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Jayden is sound asleep in my left arm right now, so I thought I’d hurry and get our May 2008 monthly review out before he wakes up! Either that, or before my arm goes completely numb! So here we go! Oh, and if you’re new to our monthly reviews, this is where I recap what’s been going on here on Mommy Daddy Blog over the past month. I do these at the beginning of every month as a way to catch new readers up to the recent ongoings around here. You can also check out some of our past monthly reviews (been doing ‘em since January 2008) by clicking here!

So, what went on last month?

I can’t believe that Jayden is already a month old! Time is flying by so fast! It seems like just yesterday he was taking his first breaths of air, and now he’s doing things like pooping on Mommy at Walmart! We also had fun throwing a giveaway for Mother’s Day this month! Missed out on anything? Well check out our 10 most popular posts of May 2008:

• “Celebration of Mommyhood” Mother’s Day Giveaway! - We wanted to make Mother’s Day a little bit more special for mommies out there, so we threw a Mother’s Day giveaway! It was definitely a lot of fun! Speaking of giveaways, stick around, because we have more lined up for this week!
• Mother’s Day Gifts Galore! - On Mother’s Day, Mommy received a gift from me that changed her life forever!
• Our Week In Chicago - We took a trip to Chicago so that our families could see Jayden in person for the first time. Meanwhile, we caught up on loads of sleep!
• Wordless Wednesday: Feeding Jayden - The picture of me feeding Jayden in this Wordless Wednesday post was taken along Lake Shore Drive while we were on our previously mentioned “vacation” in Chicago.
• Update On Jayden, It’s About Time! - Yeah, we’ve kind of slacked on the updates on Jayden here on Mommy Daddy Blog. We’ve been so wrapped up with our little man that we’ve neglected to keep you guys updated on what’s going on! There will be more frequent updates this month though, I promise!
• Getting Settled With Our New Addition (Pictures!) - Jayden’s first days of life, in pictures!
• I Surrender To Mommyhood! - Shortly after having Jayden, Mommy started to experience “baby blues”. But with a little support from friends (and me, of course! I can’t leave my baby hangin’!), she overcame her blues and started to feel better than ever!
• Happy Mother’s Day to a Very Special Mother - We celebrated Mommy’s first ever Mother’s Day as a Mommy, and this post that I wrote for her marked the beginning of something big to happen on that day!
• The Day You Pooped On Mommy At Walmart - If you have not read this post, then you need to, although words don’t do what happened to Mommy any justice! You just had to be there! It was hilarious!
• Flashback Friday: The Beginning of True Love - So I mustered up the courage to post a picture of Mommy and myself from 7 years ago, although I think I look a little goofy in it. Everyone kept telling me that there was nothing wrong with the picture, but I think that they were just holding back!

If you would like to view every post from the month of May 2008, you can do so by visiting our Archives page!

Thank you for spreading the word!

This month, we’ve had pretty much the same top referrers as last month, with the exception of newcomers Yahoo and MSN. Since the creation of Mommy Daddy Blog, Google was the only search engine in our top referrers. I guess either Yahoo and MSN are just now beginning to index our pages, or we’re starting to rank higher in their results pages. Who knows. Thanks to everyone who continues to send us traffic, and here are our top 10 referrers for May 2008:

• Google
• Sophistishe
• StumbleUpon
• Tanyetta
• Twitter
• Yahoo
• Entrecard
• A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog
• …And Baby Makes 5
• MSN

Thank you for your participation!

You can never show enough love to those who show love to you! So here are our top 10 commenters of May 2008:

• Keisha
• Gina
• Tanyetta
• 1StopMom
• Kim
• Jessica
• Sky
• Amanda
• Lisa C
• Dara

And as my good friend Porky would say, “Th-th-th-th-th-th-th-that’s all folks!” That wraps up last month, and we hope this month brings more exciting things! Father’s Day is coming up soon and hopefully I’ll be on the receiving end of something shiny and black with a 425 horsepower V8 *hint hint Mommy*! Jayden will also be going on two months, and I can’t wait to see what my little man does this month! If you don’t want to miss out on anything, consider subscribing to our feed through RSS or e-mail. If you’re already a subscriber, we thank you and appreciate having you!

These past couple of weeks have definitely been busy for us here in the Mommy Daddy Household, which is why I’m 9 days late with this and also why there’s been very few posts as of recent. But ever since Jayden has been born, I just can’t pull myself away from him! Even when he’s sleeping, I can’t help but to lie there with him and watch him sleep. He’s my everything. If any of you recall, yesterday (May 8th) was his expected due date. But he ended up arriving 12 days early, and he’ll officially be two weeks old tomorrow. I’ve been told numerous times to enjoy every single second with him, because he’ll grow up fast, and that’s exactly what I’m doing.

