I have this strange thing that happens to me during pregnancy, which is that I am grossed out by the thought of germs. It is not bad to the point that I have a tough time or anything like that but it keeps me thinking. I knew I was pregnant when I started to just throw things out, which I almost never do. It ranges from old clothes to food in the fridge. I just feel like it has no room in my life anymore and must go. Now the germ thing is strange because I start to feel like bacteria is everywhere and things must be clean. Luckily, I have two ladies who clean my house weekly and do a major scrub but in the last few days I find myself scrubbing the floors and washing Max’s hands. On a side note, before I met my hubby I was never a “germaphobe”. I did not really think of germs and then came my hubby and his family, well especially his father and step-mom, who are obsessed with germs. Now after being with my hubby, I am that girl. I have always flushed toilet with my feet in a public bathroom but now I open doors with my sleeve. I do not think anyone notices but I actually find it very funny. I guess over time we really do become like our partners. The good part o=about this germ things is that it really motivates me. It actually gets my ass to really get cleaning in my kitchen. I am by no means a dirty person and I do not keep a dirty house but the germ thing has me vacuuming after dinner. LOL Through out  out Max’s whole life I have used only natural products that I buy at Whole Foods but now I want real bleach and Real Kitchen Cleaners with Bleach and Clorox and all of those products that are horrible but they make me feel like things are clean. But I am only using them with gloves. I don;t want to harm myself or the baby with too much bleach. Did you experience any funny things like this during pregnancy and if you are a guy-then did your wife?

Howard Stern 3/2008Originally uploaded by MaxsmomAfter a lot of thought I am convinced that my kid has attitude because he has listened to Howard Stern since he was a very little baby. Especially when I started back to work when Max was 2 months, Scott would watch him. I am sure that he took many long drives to New Jersey listening to Howard on the radio. I am sure this is the root of all our problems. Look at the happy face while he was wearing his Howard T shirt.

I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Party by 5 Minute Moms.So here is a little about me. I am 32 years old. I have been married for 2 years and have a 14 month old named Max, who is my pride and joy. I also have a dog child named Esther and she is a pug. We live near Philadelphia, actually we used to live in the city and then Max arrived and our house got small and so we moved to the burbs.I used to work in commercial real estate but now I am Reiki School, which a type of energy healing and I stay at home with Max.  We cannot wait to have another baby. I am looking forward to more sleepless nights and more diapers to change and making more milk. Seriously, I am. I write a lot about natural remedies, homeopathy and health in general. Plus I tend to write about my chaotic brain but who doesn’t have one when they are a mom??I did not have any party pics but let me say it is a party everyday with the toilet paper. So thanks for stopping by and Enjoy! 

Yes you read this title correctly..Max is pooping in the bathtub. What should I do? It started out like this.. Last night Max farted in the bathtub and he laughed and then I laughed and then he tried to make a few more farts but ended up pooping. So I bleached the tub and then washed it down and then it was OK. Well tonight Max was playing and getting washed and then he was playing some more..very typical routine for him in the tub. He loves the water. Then he was on his knees and bent over and started to push out a poop and it was a nice size poop. So I screamed for SCOTT and he came running and picked Max up and poop was falling to the floor. UGH and YUK! But there is something to say about it being my son because I was fine picking it up and throwing it out. But if it were an adult-well that is another story.So anyway, what do I do? I don’t want to deny him a fun bath time but I also don’t want to encourage the pooping in the tub again.Any and all comments appreciated for this poop mom. 

This is my first video post. This was take on the airplane coming home from Naples, Florida. It was so funny. This is what happens when you have a tired baby whose parents are just trying to make the plane ride fun.
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