I ran across the fantastic blog Mila’ s Daydreams yesterday and based on the number of Facebook Fans,  I could be the last one to know about it. In any case, it’s a fun idea and the photos are very well done so I thought it was worth sharing. Mila’s Daydreams

in the blogger’s words:

“I used to introduce myself as a copywriter & concept designer in advertising, but that’s not that relevant anymore. Right now I am a mother and a housewife, and loving it!

This blog is my maternity leave hobby. While my baby is taking her nap, I create scene around her and take quick snap photos.

I use only few minutes per picture, including creating idea, implementation and editing, ’cause I don’t want to disturb her sleeping and most of my time is for my family. My camera is small and inexpensive Canon IXUS 750.”

To see more, visit MilasDaydreams.Blogspot.com and become a fan on Facebook.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

> thanks to The Huffington Post!

It’s GoodFather Friday baby fans, which means that today’s post is dedicated to dads…or should I say dudes? There’s a new dude at Casa de Dude (yes, “Little Dude”) and DudeKnowsBest.com was launched to document the dude’s weekly dad-related lessons.

The Dude Knows Best blog in the dude’s words:

“A Dude and his young family navigating through life’s experiences, enjoying the flow, abiding where necessary, and surfing as much as possible.“

I think it’s worth noting that the dude is an ordained Dudeist Priest and is available for weddings. Religious services aside, Dude Knows Best has a great cast of characters (check out Little Dude’s mohawk!) that makes for an entertaining blog worth visiting.

Looking to keep your mind limber with additional blogs by dads, or perhaps you just need help finding your rug? The moose abides…visit Dr.MOZ’s directory of “Dad Blogs”.

Have a great weekend,

Dr.MOZ

Today’s blog feature will be short and sweet…and by “sweet” I mean delicious! Creatively Domestic is a cooking and DIY blog run by professional apparel graphic designer Rita. Although her blog doesn’t cover the usual baby-related themes I typically feature, I

guarantee you’ll bookmark her website after looking through her yummy recipes and family-friendly projects. A few of the moose M.D.’s favorites worth checking-out immediately (yes…this very second) include:

(Recipe) Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Recipe) Orange Honey Teriyaki Chicken

(Recipe) Grandma’s Muffins aka Any Fruit Muffins

(DIY Project) Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

(DIY Project) Make a Grocery Bag Organizer

(Recipe & DIY Project) How to Can Strawberry Jam

In the off chance you haven’t already left to check for ingredients, you can find more from Rita and interact with other readers on the Creatively Domestic Facebook page.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

> also see: Learn to Make Slime (Gak)

I’ve found that many of the more interesting Father’s Day posts are actually published within 24 hours after the holiday. I don’t know why we need to stuff fatherhood into a single day, so let’s see how the big day went for all the dads out there in blogville.

This time, I’ll mix it up a bit by including a few favorite parenting blogs along with others you may have never seen before. In case you are wondering…no, I didn’t include a link from one of the Kardashians.

Part 2 of 2

• Huffington Post: What I Wanted for Father’s Day and What I Got

• Shark and Shepherd: Reflections on Father’s Day

• Stay At Home Dad in Lansing: Fatherhood Friday: Tribute to the Dads!
  

• The Buddha Diaries: Father’s Day…

• Laid-Off Dad: Assimilate and winnow

• The Garage Blog: Happy Father’s Day!

• Dadwagon: Father’s Day: Meh.

• Brew Crew Ball: Father’s Day Tribute – (but on Monday)

• Daddy Types: It Was a Happy Father’s Day

• Old Virginia Blog: Post Father’s Day- Some Good News

• Rude Cactus: Dadhood

What? Alright, alright…here’s your Father’s Day link from a Kardashian. Are you happy now? See you on Tuesday baby fans!

Dr.MOZ

> also see: Part 1: Dr.MOZ’s Father’s Day Roundup

This Sunday is Father’s Day in the US and 55 other countries, but being the world’s greatest (and most modest) producer of gifts and gear for new and expecting dads…I tend to make a big deal of it by celebrating the entire weekend. This weekend, I’m ditching

the usual list of best and worst daddy gifts and decided instead to focus on posts from the real dads out there. You won’t see guys sponsored by Clorox, Ford, or Pampers in this weekend’s roundup. All you’ll find here are a solid group of guys that all know what it’s like to be puked-on…sometimes by their children.

Part 1 of 2

• Clark Kent’s Lunchbox: The Father’s Day Conspiracy

• Family Anatomy: Father’s Day and the Good Man Project

• Tales From the Dad Side: The Cop Out Father’s Day Post

• Pacing the Panic Room: An Early Father’s Day Gift

• Cheese and Beans: Father’s Day with the Brownies

• The Daddy Files: Father’s Day: Celebrate the Misery

• Band of Fathers: Did You Earn Your Mug This Father’s Day

• Life of a New Dad: Father’s Day Wish List

• Donald Miller’s Blog: A Message for Father’s Day

For those of you who have a Father’s Day link that you feel should be included in “Part 2” (to be released on Monday), please leave a comment below or find me on Facebook.

Happy Father’s Day!

Dr.MOZ

I received a note about a baby blog from Joy this morning who writes about her bouncing baby boy Jordan, so I thought I’d share it with everyone in Mozville. She isn’t able to block-out time for posting daily (most of us can’t either), but her blog

www.TheSmallFry.com covers a variety of topics that I think you might appreciate. Example posts include:

• Happy Baby at Day Care: My small fry started day care three weeks ago and I am having such a hard time separating from him as I go off to work and leave him at day…(to post)
• Homemade Baby Food: I got in the mood for cooking and slaved in the kitchen today. I stood over the cutting board and stove, cooking for nearly 8 hours! The payoff…(to post)
• I Peed on a Stick and Got Two Pink Lines: I immediately called the doctor’s office to schedule an appointment and they had me come in this afternoon. (Nurse): I have your results…(to post)

Do you have a baby blog that you would like featured by the moose M.D.? If so, leave a comment along with a short description below. I won’t be able to feature every blog submitted, but blogs providing links to www.DearDrMOZ.com will be included in our blogroll during the next update if they are focused on babies and/or families. Thanks for visiting baby fans, I’ll see you tomorrow!

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

Launched by father of twin girls Danny Grubb,  GladDads.com was created in 2009 to collect and share fatherhood stories, parenting advice, and gear reviews.  The blog has built an active community of contributors and readers since it’s launch a year ago, but Danny

has a lot on his plate these days and is preparing to give away GladDads.com to one lucky father. To be considered, answer the following 4 questions found at the Glad Dads Contest post by May 23rd and you could be the new owner/editor of GladDads.com!

Good luck dads!

Dr.MOZ

Tiny Art Director is fun blog that I think most parents of toddlers will appreciate which chronicles the artistic collaboration of a dad (artist, Bill Zeman) and his daughter the Tiny Art Director. Posts span for three years starting with the Tiny Art Director at age two, to

recent critiques including:  The Brief (job according to the Tiny Art Director), Image (Bill’s illustration), The Critique (by the Tiny Art Director), and The Job Status (approval status).

An example from March 10th:

• The Brief: “I don’t even want a drawing.  Do whatever you want.”
• Image: (see T-Rex Above)
• The Critique: “Now that’s what I like — That guy! He has such tiny hands! Let’s pretend another dinosaur is fighting with him and he’s scaring it!”
• Job Status: Approved

What’s particularly fun about the blog (beyond the great illustrations and occasionally brutal critique) is that fans of the Tiny Art Director and Bill’s art can purchase an actual book published by Chronicle Books! Learn more about the Tiny Art Director book at Bill Zeman’s Print Shop.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

Hello baby fans! Today is The GoodFather Friday which means that today’s post is dedicated to all the manly-types out there. Here’s a just a few of my favorite daddy blog posts from March 8th-12th:

• Dad Wagon: Thinking About Race in Pre-K – “Last week I went to 112th and Lennox in West Harlem to see the universal pre-K program at P.S. 185.“

• DadCentric: Special Delivery, Handle With Care – “I believe it has been amply demonstrated that we DadCentrists are more than willing, giddy even, to write about the joys and sorrows of that often winced-at bit of scrotal surgery known as the vasectomy.“

• Spain Dad, a baby blog: Hero – “I set down the suitcase and took the envelope out of my back pocket. On the front was handwritten, “Room #526.“

• Daddy Types: This Sesame Street Licensing is Brought to You by American Apparel – “I thought the whole point of Sesame Workshop licensing their IP to American Apparel was to put hipsterish old school characters and artwork into the mix.”

• Rebeldad: Negotiations and Love Songs (Mostly Negotiations) – “Last week, I published a post about the importance of negotiations in winning the “daddy wars” between fathers and their employers.“

• The Evolution of Dad Blog: An Al Jazeera News Segment On Fatherhood? – “Special thanks to Matt Schneider from NYC Dads Group for bringing this news piece about dads from….would you believe…Al Jazeera?”

• Buck Daddy Blog: Should your teenager get a job? – “When I was younger, I had a job. “

Did I miss a post from one of your favorite dad blogs this week? If so, let me know by sharing it in the comment box below.

Have a great weekend!

Dr.MOZ

I was thrilled to find Dr.MOZ’s ‘The GoodFather gift CD-ROM’ for new dads featured in the baby and kids blog Kidlantis today and wanted to send a quick ‘thank you‘ to the crew. It’s rare to come across a blog featuring so many baby and toddler products I’ve never heard

of (Cedarworks Indoor Playset, I’m Pregnant Coffee Stencil, Sock Ons), so I recommend visiting Kidlantis.com for a fun collection of fresh finds!

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ

This was a big week for baby news and events, so here’s a peek at some of the moose MD’s favorites:

• Two Recalls: There were two significant recalls this week including (1) FDA recall of  HAPPYTOT foods (various products), and (2) CPSC recall of drop side cribs by Caramia Furniture.

• Rookie Moms: Whitney shares 3 photo opps for younger sibs… (more)

• Dear Dr.MOZ: I have a cool giveaway with a 100,000 SmartyCard point prize for the “tweens” in the family, but it ends this Saturday, Jan 16th at 5pm PST  so sign-up right away! (more)

• CoolMomPicks: I don’t know how this one got past me, but CMP featured a fun new show, “Johnny Saddles, The Singin’ Cowboy” that I recommend checking out… (more)

• Ohdeedoh: Did you ever wish you could ditch the cartoon character color books and make your own custom coloring books? Now you can for only $16 which includes crayons with Magnificent Made… (more)

• Spain Dad: Kelly shares a fantastic post (and pic) of his little girl Alleke who puts lipgloss for the first time at age three…(more)

• Bambino Goodies: Looking for a cool iPhone app for under three crew? Visit our friends at Bambino Goodies for a fun one from Phodder…(more)

Thanks for visiting everyone and feel free to leave your favorite baby, toddler, and family-related links by sharing them in the comment box below.

Have a great weekend!

Dr.MOZ

We all have slightly embarrassing photos in our family albums, but chances are…they aren’t quite odd enough to earn a spot in the blog Awkward Family Photos. Don’t believe me? Shoot over to AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com and I think you’ll see what I mean. The

photo above has been altered to protect the…awkward.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

> tip thanks to the reader only known as “Hud”