Did you see Baby Gators Den’s new look? If you’re reading this in your RSS reader, click on over and say hi! For the past 2 years I did my own designs (if you can call them that), so for my 2 year blogging anniversary coming up in a couple of weeks I treated myself… Read Full Post

So after joining in on the Pinterest Partayy with the other awesome home/DIY bloggers( What the Graham?!, Design Build Love, Hernando House, Merrypad, Mrs. Priss  & The Stucco Bungalow), it quickly became clear to me why I’m a “Mom Blogger” and not a DIY blogger. I started this project with high hopes. I was going to make a faux… Read Full Post

Happy New Year! My friend Jami over at What the Graham and some other awesome lady bloggers (Design Build Love, Hernando House, Merrypad, Mrs Priss, and The Stucco Bungalow) are challenging ourselves (and you!) to a new project for the New Year. If you haven’t been spending all of your days over on Pinterest, what rock have you been hiding… Read Full Post

Sorry I haven’t written much lately. This has been a tough month and we’re only 12 days in. Our best friend’s (and Godfather to Sidney) brain tumor hemorrhaged, my Mom’s cousin found out she had breast cancer (her Mom & sister died of the same cancer), Jackson & Sidney have been sick and to the… Read Full Post

Today was the big glucose tolerance test to screen for gestational diabetes. I scheduled it for first thing in the morning so I could resist eating a breakfast like donuts or a coffee roll. Since I’m 27 weeks tomorrow, we rolled this appointment into my monthly appointment with my favorite doctor, Dr. L (who delivered… Read Full Post

I always find it interesting how people find my blog. I started it as a way to keep family updated on a newborn Jackson and it’s evolved into much more than that. Here are some interesting searches that brought people to Baby Gator’s Den (in order of popularity): bulimic baby: ugh. I wish I could… Read Full Post

As you can see, Veronica’s P & my Jackson thought they were the lives of the party   Today, Jackson and I drove up to Massachusetts to meet up with Beth from Me As A Mommy and Veronica from Crunchy VT Mommy to go to Lyss from She’s Mommafied’s daughter’s birthday party. Turns out the… Read Full Post

My friend Veronica over at Crunchy VT Mommy posted her recap of last summer’s tweet up. It’s a really funny story, so click over. There was a fight involved, it’s worth it http://crunchyvtmommy.com/when-tweetups-go-bad-battle-axe-at-starbucks/

I’m so excited to announce that I’m a contributor for my friend Allison Alexander’s brand new web site, A Mom Knows Best. Here’s a little more about A Mom Knows Best: Authentic.  Engaging. Approachable.  That’s what we stand for at aMomKnowsBest.com and that’s what you’ll find when you visit our site…honest dialogue between women–and men–about… Read Full Post

I’ve been writing here at Baby Gator’s Den for a year now.  It’s hard to believe how fast the past year went by.  What started out as a way to document my son’s life has turned into a site that has allowed me to keep family updated across the country and to meet some awesome… Read Full Post