So I just thought I’d drop in to give a little update on how things are going, and also put out our April 2008 round-up. We’ve been taking a lot of pictures and getting a lot of videos, and we’ll be definitely posting them all in the coming weeks. Mommy Daddy Blog is going to turn into a “Jayden bonanza”, and we hope you all will stick around for it!

So, what went on last month?

Last month was definitely full of anticipation, topped off by the arrival of our son, Jayden! And there were also a few giveaways here and there! So, let’s recap! Here are our 10 most popular posts of April 2008:

• Meet Jayden Elijah! - The post celebrating the birth of our baby boy, Jayden Elijah! There is no way I can even measure this post is terms of popularity. This is our “golden post”.
• This Is It! It’s Time! - This is my post written the day Mommy went into labor. This is the last post I wrote before Jayden was born, and the first post I wrote after Jayden was born. I will cherish this post forever.
• Never Lose A Password Due To Mommy Brain Again! - Last month, we gave away an Internet Password Organizer and it generated such a great response (almost 100 entries!) thanks to the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival and Prizey!
• Unique Kid’s Headwear Just In Time For Spring! - Another giveaway amongst many that we held in April. This one was for a Crocheted Sunflower Infant Hat!
• Mommy Lost Her Mucous Plug!!! - Excitement ensued when Mommy lost her mucous plug, because we knew it meant that Jayden could possibly arrive very soon! And he did, just six days later!
• Wordless Wednesday: Preggo Meets Prego - For the first time ever in the history of the universe, an encounter has been made between Preggo and Prego! See the actual photo evidence in this post!
• “I Love You Jayden!” “Goo Goo!” - When Mommy was pregnant with Jayden, I enjoyed having conversations with him every day! Now that he’s here, he can finally see who it was that was talking him to sleep every night! Hey, I’m not that boring!
• Happy 1st Birthday MommyDaddyBlog.com! - We celebrated the one year anniversary of MommyDaddyBlog.com, the domain, last month, although Mommy Daddy Blog, the blog, has only been around since December 2007. Confused? Check out the post for clarification!
• 37th Week Update: I’m 1 CM Dilated! - Another exciting post from Mommy that highlighted the signs that the time to meet our son is almost here! In this post, we first learn that Mommy is 1 centimeter dilated!
• Never Underestimate the Power of Craigslist! - Last month, I came across a dresser for Jayden on Craigslist that I just could not pass up! And we ended up getting a great deal on it too!

If you would like to view every post from the month of April 2008, you can do so by visiting our Archives page!

Thank you for spreading the word!

Last month, we saw five new referrers make it into our top 10! We continue to appreciate the love you all show us! Thanks again for spreading the word about Mommy Daddy Blog! Here are our top 10 referrers for April 2008:

• Google - The Big G brings it home once again!
• StumbleUpon - If you haven’t been on StumbleUpon, you’re definitely missing out! Go ahead and stumble over there right now! (sorry for the horrible pun, but I had to do it)
• Sophistishe - Mommy’s personal blog just continues to amaze me every month! (sarcasm)
• Entrecard - Thanks to all the Entrecard’ers who “dropped” by (ha, I’m so good with puns!) last month! And if you have yet to hear of Entrecard, click on the box with the golden “E” on our sidebar to see what you’ve been missing out on!
• Twitter - Last month, I decided to try out the internet phenomenon that is Twitter! I haven’t been tweeting as much as I’d like, but I definitely plan to. Also, thanks to everyone who have been following us on Twitter!
• Prizey - Prizey is the go-to blog if you’re running a giveaway and you want to give it maximum exposure. Prizey helped bring our Internet Password Organizer Giveaway almost 100 entries! I like Prizey! I just can’t get enough of saying that!
• Tanyetta - Watching Tanyetta’s son DJ grow on her blog made me anticipate Jayden’s arrival even more! She does so much with DJ, it’s amazing! She’s definitely a “Super Mommy”!
• Don’t Try This At Home - “Chilihead” is the woman behind BloggyGiveaways.com, where we participated in the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival she threw last month. She throws a giveaway just about every day over at BG, so if you love giveaways, BloggyGiveaways.com is the place to be!
• A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog - A mommy, who loves wrestling? I didn’t know they make those! AWAMB is definitely the place to go for Gina’s experiences as a mommy and the latest news on WWE, all in one place!
• Babee Makes Five - Following Maryam and Damon through their pregnancy feels like deja vu! It reminds me so much of our fun-filled pregnancy with Jayden!

Thank you for your support!

