For Moms

Choosing breast milk to feed a baby is such a personal decision. I knew even at a young age that when I became a mother, I wanted to breastfeed my children. What I also didn’t know was how challenging...

Omaha Hello!  I am Andrea, and I am very excited to begin blogging with Omaha Moms Blog.  I was born and raised in Omaha, then went off to college at Wayne, America!  After graduating, I moved back to Omaha to...

If you don't have one yet, you should work really hard to make sure that 2020 brings you a rainy day friend. What is that, exactly? My rainy day friend gets me. She is my person. If by some calamity, we...

Omaha Mom is excited to host our FIRST Virtual Halloween Costume Contest! One of the greatest joys in parenting is dressing our children in Halloween costumes. The joy we receive from planning their costumes and then wearing it for everyone...

My husband is a gift-giver, which can be unfortunate because I’m an awkward gift-receiver. On many occasions, my husband has been excited about a gift, which I seem to blunder when receiving. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the...

"Believe Me." I never would have thought these two words could possibly make me cringe. In all fairness to those two words, they are usually accompanied by one particular phrase that I would be happy to never hear again.  "Oh, don’t look forward...

Toddlers are wonderful, snugly, loving little people. They are cute and cuddly, like teddy bears. However, there are some things that turn them into bloodhounds.  They pick up the scent and begin tracking. They will not stop their hunt until they find their prize.  

Omaha I grew up in Texas, went to college in Arkansas, and then lived in Chicago and NYC for 10 years. I moved to Omaha 5 years ago. My husband and I were at a Cubs game finding out the...

When Thanksgiving ends, the song lyrics to Adam Sandler’s “The Hanukkah Song” and “Hanukkah O Hanukkah” rendition by the Barenaked Ladies pops in my head and I’m reminded my favorite Jewish holiday is approaching. Festival of Lights Hanukkah can be spelled...

I hate that I have to show you my Costco membership card when I walk in.Isn’t it obvious that I’m a member?!  I’m wearing my Kirkland leggings with my 32 Degrees sweatshirt that I clearly bought here! I...