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Kentucky Cupcake is my new home. Hopefully for some time to come.

Exciting news... though kind of random and it might be confusing.

Through the years I've changed websites numerous times as I've moved through various stages of life. It works for me. Sometimes I lose readers by doing this, but it's important to me that my online space reflects my offline place in life and I don't like certain associations that are sometimes made with certain blogs I've had.

Because of this, I am opening a domain that I intend on being my final online home for some time. I picked a name that I felt reflected my youth but I could also grow into. And as much as I love "Momfish" and what it stood for, I feel limited in what I can do with it and the audience I can reach. There are more aspects to my personality than "mom", and more things I'd like to blog about -- marriage, photography attempts, outing with friends, politics, and unwavering love of unhealthy foods.

I had planned on turning Momfish into a profitable venture where I targeted a specific readership niche, but I have friends outside of that niche and I miss sharing similarities and differences with them through this great big blogger world. While I'll still have to be very careful about what I share (considering the sensitivity of my profession... well... future profession when I choose to return to work), I also recognize that it's 2011 and people are more accepting than they used to be and expect their therapist to be human and not cold or rehearsed.

So. I hope you'll come along with me, you 5 readers that have managed to keep up with me through the reader. I'll announce the new site very soon.

I'm looking for the perfect 2 under diaper bag and I'm tired of looking. There are cons to every one of the ones I've seen... and a lot of the time it's the price. Almost $200 for a diaper bag? I just can't justify it.

So far I have bought this bag in red for overnight trips, aquarium trips, trips to the zoo, etc. Basically any time I'm going to be out for hours & hours without access to the car and with both babies.

It's a huge backpack. HUGE. And since I'm only 5'2", it looks kind of ridiculous on me. I was prepared for this though and ordered it anyway, knowing we're going to need something with lots of organizational pockets for those longer days/nights.

However, I still need something that is day to day. I have two diaper bags already. A personalized one that says "EVERLY" in huge pink letters on the front (so that one is out) and a small Kalencom bag my sister bought me at a boutique simply because of the name. While I love my Kalencom bag, it's very, very small and doesn't have any insulated pockets and the inside pockets are small and hard to reach into. It's one of the older generation styles and it just doesn't work the way I need it to. However, I'm a pretty light packer and I've appreciated the fact that I don't feel like I'm toting around a piece of luggage when I carry it.


DESIRED FEATURES
-Two outside pockets, preferably insulated. One for a sippy and one for a bottle.
-A key holder on an easy to access outside pocket
-A light colored interior so I can see inside
-Big enough to carry enough stuff for 2 babies, but not so big that it's bulky & riduclous
-Nothing babyish that couldn't look like a regular messenger/backpack/whatever
-Something gender and color neutral so Billy can carry it, too
-Ability to carry as a messenger back (and/or backpack)
-Padded shoulder straps for comfort
-Zip or strong magnetic closures because Everly (and playgroup babies) like going through diaper bags and taking everything out

Anybody have any recommendations?

Found this article on the Myths About Circumcision You Likely Believe to be pretty fascinating. Some of the myths include:

1) It doesn't hurt the baby
2) The baby won't remember it
3) It doesn't cause the baby any long-term harm

Read more about it here, especially if you're pregnant with a baby boy.

How do you decide how to dress your child? Do you use their preferences or do you dress them how you would dress yourself at that age? Do you dress them just like you, or do you try and give them a unique style that you would never pull off yourself? Do you like to dress them in the latest trends or only designer clothes?

One thing I've noticed about how I dress Everly is that a lot of her clothes are gifts, so everything is pretty eclectic. A matter of fact, I've only bought her something myself a handful of times (like online just now) because she has been pretty stocked up to this point. Here are some of the things I just bought her at The Children's Place:

Moms need breaks.

For many a "break" means an alcoholic beverage. But when you've been pregnant for half of your life, you have no idea what that even tastes like any more. So instead you host a slumber party at your house with babyless friends who stay the night to indulge you, make mocktails (1 part orange juice, 2 parts cranberry juice, 3 parts gingerale), and line the rim of a wine glass (because you don't have martini glasses) with sprinkles to be cutesy.

It felt like I was in college again. Only in college I didn't look like a bloated wreck of a mess (at least not all the time). We stayed up until 2am talking, watching movies, and eating chips, Bagel Bites, and white macadamia nut cookies. I woke up around 4:30am with vicious heartburn but it was worth it. I was with two of my best girl friends and we never skip a beat when we get back together. It's as if we're the same girls that used to dance on stage every Saturday at our favorite club.



The same girls only now we look at Scentsy stuff, talk about upcoming weddings and my upcoming baby (along with the cutie I already have) and bond over stories about our significant others being ridiculous. The conversation has changed a little, but the friendship always seems to pick up right where it left off.