A big welcome to all my new facebook fans! Of course I love everyone that reads my blog but the new fans are so shiny! I thought I'd take the new fans and the new year as an opportunity to put together The Mommy Shorts User Guide, because ideally, I want this blog to be an interactive place and not just me spouting on and on about my child. Although, have you met her? Because she is ADORABLE. But I'm sure your kids (if you've got 'em) are cute too, although without any concrete evidence, I have no way of knowing for sure. Which brings me too…
Reader Shorts: If you have any cute pictures or funny videos of your kids that you'd like to share, I would love to see them. Maybe I'll use one for a caption contest or a "separated at birth" post. Maybe your kid will be cast as Inigo Montoya in my baby rendition of the Princess Bride. Who knows? I also put out alerts on facebook if I am looking for something specific— like holiday pics or cake smash shots. And don't think because you sent in photos once, I don't want to hear from you again. I love when the same kids are featured over and over again so we all get to know them together. Just look at breakout Mommy Shorts phenomenon— Charlie!
Baby Profiling: Most Fridays, I post recaps and baby profiles. But I'll make an exception if you would like your baby's profile posted on their actual birthday. Baby profiles are reader submitted by emailing me a picture of your kid (close-up is best) with short answers to a few profile questions. If you have a blog, you can use your answers to link back to your own posts. Here's an example…
Name: Mazzy Rose
Nickname: Munchkin
Build: Compact with a pot belly
Signature Style: Seventies Chic
Favorite Grub: The plate
Can't Live Without: Her secret
stash of Cheerios
Favorite Book: For Just One Day
Pet Peeve: Putting on her PJs
Best Trick: Nose wipe deflection
and pulling down my pants
Future Career: Trapeze artist or
President
Got it? If you'd like to submit a profile, click here.
Caption Contest Queen: I post caption contests every other week. If you win the contest, then you are crowned "Queen" (at a fabulous ceremony that exists in my head). The title comes with the supreme honor of judging the next caption contest. If you are a man, and you don't like the title of "Queen" (although you might), I will name you something more appropriate. Like "Duchess".
Comment Candy: I love comments. Really I do. Short ones. Long ones. Serious, clever, whatever. Just seeing your names pop up in my inbox makes me happy. I respond to about 90% of them. I don't know if commenters ever check back, but know that if you do, there is likely a response sitting quietly with its hands to itself waiting for your return.
The Mommy Shorts Shop: Almost all items featured on Mommy Shorts can be found in The Mommy Shorts Shop. (Nobody pays me to feature them). If you want to purchase one of the items, I ask that you please do it through my shop because then I get a commission from Amazon on the sale. If all goes as planned, I can buy that new pair of socks I've been coveting by next Christmas.
Dr. B: Dr. B has a doctorate in early childhood development (those things aren't easy to get!) and since she's my sister, I have exclusive access to her. Well, I have to split her with her husband, her dog and her dayjob, but otherwise she is all mine! Which means she is yours, too. If you have a question regarding your child's development, just email me. (Your question is posted annoymously).
Giveaways: You can always find the current giveaway as well as the announcement of the winner in the upper right hand corner of my sidebar. Giveaways are for facebook fans only. Not because I want to be difficult but because I want my loyal readers to be rewarded. Currently, I am giving away a beautiful customized mommy necklace from Artwark. If you haven't already entered (and why wouldn't you?), you have until Jan 7th.
Payback: I'm not gonna lie about it— I want Mommy Shorts to catch on. The more followers the better. In exchange for keeping you all entertained, I'd love if you could spread the word. How can you do that? Tell your friends, vote for me at Babble.com, click on the Top Mommy Blogs or the Top Baby Blogs buttons, click "like" under the post or on the facebook fanpage, share my posts, link to me, retweet, etc. The more you get involved, the more others get involved and then the more fun it is for everyone I hope.
Lastly, if you have any feedback whatsoever, please comment or send me an email. Even if it's to say— shut up with the stupid user guide stuff and get back to the regularly scheduled program!
Thanks for reading. Sincerely.
—Mommy Shorts
I would just like to say that while I don’t know if it’s possible for you to do, it would be extremely helpful to be able to subscribe to follow-up comments through email.
But otherwise, keep doing what you’re doing!
You know what I haven’t told you lately, Mommy Shorts? How awesome you are and how much Kate & I love you. xo, Lydia
I will look into right now. Thanks!
Awww… I’ve been thinking about you guys too. Have two posts I’m thinking about writing just for YOU.
i just found this site yesterday. i LOVE it, count on more members because i have alot of mommy friends! do you have anything possibly for “all boys” house or for mothers of multiples?
Bring on the mommy friends— I would love it! Unfortunately, I only have the experience of my baby girl to write about but if anyone would like to do a guest post about being the only girl in the house or having quintuplets, I am all ears.
As far as featuring boy related items, I always try to create a balance so since I posted the super girlie pink pram post yesterday, I will totally feature something more rough & tumble next week. (Although girls can be rough & tumble too!)
You can also check out the “If Mazzy were a boy” section of the shop at http://bit.ly/ecTmJ8 or the baby gift round-ups which include items such as pirate sock monkeys, dinosaur crayons, and monster onesies at https://www.mommyshorts.com/baby-gift-round-ups/.
Hope that helps!
You are a mean, lean blogging machine!
Likewise:)
Yeah!!! I am so happy to have found you. This is a GREAT blog – and, yes, she is crazy adorable. I am a Mom of 7,living in the woods of Seattle – not the chic Mommy you are, but I am an east coast city girl at heart. I have started a blog too: http://girlonsaturday.blogspot.com and I am in awe of the expert job you have done at putting it all together. Liking you on Facebook now and wising you huge amounts of luck to put with your huge amounts of talent.
Love your site and your tweets. Added your to our FAV mom’s list! Thanks for all the wonderful things you share!
Hello!
I just read your article about get the toddlers to listen… I would like to post your article in my blog but in spanish for my friends, are you ok whith it?? br you prefer not to?? of course i’m putting the link to you original article for them to look forward to your page!
Rgds,
S.
So one question. I would love to go back and see the oldest posts but there doesn’t seem to be a way to sort your blog posts by date… Am I just missing this? I want to see Mommy Shorts when she first got started!
I never really understood the joy that my husband got from the blogs that he follows regularly and to be honest, I was a bit jealous that I hadn’t found any that I wanted to read everyday. I didn’t get it until now. Your posts are a real and refreshingly honest take on parenting that any with children can relate to! Although I have 4 children between the ages of 7 and 9, and very few moments are truly mine during the day, I will find the time and escape to read your post each day!
I subscribed! Finally figured out how to do it.