THANK YOU to everyone who voted in the first round… we’re now finalists at thebump.com’s Best Pregnancy Blog contest!
The winner gets $1000 and I can’t even begin to explain how much that would help out Steve and I with our new apartment and a lil baby on the way in just 2 months! Runner-ups get $100 to Pottery Barn Kids, which would also be amazing!
You don’t have to register or anything, just click the button below and vote for Baby Dickey in the poll at the bottom of the page.
THANK YOU! It really means a lot to us!
IDK how this blog managed to reach the finals. I suppose a large amount of friends and family suffered through. It is not interesting and the name is seriously an embarrassment to the child! I mean seriously who calls a blog Baby Dickey and then their name is MILFtoBe.… how classy is that?!??!?! Maybe on 8mile I suppose!
Some things you just don’t do and this is definitely one of them!
Unexpectedly Expecting is well blogged and Classy from start to finish…hope she kicks your butt.
Brian Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Are you serious? Baby w/ the last name attached is less classy than Unexpectedly Expecting? (Sarcasm since anyone who would leave a comment like that probably wouldn’t be able to catch on) Here son or daughter look at your baby blog and learn you were an accident right off the bat. Do you even think before you type? I mean seriously I think they are both great blogs and everyone should just be having fun with this. Grow up a little.
Grand-mama D Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Who do you think YOU are??? Since when did a wonderful baby blog become a site for rude people to post negative comments to expecting mothers???? I am the mother of Mrs. Dickey (yes, you have attacked her name) and I can tell you I have NOT suffered through any of this. I look forward to each and every note she writes. Baby Dickey blog is informative and so very interesting and funny. I think you may have just ruined the votes for Unexpectedly Expecting because after people read what you have written, they will definitely vote for my wonderful, sweet and caring daughter and son-in-law.
Mandy Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
You are so right. I’ve been bothered by this all night, and I cannot believe that someone would throw my name out there and put me in the middle of this drama. I had never even seen the Baby Dickey blog prior to today, and was honestly shocked when I saw the comment above. I’m having a scheduled delivery of my twins tomorrow, and this is the last thing I wish to be consumed with right now but just can’t seem to help it. I feel terrible that Emily has been attacked by someone that clearly has followed my blog, but again, I wish that everyone would understand that I do not condone anything written and wish that they’d never mentioned my name.
FutureMama Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
What an idiot!
Such a kind comment,Gosh you sound just LOVELY!!!!
Hello random hater…How’s your day going? Nothing really happening? Dissatisfied with your own life? Yeah, I thought so. I’m not sure that Julia over at Unexpectedly Expecting would be overly happy with you using her name to abuse someone else.
For someone who rates ‘classiness’ so highly, you seem to be lacking it.
Emily is classy, funny and she is going to be an awesome mum.
Booo to you.
I hate to be rude, but I agree. “Baby Dickey” is like someone calling their baby “Baby Johnson.” How embarrassing and ugly. You need to get a hobby instead of sitting on your butt voting for yourself, taking pictures of your bare stomach (put some clothes on) and posting pictures of ugly cakes and weird giveaways. You’re not going to have time for all this crap once you actually have the child. Not to mention, nobody cares about your gas or internal exams. Do something useful, with yourself.
And MILFtobe IS pretty gross and trashy. How did you explain that to your family? It conjures a pretty bad visual. Hopefully, when your child can read, they aren’t subjected to reading THIS.
Brian Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
The blog is a good combination of fun & informative stuff for people like me and I’m guessing most men who have not experienced a pregnancy. I’ve learned some interesting things from reading it along with being able to keep up with how everyone is feeling and seeing some of the fun stuff too. You obviously are probably not mature enough to keep up or understand the “gross” stuff (some intelligent individuals may refer to it differently) as you call it. Have a nice day.
kenny Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Seriously…what’s wrong with her showing her belly? I’m assuming you protested the Vanity Fair cover of Demi Moore or the Baby Talk breast feeding cover. Are you a puritan?
And like I said to your friend…Emily is not forcing you to read…but by reading all those posts that you say you hate you helped keep her page count up…ironic.
And I totally agree with Brian…if my mom had a blog I’d rather her refer to herself as a MILF than me as an oops.
