Max Diaries: Max Kissed a Girl!

by Christina Cox, new mom blogger

In September, Max kissed a girl! We had our first play date at our house with a little girl named Reese. Reese has blonde hair with little curls and big blue eyes and at the time was nine months old. Here’s how...

Max Diaries: Our Newest Tradition – Thanksgiving

by Christina Cox, new mom blogger

Technically our first Thanksgiving was last year with Max, but this year my husband decided he wanted to do the big day at our house so we can start a tradition for our little guy. So, if we are getting really technical, this means...

Shirlee Smith
Author and Grandmother

Shirlee Smith is a parent of five adult children, a foster parent, a grandmother and a great-grandmother.

She is an opinion columnist who has received the Greater Los Angeles Press Club first place award for personal commentary.

She has served by appointment on the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and...

Pia Guerrero
Co-Founder & Editor of AdiosBarbie.com

Pia Guerrero is the co-founder and editor of adiosbarbie.com and its companion blog. The mission of adiosbarbie.com is to promote healthy body and self-image for people of all races, ages, cultures and sizes. She has designed and delivered educational workshops around the country—directly teaching over 400 teachers, youth workers, and...

Lisa Baker Morgan
Founder of Ciaoyummy!, Caterer and Event Planner

Lisa Baker Morgan is a former civil litigator who made lemonade out of lemons. After her divorce this mother of two decided to pursue her life-long passion for cooking. In addition to event planning and catering services, this formally trained private chef gives cooking classes and demonstrations. The...

Linda Meadow
Founder, Gurumommy.com

Linda Meadow, is an author and 'guru' of City Baby L.A. (2003) and City Baby L.A (2005), and has been featured as a style and parenting contributor in InStyle, US Weekly and People magazine. Linda has also appeared regularly as a correspondent on E!, Style Network, Access Hollywood and KTLA.

After...

Dr. Andrew Frankel
Doctor and Author

Dr. Andrew S. Frankel is originally from Highland Park, Illinois. He received his undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree and graduated with honors from the University of Illinois. Following college, Dr. Frankel went on to medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago, where he was selected to...

Christina Cox
New Mom Blogger

I was born and raised in Seattle, WA where I lived with my mother since I was three, when she and my father got divorced. My father then died in a car accident when I was nine. When I turned 18 years old, I left for college...

Christie Mellor
Author and Mom

Christie Mellor is the author of the bestselling The Three-Martini Playdate, The Three-Martini Family Vacation, Raised by Wolves (due in paperback, spring 2010) and the upcoming You Look Fine, Really, in bookstores April of 2010.

In addition to writing the HBO pilot of The Three-Martini Playdate and developing the screenplay The...

Albe Zakes
VP of Media Relations, Terracycle

Albe Zakes is the 24 year old Vice President of Media Relations at TerraCycle, Inc., the world’s leading ‘upcycling’ company, which waste materials into eco-friendly, affordable products available at big box retailers nationwide. Albe came to TerraCycle shortly after graduating from the University of Colorado, Boulder. There he completed a...