Iowa City Moms

Today, my friends, the post is about YOU.  Our amazing readers and followers of the Iowa City Moms Blog! As we have now rolled into our third month of the blog, and have hosted our first big event, I've...

Someone once told me that one of the best things about having a child was how it makes you fall in love with your spouse all over again.  Just like everything else you are told before your first child...

If you have been following the Iowa City Moms Blog for any amount of time, you have probably caught on to the fact that many of our writers (including myself) are self-proclaimed “barganistas”, “clearance-rack junkies”, “garage sale queens”, etc. ...

I am currently finishing up my 2nd trimester and am feeling the strain. With both my girls I gained a lot of weight and my belly got VERY big, particularly at the end. With this pregnancy I have not...

What’s Your Number? Is it 1? 2? 4? 9? Or even 20? My number is two:   that’s how many kiddos we decided to bring into our home sweet home. It wasn’t an easy decision, this simple little number. My husband, the baby with two older siblings, only...

Well, we think it's safe to say that last night's Mom's Night Out was a COMPLETE SUCCESS!! In fact, we were hoping to get a "thank-you" post up by 1pm today, but we were so exhausted from all of...

We made it! We survived the first long road trip with a baby! There were some ups and downs, but in general it was definitely a success. As my last post mentioned, we drove from Iowa City to Lincoln, spent...

Potty training your kid is a personal endeavor, in every sense of the word. You might choose the 3-day method, or take a more gradual approach. You might start early, or wait until your child makes the decision to...

Just in case we haven't given you enough reminders, here is one more:  Today is the LAST DAY to buy tickets for the Mom's Night Out on Monday, June 3rd! To buy your ticket, CLICK HERE.  And after you...

Hooray! It's the last day of May and school gets out for the summer next week! Even though it hasn't felt much like it lately, summer is here!! We're all excited now, but the temperatures are going to get...