Why all this hate on a blog that is totally positive?
Grand-mama D Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Really? Making fun of someone’s name? How embarrassed you must feel now.…and ugly. I am her mother and I cherish the blog AND the beautiful pictures of her baby belly. Those pictures will be the most wonderful memory for her and her baby to be. I wish I would have thought of taking monthly pictures of my belly when I was pregnant with her!!! Does she really talk about her internal exams and gas? I don’t think so. Maybe you should do something useful yourself instead of bashing an expectant mother’s blog which I am sure she is quite proud of. I know I am! I am her family and she DID explain milftobe. Whatever.…
Wow — I can’t believe BlogWithClass1999 wrote that here! lol — that is so funny; they obviously think they are classy, but by definintion their post is the most un-classy thing to do.
Ok — looking that their post, they want YOU to know that they don’t like your blog (I wonder how much they have actually read of it) and they want you to… pull out of the competition? How silly!
Plus, the idea of the competition is so that more and more expectant mothers get diffrent points of views and find someone who can help them with their own pregnancy experiences. I’m sure that Unexpectedly Expecting has a good blog as well — I like Baby Dickey because she IS so classy and fun and posts interesting information that I want to know!!
Don’t listen to the silly person — they obviously are bitter at the world, are not classy, and obviously a bit dim (because WHAT EXACTLY are you supposed to do with their comment?).
Hey blogwithclass1999 (which is actually quite an ironic name given your comment) I have absolutely nothing to gain from this blog winning or losing so this comes at you totally unbiased.
First off the name of the blog Baby Dickey might have a bit to do with her last name being Dickey. It would be a bit odd if she called it Baby Colbert or Baby Palin.
Next I think the milftobe part is funny…why not call it like you see it…if it doesn’t offend her why should you be offended? She never asked you to read. You don’t need to read. Stop reading.
And on it being classy you’re just looking at the name…judging it by the cover…do you like to be judged on the surface? Because in reality this blog is pretty well written and entertaining.
I’m not sure how you are related to Mandy or Nathan from Unexpectedly…not sure if you are a just a friend or maybe one of them…but when you talk about class leaving the comment you did, anonymously, is not class.
I don’t understand why some people have to leave crude comments. Really where does that get you?
“BlogWithClass1999” & “I Agree BWC1999” are a bunch of PUNKS! Just hatin’ because their blog was probably knocked out of the running because their blogs just suck! You obviously made the finals because there are a ton of people that like your blog.
I always thought your last name was Dickey? Your blog was called “Baby Dickey” before you found out you were having a boy wasn’t it? Don’t let what those losers say bother you. You are one classy chick & if they followed you on Twitter they’d know it!
screw the haters girlfriend!
These trolls should be ashamed to be leaving such hurtful comments!!!! don’t listen to them they obviously have nothing better to do arseholes!!
they are probably fat with bad skin anyway
I just voted for you and can see you’re doing well, yay! I think you’ll find that’s why the trolls have come out of the woodwork. Ignore them hun xxx
For the record, this is Mandy from Unexpectedly Expecting… I was just clicking on the other finalists’ blogs (Blair’s I already read often) to check out everyone else’s. I did not write the comment above and I have no idea who did, so please don’t think me or my husband would ever publicly bash another expectant mom who puts it out there like we do! Good luck to you, and I wish you the best
Emily — your blog is awesome and so are you! We love you we love your blog and we love baby dickey!
Emily’s blog is great! Even if you’re not expecting a baby anytime soon. It’s filled with fun and information. And if you don’t like any part about it, then just leave it be and don’t come back to. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinions and ways of expression. And if Emily wants to do that by taking pictures of her belly, then let her do so. It’s not that much different than going to the beach.
Good luck with best baby blog by the way!
You’ve got my vote(s)!
To all those who feel the need to blast the name of my blog, last I checked, married folks have been getting pregnant for ages without exactly planning it. That makes it a mistake? Not so much. To find out we were having twins was UNEXPECTED, but thanks for taking some random comment (again, one that I was unaware of and HATE the backlash it’s created) and publicly attacking me as well. Is all this really necessary?
