babies

If you haven't seen this new video birth announcement, you should check it out. I can't embed the video, so you'll have to go watch it over there, but it's a brilliant take on the whole birth announcement concept! A bit pricey, but definitely a unique way to give your Offspring v.0.1 some geek cred from the start. I'm not getting a commission for this or anything, but if you're going to order one of these, you might as well use the (case-sensitive) 20% off coupon code (GeekMomMashup20) the nice movie trailer guys gave me. Have fun storming the castle! (Can you name the movie? It's one of my all-time favorites!)

I don't know how I missed out on seeing this video earlier, but it is hilarious! Especially for busy moms -- but funny for dads and kids, too -- Anita Renfroe sings a fast mashup of the most popular mom sayings, to the tune of the William Tell Overture. Listen carefully, because it goes by so quickly! Anita has made another funny video in conjunction with a promotion for Luvs diapers. As part of this new "say no to pricey diapers" campaign, Luvs is also offering a limited-time $5 off coupon, starting today.

I have three kids of my own, and although I love them all dearly, they do have their moments. My first baby had trouble sleeping. He had allergies and acid reflux, which we didn't get diagnosed until he was 15 months old, because the pediatrician kept telling us he'd grow out of it. "Stop breastfeeding him and he'll sleep through the night." "Take away the pacifier, because he can't find it, and then he can't get back to sleep." "Just let him cry."

That first baby is almost nine, and I still shake with fury when I remember what that stupid doctor put us through. Thankfully, I finally (I know, I should have done it sooner, but I trusted the doctor...) took him to a specialist and got things taken care of. It was nice to finally get some sleep! But I digress...

The point of this post was not to recount my old grudges.

Actually, some of our friends are just now having babies. We're having a mini baby boom in our little circle. And even though I really want everyone to be healthy and happy, and I hope their babies are sweet little bundles of joy, there's a snarky little part of me that hopes those kids throw some big tantrums and wake their parents up at all hours of the night. Just to be fair.

So there you have it: GeekMom's dark side. Be afraid. :-)