Worth? Paige and I discuss a recent article which declares what a mom is worth if she were to be paid for all she does. Yeah, right! Seems to us there is a lot more there than what you can place a value on! We wind up our show by giving our ideas [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #190: What Are Moms Worth? Paige and I discuss a recent article which declares what a mom is worth if she were to be paid for all she does. Yeah, right! Seems to us there is a lot more there than what you can place a value on! We wind up our show by giving our ideas [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #189: Does Pregnancy Weight Affect Toddlers? Okay. Here’s one more thing to worry about. As if pregnancy didn’t bring about enough stress and worry! According to a recent study, how much weight a woman gains during her pregnancy will have a direct impact on how heavy and even overweight the child will be as a toddler. Feel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #189: Does Pregnancy Weight Affect Toddlers? Okay. Here’s one more thing to worry about. As if pregnancy didn’t bring about enough stress and worry! According to a recent study, how much weight a woman gains during her pregnancy will have a direct impact on how heavy and even overweight the child will be as a toddler. Feel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #188: Are You A Safe Driver? Most of us think we are great drivers. Gretchen and I discuss an article in Parents Magazine addressing common mistakes that moms make while driving. The article is complete with a multiple choice test at the end. Our song is Always by LVT.Click here for the m4aClick here for the mp300:00 MommyCast Show #18800:56 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #188: Are You A Safe Driver? Most of us think we are great drivers. Gretchen and I discuss an article in Parents Magazine addressing common mistakes that moms make while driving. The article is complete with a multiple choice test at the end. Our song is Always by LVT.Click here for the m4aClick here for the mp300:00 MommyCast Show #18800:56 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #187: Email from a Listener We got a really great email from a listener that we thought we would share and address on the show. He let us know about the Family Medical Leave Act that Canada has as compared to the US. Then he explained how he feels about using paper products and we explain why we use [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #187: Email from a Listener We got a really great email from a listener that we thought we would share and address on the show. He let us know about the Family Medical Leave Act that Canada has as compared to the US. Then he explained how he feels about using paper products and we explain why we use [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #186: Parenting Tips Gretchen is off to her Regional Dance America National Festival so I am left to post the next few shows. In this show we discuss what a lifesaver Let’s Dish can be when it comes to getting an affordable healthy meal on the table in a reasonable amount of time. Then we discuss [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #186: Parenting Tips Gretchen is off to her Regional Dance America National Festival so I am left to post the next few shows. In this show we discuss what a lifesaver Let’s Dish can be when it comes to getting an affordable healthy meal on the table in a reasonable amount of time. Then we discuss [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #185: Tragedy! Our hearts are heavy with the news of the horrific shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech. Our prayers are with the families and the victims. Could this have been prevented? What pushes a person to do something like this? Our song is Ocean by Lee Coulter. Thanks to Dixie for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #185: Tragedy! Our hearts are heavy with the news of the horrific shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech. Our prayers are with the families and the victims. Could this have been prevented? What pushes a person to do something like this? Our song is Ocean by Lee Coulter. Thanks to Dixie for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #184: Prevent Pre-Term Birth April is the month that we get to walk on behalf of the March of Dimes. Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death. It has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S, endangering the lives of more than half a million babies. Join the March of Dimes WalkAmerica for all babies. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #184: Prevent Pre-Term Birth April is the month that we get to walk on behalf of the March of Dimes. Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death. It has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S, endangering the lives of more than half a million babies. Join the March of Dimes WalkAmerica for all babies. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #183: Helicopter Parents Today we talk about a recent article in the Washington Post about Helicopter Parents. Do you hover over your children? Are you too involved in their lives? Paige and I compare ourselves to the signs of helicopter parenting. One of us is hovering. Can you guess which one? Then [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #183: Helicopter Parents Today we talk about a recent article in the Washington Post about Helicopter Parents. Do you hover over your children? Are you too involved in their lives? Paige and I compare ourselves to the signs of helicopter parenting. One of us is hovering. Can you guess which one? Then [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #182: Movie Pick! We took the kids to see Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. It was terrific! The movie had lots of great messages about determination and never giving up. Plus, it was enjoyable for the whole family - parents too! We hope you have the opportunity to go see this great movie! Let [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #182: Movie Pick! We took the kids to see Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. It was terrific! The movie had lots of great messages about determination and never giving up. Plus, it was enjoyable for the whole family - parents too! We hope you have the opportunity to go see this great movie! Let [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #181: Working from Home Paige is in South Carolina and I’m in Virginia both enjoying spring break! Paige is beaching it.  Gretchen took the kids to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.  In this show we answer an email sent to us by Phillipa from Australia regarding jobs you can do from your home. Obviously, podcasting is one of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #181: Working from Home Paige is in South Carolina and I’m in Virginia both enjoying spring break! Paige is beaching it.  Gretchen took the kids to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.  In this show we answer an email sent to us by Phillipa from Australia regarding jobs you can do from your home. Obviously, podcasting is one of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #172: More from PMA! Take a tour of all the latest photo technology with Paige and she wanders the floor of the PMA in Las Vegas! Highlights include a very cool kids protection system from OnGuardKids.com, the Puzzle Shots Factory (due out in the next 3 months), a digital backpack called the SanDisk Cruzer Freedom, giving kids less [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #171: Paige at PMA! Gretchen is in Virginia being snowed on while Paige is in Las Vegas at the PMA (Photo Marketing Association) conference. What’s up with that? Anyway, Paige is reporting on some really cool photo stuff - great for moms! Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show!Click here for the .m4aClick here for the .mp300:00 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #171: Paige at PMA! Gretchen is in Virginia being snowed on while Paige is in Las Vegas at the PMA (Photo Marketing Association) conference. What’s up with that? Anyway, Paige is reporting on some really cool photo stuff - great for moms! Thanks to Dixie for sponsoring our show!Click here for the .m4aClick here for the .mp300:00 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #170: Do Words Really Help Your Marriage? We found an interesting article on MSNBC.com which discusses how talking about your relationship may not be the healthiest thing to do.What?! Men and women are different and words mean different things to each gender. If we don’t understand this, we may do more harm then good. Hmmmmm….. Our [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #170: Do Words Really Help Your Marriage? We found an interesting article on MSNBC.com which discusses how talking about your relationship may not be the healthiest thing to do.What?! Men and women are different and words mean different things to each gender. If we don’t understand this, we may do more harm then good. Hmmmmm….. Our [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Check Out Katie’s Science Fair Project! Paige’s daughter Katie just completed her science fair project using Mentos, Pop Rocks and all sorts of sodas. Good job Katie! Sorry, no audio file for this one. You can view it on your computer with either Quicktime or by clicking on the YouTube link.Click here to download the .mp4 (QuickTime)Click here [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #169: Must See TV! You have to watch the re-broadcast of the Oprah Winfrey special! And, you need to watch it with your kids! This is amazing!!!! The broadcast will air again on Saturday, March 3 on ABC. We also give you more dental tips for your children brought to you by OralB. Then [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #169: Must See TV! You have to watch the re-broadcast of the Oprah Winfrey special! And, you need to watch it with your kids! This is amazing!!!! The broadcast will air again on Saturday, March 3 on ABC. We also give you more dental tips for your children brought to you by OralB. Then [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #168: World’s Smallest Baby The world’s smallest baby went home last week. Rumasia Rahman was born at 25 weeks gestation. She weighed less than a can of soda and was no bigger than a cell phone! We’re thrilled that this little girl survived and has now been released from the hospital! But, this really hits [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #168: World’s Smallest Baby The world’s smallest baby went home last week. Rumasia Rahman was born at 25 weeks gestation. She weighed less than a can of soda and was no bigger than a cell phone! We’re thrilled that this little girl survived and has now been released from the hospital! But, this really hits [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #167: Children in Africa We congratulate Oprah on the opening of her new school for girls in South Africa! We are pleased to bring you our interview