I’ve been at work all day (doing something useful with myself perhaps?), but now that I’m home I’d like to address a few things…
First– thank you so much to those who are supporting me and who read and enjoy my blog. You are why I love what I do. I truly appreciate your comments!!
Second– if you don’t like my blog, don’t read it. You obviously have never read it though or you’d realize “Dickey” is my LAST NAME. Not some cruel, sick joke on my baby, thank you.
As for the domain name, my husband made it. He tends to think I’m attractive and I’m okay with that. It’s funny, laugh a little.
You are clearly the epitome of “class” so I thank you for the lesson.
As for “I agree BWC1999”… don’t look at my pictures if you don’t like them. I’m documenting MY pregnancy. Besides, I believe “Unexpectedly Expecting” also posts belly pictures. And we both look damn good. I may not have as much time for this once the baby comes (what’s your point with that, anyway?), but this is my way of keeping a pregnancy journal — something I’ll have forever.
This point I have to make to protect my own name– I have NEVER written about my “gas” on this blog. As far as you know, I haven’t had any and we’re going to keep it that way
Regarding “Unexpectedly Expecting” — I had never read it before and I don’t know Mandy. But I believe her comment that she had nothing to do with this — when you’re growing a baby, you have better things to do than start stuff like this over a contest.
By the way, if this was your effort to get me to give up on the contest or on this blog, try again.
Best of luck to Unexpectedly Expecting and to Mandy.
I voted for you because I don’t read the other blogs (not because they aren’t good, I just hadn’t heard of them until now). Good luck lovey! Also, trolling is really uncool. GET A LIFE, fuckers.
Emily you are great! Don’t let a couple of nasty comments get you down! I just recently found you but I am a fan! Keep it up!
ps I think the name is funny!
Whoa!! The internet is full of immature, hateful, mean-spirited losers! Don’t sweat the “small” stuff (that’s my motto in life) and by the writing on the wall (comment board) the two hate mongers are just that “small” and in the Grand scheme of things you are so blessed and fortunate to have all you have and many many fans who appreciate and love that you are sharing this special time in your lives with them.
When I first saw “Milftobe” I cracked up because I thought it was clever and we all know that MILF is just a watered down term for a hot mom and is not to be taken literally!
Obviously, self –righteous trolls don’t know how to behave in the real world and that is why they hide behind anonymous faceless screens and spew their spiteful hate.
(((hugs))) mama and keep doing what you do! muah!
OMG!!!!! What JERKS!! Girl don’t worry I get trolls too, I bet the only reason I haven’t gotten any today is cause I stopped allowing anonymous comments! I’m soooo sorry you had to go through that but it looks like you handled yourself well girl, good for you!!
I voted for you and I hope you WIN!!!!!
PS: I plan to take belly pictures, I think it’s beautiful, and women should feel comfortable in their bodies. And who cares if you DID blog about gas? I blog about way more than that! haha!!
PPS: I think you ARE a MILF!! haha
To be clear, I don’t care about the gas, the belly pics or even the blog in a personal sense. I was just commenting be/c that is what people do on these sorts of things…OBVIOUSLY since there is an option to comment.
I have been a mother for 11 yrs to my oldest daughter and I think I’ve covered all the gas and pains and high risk issues one can bare being on bed rest for a month. The Baby Dickey is a last name, Oops, I apologize on your behalf. I know neither of you that are neck to neck in the finals but what I do know is that when your kid grows up, I’d like to think when they want to know what MILF means you will be brave enough to tell them. As far as your mother goes for sticking her nose in… seems to me that mommy still has to fight your battles and someone seems a little butt hurt here.
All I was saying is I read blogs, I like to read them be/c they are real life stories and are supposed to be “motherly” now the name MILF-to-be may be a motherly name on the strip in Vegas but not to most. I don’t know you personally and you may very well be a great person but would you want your grandmothers deacon board members to read your blog titled MILF-to-be.…? I think not!
For people like me who just read blogs, some may just turn away be/c the name itself not the last name be/c it would appear to be simply the last name if it had not been followed with MILF to be.… so call me un-classy if you want but if you are a MILF in deed, you wouldn’t need to have the world agree, you would know that in your mind with pure confidence!
Good luck with your MILF’ing.
