Yo Gabba Gabba! is hands down the best kids show on the TV. Sesame Street and Thomas & Friends have both got it going on but Yo Gabba Gabba! is the only show that is equally enjoyable to both kid and Hipster Parents. When it comes to TV, Fritz has about a 7-12 minute attention span. More often than not I find myself on the couch sipping my coffee and vegging out to Gabba Gabba! long after Fritz has lost interest and is on to some debaucerous activity that involves coloring on walls or rifling through the fridge. So annnnywayyyy Fritz and I were super psyced today when we went to Borders and saw that Nick Jr came out with a Few Yo Gabba Gabba! books! The books are so fun and vibrant I want to cut them up and make a collage to put up at my desk at work…I may have to get my own set, they’re that good. Get The Sillies Out! even comes with 100 stickers! You can get all the Yo Gabba Gabba! books here! Yo Gabbbbba Gabbbbba!

For a while there we were in the clear. It was smooth sailing. It was all good in our hood. Now all of a sudden Fritz has decided to start screaming his lungs off as soon as I put him to bed. I’m talking horror show, blood curdling screams. The only way he will stop is if I put him in our bed, something I tried the first time he pulled this BS and now it’s been 4 nights in a row!! Then when I decide to go to bed I scoop his little ass up and plop him into his own bed…then sure enough, in the middle of the night, the screaming starts and will not end until I bring him in our bed. This is a very, very, very bad routine were getting into. I can’t bare to listen to the sheer terror in his voice so it’s really difficult to just let him scream himself back to sleep. Ugh, I’m at a loss. Anyone know what I need to do now?? Help a Hipster Mom out.

Out of all the crap we have this Thomas Train set is a huge winner. My parents got it for Fritz this past Christmas and it’s the only toy that he never gets sick of. The Thomas and Friends train sets seem to be ravaging homes of 2-4 year old boys everywhere. All the little boys we know have them and worship them, shout out to Ethan and Warren! If you are needing to buy anything for a little boy buy this, or a piece of this! But buyer beware these trains will set you back a pretty penny. I was in Barnes & Nobles a few days ago where they have a Thomas Section and I plucked out one Jet Engine Train and a 5 piece set. Neither made it to the register. I figured books on Online Marketing were a better buy. The Jet engine was a whopping $40 and the set of 5 was around $30. Sorry Fritz!

I took matters into my own hands last weekend and cut Fritz’s hair. It was kinda fun. I just pretended to know what I was doing. I copied what i’ve seen hairdressers to to my hair for ages. Comb up the hair, grab it between two fingers then chop, chop, chop! I think I did a pretty good job. I told Fritz that he needs product to really get the texture I created. Let’s just say it’s a layered look. What do you think? Don’t be scared to cut your kids hair at home…It’ll grow back! Tip: Make sure to give a lollipop during the process or the kid will surely be wearing an eye patch.

It’s felt like I haven’t talked to you guys in for-eva! My first week back to work after the new year has been a little rocky. So here goes…The economy is wiggity-wiggity-WACK! All kinds of crazy crap is going on in this world and it’s making us view our lives and jobs in a whole new light, It’s a blessing and a curse. I have a sore ass tail bone from snowboarding which is kinda preventing me from on of my main New Years Resolutions…Exercising! Ugh (not an excuse I swear). Then like a ton of bricks I’m blind sided by severe food poisoning Wednesday afternoon. The cherry on top is my iPhone having some obscure bug which deems it unusable just as I seem to muster up the energy to check my email. WTF! I’ve been living in the dark ages for the last 3 days on the couch watching shows like Steve Wilko, Lots of LMN and something called 13:Real Fear. Things have been going on around me but its been difficult to keep up. This weekend I’m hoping to #1: Restore my health #2: Go get my new phone #3: Strategize my takeover. I’m sure you will get some quality posts from me in the next few days. XOXO The Hipster Mom!

Love really is having to say your sorry…even when your not. This is the thing, you can go on a stand off with your husband, boyfriend or whom ever for, well, days really. The tension in the house is so thick you can cut it with a knife and no one is backing down..waaaaaa wahhhhh waaaaa…doollllllllyyyy doooooo (que the western stand off music). This kind of thing usually stems from passive aggressive behavior and just plain stubbornness. Almost anything can set it off, one wrong move and it is on, bad day at work, leaving a pile of dishes in the sink or maybe it was just plain stress. We live so closely with our significant others especially when you have kids, we’re bound to go through these moments of tension. My suggestion is this (as long as it wasn’t anything too serious) sometimes just back down. Especially us girls, sometimes these guys couldn’t read us if our thoughts were streaming across the Goodyear Blimp…yup they just really don’t get us…still… and this needs to be taken into consideration on occasion…they just are not the sweet, sensitive, cute, nurturing kinds of people we are…so get used to it! My point here is this, when there is some silly stand off…just say fuck it! Back down, be the bigger person, gather your confidence and energy, walk over to your guy and squeeze him tight and say “Babe, I love you, fuck this shit…lets make up!”. Kiss him, tickle him…do whatever it takes because sometimes it’s just not worth being stank sourpusses to each other for 2 days! Lead by example. We can all get caught up…but don’t waste precious time being a butt head over nothing…it’s lame. Being happy is wayyyyy more fun. So trust me, sometimes giving in is the cool thing to do.

Your probably asking yourself this same question right about now…when can I get my kid shredding? The snow is starting to fall and we just went boarding yesterday. Naturally we start talking about when we can get Fritz on a board. I remember a while back that I was talking to someone over at Burton and they were telling me about their kids boards and gear. They have a motto at Burton “Starting kids on skis is child abuse”. Burton’s youngest riders name is Hailey Langland and she’s 8 years old! Check here out here. So, I started doing a little research on boards and Burton has great stuff for kids. Then I did a little research on what age you can get kids on boards. There was some good info here and here. The general consensus seems to be that 4 is the perfect age to get them riding. You can do it earlier but I can imagine the whole ordeal being pretty difficult and their muscles may not be fully developed. Fritz doesn’t even like to try on new shoes at the shoe store so I can only imagine what strapping him in to a board would be like right now. I think I’ll be waiting until next year when he’s 3 ish to attempt to get him riding. This year my dad got Fritz a saucer so we’ll be using that on snow days for Fritz. I think when he finally does get on a board he’ll be a little maniac…I can’t wait!! Has anyone’s kids started riding? What age? Share Please!