with Paige’s friend, Jen in its entirety. Jen is a mother of 5 and lived in East Africa for several years. Her insight on not only the educational system [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #167: Children in Africa We congratulate Oprah on the opening of her new school for girls in South Africa! We are pleased to bring you our interview with Paige’s friend, Jen in its entirety. Jen is a mother of 5 and lived in East Africa for several years. Her insight on not only the educational system [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #166: The Beauty of Aging Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Mary Morris. Mary is one of the featured models of the Dove ProAge campaign. Perhaps you have heard of it? Dove searched for regular women - not professional models to be featured in this new campaign. They found several women who are the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #166: The Beauty of Aging Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Mary Morris. Mary is one of the featured models of the Dove ProAge campaign. Perhaps you have heard of it? Dove searched for regular women - not professional models to be featured in this new campaign. They found several women who are the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast #165: Rett Syndrome We have the pleasure of speaking with Ingrid, mother of 3. Ingrid has a daughter with Rett Syndrome. There are just a handful of disorders that only affect females. Breast cancer is the most prevalent. Rett Syndrome is just as devastating, and affects a potential one in 5,000 girls. Ingrid [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast #165: Rett Syndrome We have the pleasure of speaking with Ingrid, mother of 3. Ingrid has a daughter with Rett Syndrome. There are just a handful of disorders that only affect females. Breast cancer is the most prevalent. Rett Syndrome is just as devastating, and affects a potential one in 5,000 girls. Ingrid [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #164: Another Snow Day! We’re home with the kids again. Three days of no school. Its not the snow that is causing the problem. Its the four inches of solid ice on the neighborhood streets that are keeping the school buses away. Oh, well! Paige is at home with her kids going a bit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #164: Another Snow Day! We’re home with the kids again. Three days of no school. Its not the snow that is causing the problem. Its the four inches of solid ice on the neighborhood streets that are keeping the school buses away. Oh, well! Paige is at home with her kids going a bit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #163: Reading is Fundamental We are pleased to interview Carol Hampton Rasco, President and CEO of Reading is Fundamental. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8 and motivate them to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. Now, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #163: Reading is Fundamental We are pleased to interview Carol Hampton Rasco, President and CEO of Reading is Fundamental. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8 and motivate them to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. Now, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #162: Tonsillectomies Today we speak with Dr. Kim Shepard from the Stanford ENT program about tonsillectomies. Specifically, we talk about the latest procedure called Coblation Assisted Tonsillectomy. This new procedure limits the amount of pain and shortens the recovery time of tonsillectomies by leaps and bounds! Kim trains Stanford residents and is the mother [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #162: Tonsillectomies Today we speak with Dr. Kim Shepard from the Stanford ENT program about tonsillectomies. Specifically, we talk about the latest procedure called Coblation Assisted Tonsillectomy. This new procedure limits the amount of pain and shortens the recovery time of tonsillectomies by leaps and bounds! Kim trains Stanford residents and is the mother [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #161: Snow Day! We’re home with the kids today. Two inches of snow and the buses can’t make it down the road! Oh well! Paige is calling in from home and we talk about the day and catch up on important things like…..high school orientation! YIKES! Our song is Couple of Friends by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #161: Snow Day! We’re home with the kids today. Two inches of snow and the buses can’t make it down the road! Oh well! Paige is calling in from home and we talk about the day and catch up on important things like…..high school orientation! YIKES! Our song is Couple of Friends by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #160: February is Children’s Oral Health Month! We have the pleasure to speak to Joan Lunden again! This time we talk about the important topic of children’s oral health. Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, five times more common than asthma? It’s important for parents to be informed about oral health to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website MommyCast Show #160: February is Children’s Oral Health Month! We have the pleasure to speak to Joan Lunden again! This time we talk about the important topic of children’s oral health. Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, five times more common than asthma? It’s important for parents to be informed about oral health to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone |