For moms, by moms!

Janna Farley:
One day you're pregnant, the next day you're a mom. Crazy how that happens. No matter how many books you've read, online parenting forums you've posted in or how many kids you used to babysit, I don't think there's anything to really prepare you for parenthood. So I lied to my OB about going to any childbirth prep classes or mommy-preparedness seminars. (That's right. I lied. My name is Janna Farley. You can report me to the parenting police now.) Still, I don't think I'm any worse for wear. Like the most moms, I've been learning along the way. And since my son Josh was born two years ago, I've figured out a few things. The inventor of the sippy cup should be awarded the Nobel Prize. My son can be easily placated by singing the ABCs. And cheddar goldfish crackers are incredibly addictive. I live in Tea with my husband Matt, our son Josh and our two weimaraners. Despite living in the "suburbs" I swear I'll never drive a mini-van or carry a Winnie-the-Pooh diaper bag. Someday, I hope my son will earn enough money in the NBA to support my Target shopping habit.

Brenda Schmidt Wade:
A wise woman in church once told me to rock my babies as much as possible because they would only be little for a short while. She was right. I blinked and my three boys are 15, 10 and 8. If you see me now, I don't have time to rock anything. I'm Brenda Wade Schmidt and the mom of three very active children. I would recite the whole list of things we do and places we go each week, but then I would be too exhausted to finish this introduction. My husband and I live on an acreage in northern Minnehaha County where the three boys get along great with our Golden Retriever named Buddy, at least a dozen farm cats, two chickens and six ducks. When we're not going to one of the boy's activities, we try to eat a meal together, go camping, visit grandparents or go on a walk down our country roads. While they're sleeping, I catch up on laundry!