I cannot believe it. I have been contracting every 5 minutes for the last 24 hours. Up until about 3...

I had baby registries with Target and Babies 'R Us, so it came as no surprise to me when I...

The iCrib is a little stereo that hooks onto your baby's crib and has a slot for your iPod or...

Monday: Bob Saget guests on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Saget is promoting his comedy special for HBO, in which...

I thought it was a good time for everybody to guess the baby's weight. I can't believe I'm putting this video up on my website because I look extremely puffy and my bare belly is hanging out. But hey. That's pregnancy.

BAM, CLUNK, SPLAT! A great collection of on screen onomatopoeia from Batman. Harold and Kumar 2: And yes.. Neil Patrick...

I realize that a due date is more of a guideline than a deadline, but it's still weird to buy...

When I was a teen-ager, MTV was banned in our house. My mother actually called the cable company and had...

This is a wonderful gift for a new mama who plans on breastfeeding. Jewelry designer Colleen Berg has created these...

I was on the phone with a friend the other night and she wanted to know why, at 38 weeks...

Monday: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart @ 11 pm on Comedy Central. All week long, "correspondent" Rob Riggle reports...

I am SO READY to be done with maternity clothes! Now that I'm at the end of my pregnancy, I am down to one pair of pants and three shirts. Here are the Best and Worst maternity clothes I've found.

Movie Trailers: Dan in Real Life: Steve Carell is an advice columnist with Dane Cook :( for a brother. Be...

I like to read. I just can't read the book version of The Happiest Baby on the Block because the...

Me, looming large over the nursery. Yes, I know. We have a lot of clothes.

I just happened to catch this alarming bit of news on the Today show this morning after I dropped my...

I am currently coveting the Hacker Bag from Timbuk2. I picture myself as a 'Two-Bag Mama': one bag for all...

Monday: Californication @ 10:30 pm on Showtime. David Duchovny plays a writer who is addicted to sex and leads a...

This week I am 37 weeks pregnant and I had my first labor scare-- or freak out-- on Wednesday.

Return of the Jedi / Read Along: Turn the page when R2 Beeps (also Indiana Jones)- Thanks Lee! The Customary...

Now that I am officially "full term" (37 weeks today!), it occurred to me that I should probably at least...

Recently I mentioned how people in this town went nuts over the grand opening of the new IKEA furniture store....

Among all the pink and purple clothes in our baby's closet, there is also this. My husband bought it recently...

This is not at all surprising, but still worth mentioning since the Baby Einstein video series is so darn popular....

Jason and I adore the Monkey World art created by Matthew Porter, of Seattle. His wide-eyed monkey characters are so...

*No, no baby yet. Just lost track of what day of the week it was! Monday: Paula Poundstone guests on...

I just had a really bad week. My emotions have been all over the place--but mostly I have been a...

This week I'm very concerned about toys... and specifically, toys made in China. You all may have seen it, but there was a HUGE toy recall from Mattel this week because the paint on the toys had high levels of lead. The toys were manufactured in China, of course, which seems to be getting a hell of a lot of bad publicity lately for poor quality exports.

The World's Coolest Camper Vans: When you go to New Zealand you can rent these pop culture masterpieces. 16 Ways...

As my due date continues to speed toward me, I find myself wondering whether I know enough about newborns to...

Fisher-Price is recalling 83 different types of toys because the paint on them contains high amounts of lead. The recall...

One of the (many) things I do for a living is produce podcasts. Last month, I produced a podcast for...

My friend, Christine, held a baby shower for me two weekends ago. We got to eat these cupcakes, which came...