Last month, we saw tons of comments from new people, and tons from people who have been with us from the beginning. We appreciate each and every one of them, especially those congratulating us when Jayden came into the world. Thank you! We love you guys! Here are our top 10 commenters of April 2008:

• Keisha
• 1StopMom
• Gina
• Jessica
• Tanyetta
• Laura
• Ana
• JMom
• Kim
• Dara

And that wraps up the month of April! Next week, we’re going upstate to visit our folks, so the seldom amount of posts may continue for another week. But after that, we hope to get back into the groove of things. We’ve taken many more pictures and I’ve shot some videos of Jayden, so we’re hoping to get them up in the next few days. So look forward to that! We’re also currently running our “Celebration of Mommyhood” Mother’s Day Giveaway, which will be ending in two days on Mother’s Day, so go on over and check that out! We look forward to another awesome month, and again we hope you’ll stick around to enjoy it with us!

What an exciting month this has been as the anticipation of Jayden’s arrival ensues! This month, we saw the ending of one giveaway and the beginning of another, we’ve been through four more weeks of pregnancy, we threw a blog party, we had our baby shower, and we saw everything from farting babies to poop time humor! If you missed out, don’t worry! It’s exactly what this monthly review is for!

So, what the heck went on this month?

Giveaways and parties and baby showers, OH MY! This month was definitely a fun a productive one! So, let’s recap! Here are our 10 most popular posts of March 2008:

• Welcome 5MinutesForMom Partiers! - Susan and Janice of 5 Minutes For Mom threw a HUGE party, and we just couldn’t resist joining in and getting doooown with our bad selves!
• 1,500 Entrecard Giveaway! - Still currently running! I’m throwing a giveaway for a total of 1,500 Entrecard credits, and there will be 3 winners! So, be sure to enter for your share of Entrecard credits today!
• So, What The Heck Is “Hounie”? - You’ve seen it used by Mommy. You’ve seen it used by myself. We even named our store after it. But, wait a minute, what the heck is “Hounie”? Everything you need to know about “Hounie” is explained in this post!
• 31st Week Update… Daddy Style! - You’ve seen Mommy pump out pregnancy updates week after week since our 22nd week. But find out what happens when I take the mic this time!
• 33rd Week Update - Halp! Mommy’s birthmark has gone GLOBAL! (And by the way, I know I misspelled “help”. If you’re not familiar with “lolcats”, Google “halp”.)
• Our Baby Shower Blast! - Friends, family, games, prizes, gifts, and fooooood! I don’t think our baby shower could’ve been any better!
• 34th Week Update - Mommy’s boycott of iron pills and the annoyance of her midwife’s repetitive questions make up her most recent pregnancy update.
• Feeling The Love Across The Blogosphere! - Quite a few people showed us love this month, and there was no way I was going to let myself get away without showing them love back!
• 32nd Week Update - Braxton Hicks contractions and the need for a nesting pillow; more signs that signify, “Hey, we’re pregnant!”
• Daddy Meets Babytalk Magazine - Find out what happens when I have to take a poop, and a Babytalk magazine is my only form of entertainment! Surprising results!

(If you would like to view every post from the month of March 2008, you can do so by visiting our Archives page!)

Thank you for spreading the word!

This month, we’ve had quite a few people link to Mommy Daddy Blog, and we continue to appreciate the love! It is because of you all spreading the word about us that enables us to grow! So now we would like to reciprocate the love! I present to you, our top 10 referrers for March 2008:

• Google - Yes, you deserve some love too, big guy!
• StumbleUpon - Thanks to each and every stumbler who stumbled Mommy Daddy Blog!
• Entrecard - Just in case you didn’t hear me the first time, we’re currently running a giveaway for 1,500 Entrecard credits! So enter enter enter!
• Sophistishe - Now who would’ve guessed that Mommy’s personal blog would be one of our top referrers?
• Wife Advice - Who knew that our love of a donkey and his ball and chain wife would send us traffic? Hee haw!
• 5 Minutes For Mom - Thanks Susan and Janice for throwing the Ultimate Blog Party 2008! We definitely had a lot of fun here at Mommy Daddy Blog!
• Dad Thing - Dad bloggers sending fellow dad bloggers traffic; now that’s cool!
• Babee Makes Five - Thanks for the love Maryam and Damon, and congratulations on the addition of your third!
• Tanyetta - Tanyetta loves us and we love Tanyetta! A lot! Plus two! Times infinity!
• MyBlogLog - Just couldn’t resist clicking on that pregnant couple every time it appeared in your MyBlogLog widget, huh?

Thank you for your participation!

