A mom blog by TV host & new mommy Jill Simonian.
Who wants holiday gift ideas? Here we go… LadyP’s and my top 2 products that we scoped up close and personal at last weekend’s celebrity-packed Santa’s Secret Workshop. Ready? Ok. LadyP’s pick first: The Joovy Tricycoo! Definitely my little one’s fave find on that day… and this whole week. LadyP is an average-sized 14 month [...]
Before explaining what went on behind these pictures, I’m gonna send a shout to Classic Kids Photography. (Yes, I’m offering a fab deal to YOU and your family… at the end of this post! Scroll down.) Now back to my tale not told through these pictures…. It all began so fabulously: LadyP was a little [...]
Although I was warned many, many months ago about the impending stench of LadyP’s diapers once she started eating real solid food, I had no idea what I was in for. Can you say toxic waste? What used to be ‘no big deal’ has now turned into a huge ordeal that I dread several times [...]
Nope. He can’t get rid ‘o me. Stuck. Between a rock and hard place. Forever and ever. Amen. Good thing I’m so fab. (Ha! That one’s for you sweetie!) We all have our sweet and special reasons for being smitten with our spouse… But logically speaking, LadyP and I need him. He’s the only one [...]
So our very first Father’s Day in the history of our new little family was super-fun but semi-fabulous. Although our main gift of much-needed summertime ‘dad’ clothes and yummy breakfast went off without a hitch, the big wham-bam finish for my Dad’s Day plan fell flat… all because my printer decided to act like a bitch. [...]
If you’re like me, you can be totally fanatical about chocolate and stylish bags. For Father’s Day, go ahead and feed your own addiction with these *fabulously-macho-yet-fun-for-Mommy* gifts that you AND the new Dad in your life can enjoy together. It’s not being selfish, it’s being smart & savvy in a semi-sneaky way. God Bless [...]
Some dads I know like to revel in a huge celebratory extravaganza to recognize how Father’s Day is their day, but a lot of dads I know just want to be left ALONE. Not in a bad way, but in a “I just want to do things that I never have time to do” or a [...]
Guess how we kicked off our very first Father’s Day week over here? With vomit on the bathroom floor. This time I was to blame for the mess (not LadyP). No, I wasn’t drunk. No, I’m not pregnant. But I was unbelievably ill this past weekend. I guess you could blame little LadyP a little [...]
Yes, I’m new to this mommy-thing, but I’m not new to pining over luxurious products. My latest lust-worthy subject is PLUSH. Described on their site as “the posh little urbanites show” for new and expecting parents, I was skeptical. (Afterall, I was that shellshocked pregnant chick a year ago that used to scoff at events [...]
This weekend, Hubby and I experienced our very first case of Baby Discrimination. We were denied – DENIED – entrance into a fine establishment here in LA called “Father’s Office”… thanks to baby LadyP’s presence. First I was hungry & pissed, then I was thankful. “Father’s Office” is a restaurant that happens to serve booze…. [...]
What kind of love are you sending this Mother’s Day? Flowers usually work for most chicks, but here’s my fresh and funny get for PREGGY friends, wives, sisters or moms this year: Bumps. Or, technically, [bump] aka “baby under manufacturing process” wear. [bump] was MY personal fave while I was bakin’ my own bun last [...]
LadyP rolled off the bed a few days ago. She’s perfectly fine (luckily), but I am NOT. The more I hear myself say “I took my hands off her for ONE SECOND,” the more and more I want to punch myself for sounding like such an idiot cliche. But it’s true…. it only takes a [...]
When you go see daddy-of-4 Matt Damon’s “The Adjustment Bureau” this weekend, I hope you’ll fondly remember my humble little post titled I Left My Baby for Matt Damon from a few weeks ago (I described this trip to NYC – to do the work in the link below – as being the first time [...]
Having a family gave daddy-of-two Johnny the confidence and perspective to “not care” about his work… to the point where it actually made him a better actor. It’s true. He told me. If you click the link below (and watch until the end, or, skip to the end) I ask Johnny what he knows now [...]
Am I the only new mommy who got her butt kicked by Valentine’s Day? In my before-baby life, I thought of this holiday-of-love as an added excuse to be playfully naughty+nice with my Hubby. Yesterday yielded no such results. Welcome to parenthood, right? That’s not to say that I didn’t have a good day… LadyP [...]
Do your rules go out the window when Grandma comes to town? Six days of Husband-At-A-Work-Conference plus one visiting Grandma meant six days of wild women (as rowdy as you can get with a 3-month old, I guess). Work was busy (I had jobs every day!), Baby was very busy and Mommy tried to live it [...]
What day is it? Seriously. I don’t know right now. Yeah, yeah… I’m slacking. No “Medical-Monday,” no “Celebri-Tuesday”… but I had a baby! A girl! And I will use her as an excuse for all things as long as I can… On this blog, we will call her LadyP! LIFE IS GOOD. :) Since my [...]
Even though he/she isn’t here yet, this baby has now officially made life more expensive. I was warned about this, but thought it’d just mean that money would be soon be spent on diapers rather than dinners out with my husband. “They” should warn you that your entire non-baby budget will be affected by the [...]
Hi all. Jill Simonian here. I’m a TV Host & Entertainment Journalist who somehow ended up with TWO *surprise* baby girls under the age of 2. I'm still trying to figure out how this happened. LadyP barged in September 2010 and LilMiss arrived March 2012. TheFabMom was born in 2011 as an experiment to keep life flirty, fun, focused & as close to fabulous as possible after babies. Here you will find my personal stories, realizations & rants about keeping mommyhood, lifestyle and my work on TV fab... all with a wild toddler and bouncy infant. Got tips? Send 'em my way!