The opinions, concerns, and advice of YOU, the commenters, are priceless to us! We appreciate each and every single comment that we receive; especially by those who continue to come back and contribute! We love you guys! Here are our top 10 23 commenters of March 2008:

• Keisha
• 1StopMom
• Sheliza
• Tanyetta
• Whitney
• Val
• Kim
• Elliott Kim
• Dara
• Get ready, because it was HUGE tie for 10th place!: Modern Mami, Pamela Kramer, Natalie, Holly, Tawny, Liz, Aubree, Angela, JMom, Tamara Wilson, Miranda, Jessica, Ana, and Lisa C! Whew!

This month was definitely an awesome one, and we look forward to April being even better; as April will be the last full month before Jayden’s arrival! Thanks to everyone who has helped to make Mommy Daddy Blog what it is now. It is because of all of you guys’ love and support that we continue on!

Another fun and exciting month has passed, and the excitement just continues to grow as each day brings us a little closer to the birth of our very first child, Jayden! Only a little over a couple of months left to go, give or take a few days/weeks depending on whether Jayden feels like he wants to bust out of the joint a little early or sleep in longer than expected! The days are just flying by! It seems like just yesterday that I was wrapping up the month of January. And now here it is, March already! I’m not complaining though because I’m definitely ready for Spring to arrive! I don’t know about you all, but I hate Winter and all its coldness! But my ranting about the weather is definitely for another day!

So, what’s been happening over the past month here on Mommy Daddy Blog? Well, lots of things! We celebrated four more wonderful weeks of pregnancy! If you missed out on Mommy’s 29th week update with pictures, you should definitely check it out! She’s HUGE! (Oh yeah I’m definitely in the dog house now!) We also shared some pretty cool items that we were able to get our hands on including Mommy’s No Unsolicited Advice maternity tee, Yoplait Kids yogurt, and Breakfast Breaks! And what a better way to end off such a great month than with a giveaway (which is still running by the way!) for four boxes of Ronzoni’s Healthy Harvest Penne Rigate! So just in case you missed anything, here is a listing of all of our posts for the month of February, which can also be viewed from our Archives page:

29: 30th Week Update + Dr. Visit
28: Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta Giveaway!
27: Photo Birth Announcements: A New Trend
24: “It Said Yes!”
22: 29th Week Update
20: Breakfast Breaks For Kids On The Go
18: 28th Week Update
18: Yoplait Kids Delicious & Nutritious For Your Tot
14: Achoo! *Cough Cough*! Achoo! *Sniffle*!
11: Babywearing and Carriers
08: 27th Week Update
08: I Dream of Jayden
05: Parenting Made Easier: Swaddling
04: Please Excuse Our Dust…
01: January 2008: A Month In Review
01: No Unsolicited Baby Advice

Now there is no way that I can wrap up such a wonderful month without thanking each and every person that has stopped by to comment! Whether it was to give advice, add an opinion, share an experience, or just say hi, Mommy and I greatly appreciate every single comment! So now we would like to give back the love!

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to and/or spread the word about Mommy Daddy Blog and we look forward to another adventurous month in March!

January was definitely a fun and productive month for Mommy and I! With us discovering that we’re pregnant with our very first child just last month, and starting this blog chronicling our adventure through pregnancy shortly thereafter, the flow of things are going just perfect; and we’re loving every second of it! Mommy Daddy Blog has just made it through its first full calendar month (started in mid-December 2007), and oh my what an eventful month it was! So let’s recap! In January:

We started the year off with new goals and resolutions!

We have been through five wonderful weeks of pregnancy!

Sears had a huge sale on baby clothes, and we learned exactly why Daddy should be the one to do the shopping for those baby clothes!

We participated in our very first meme!

We “styled and profiled” in our brand new his and her maternity wear!

We asked a question: What has made parenting easier for you? The question garnered such great responses that we created a series based on those responses. The series got off to a slow start, with only two responses being covered so far, but I promise that the series will kick into full swing for February!

We had our very first (and certainly not our last) nitpicker!

Mommy added a new book to her library while I added a new gadget to mine!

We participated in some really great giveaways for parents!

We learned that leaving panty liners within reach of a child could have some quite hilarious repercussions!

And we plan for February to be an even better month! This is just the beginning! If you couldn’t tell already, we are very excited about our pregnancy! Whether you are expecting parents or already parents, grandparents or great grandparents, or just interested in parenting as a whole, please subscribe to our feed so that you can share the excitement with us without missing a single beat!

In closing, I would like to personally thank each and every person that took the time to stop by and leave a comment on one (or more) of our posts for the month of January. You all have really added to the excitement that we are experiencing and we definitely appreciate it! So without further ado *drum roll please!*…………