Baby Dickey Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Oh hun. I’m glad this is now making me laugh instead of cry. As I’ve said before, my husband made my domain name and it’s supposed to be a joke. If it turns some people off before even reading my blog, fine. They probably don’t want to read my posts anyway, if that’s how they feel. I could care less – I have many loyal readers who weren’t turned off by the name. Get over it.
And I wasn’t going to mention it, but since you attacked my “motherly” notion, I’ll say that it seems you of all people should know what qualifies as motherly. I googled your email address. It brought me to a female escort service with pictures of half naked women and if a female would like to apply to be employed there, they need to email YOUR ADDRESS. It also has a nasty list of services provided.
Class.
Grand-mama D Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
lol
Grand-mama D Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Mommy does not have to fight her battles. I think she made her statement earlier loud and clear. And…stick my nose into it? As you say, there is an option to comment, so I did. I think if your child read the rude remarks you make, she would not be too proud. I, personally, could care less about a deacon board member and what they think. I am speaking for myself, not for Emily.
This is all really hilarious now b/c if u think my actual email goes to an escort service then you are not a smart woman… just thought it would go with the “Milf” idea so seems it has. Again, good luck and happy parenting!
Bandfsfirstpregnancy Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Wow– this is so bad on so many levels. Yes, people have their opinions, but she didn’t leave any– just jumped to the insults! Again, what was her point? To make you quit the competition? To delete your blog? Her comments paint her as someone who has a rather narrow view of mothers and women; I feel bad for her kids (she mentioned an older daughter– does that mean there are more she doesn’t raise? Just curious) to grow in that environment. She upset you, Unexpectedly Expecting and probably most women out there! And for no purpose…
Ah well, perhaps she is going through a bit of life crisis; most people read these blogs to understand (in all it’s realities) their pregnancies… Then, we move on to the “mommy blogs.” I just hope she is never on my mommy blog– I can only imagine het advice based off her poor behavior here!
We love you and your blog Baby Dickey!! Don’t stress out about this! And thanks to Unexpectedly Expecting for standing up to your troll as well!
Wow. Just wow. Nothing brings out the crazies like a competition. Love ya, MILFtobe.
WOW… this is all kinda crazy… I went to HS with Mandy who is the Mommy to “Unexpectedly Expecting”. I was the person who “mentioned” the name “Milf-to-be” on FaceBook b/c I thought it was weird to name a blog that being a mom and all. We all laughed about it and joked but never thought anything of this sort would come about. I actually tried to leave a comment on here earlier today but for some reason it froze up on me. But now I had to try again be/c I know Mandy is going through enough especially today. If anyone would read her blog you’d see she is a great person and doesn’t really go for drama and is all about laughs herself! She has been awesome her entire pregnancy and even when it seemed to be the worst she didn’t complain. I am only saying this be/c I don’t want anyone to think she is a “troll” or what have you and I kinda feel bad now that I was the person who even mentioned “Milf” on FB. Mandy & her husband are awesome people! I know both of them & her mother was actually one of my teachers! They are REALLY good people so I hope that you and your family can take your anger and frustrations out on the random person whomever they are and not towards Mandy or her blog. She has had pre-eclampsia and issues with hypertension so I am genuinely concerned be/c of that.
I don’t know who said anything about gas or what have you but common sense tells you pregnant or not, “IT’S GONNA HAPPEN“lol Belly pics, Mandy has pics and she’s probably gonna kill me for pointing that out but that in my opinion is the beauty of pregnancy especially when tastefully done.
I personally don’t see anything “wrong” with your “blog” but I can understand the name issues outside of the last name thing cause what can you do about that…nothing! But it’s “your” blog hun, do what the heck you want!
We were supposed to be on here to vote to support the twins & our good friend not to start an online riot!
So good luck to you and I am sorry you & Mandy had to go through this!
Baby Dickey Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I agree, thank you. And hey, at least you got a laugh out of my domain name.. that’s the point!
I’m absolutely not that “type” of person (that you would probably expect to have a name like that) and was honestly a bit embarrassed by it at first. But I’ve gotten lots of great comments from people about it who think it’s funny and I’m glad it makes people laugh (at it, not at me, haha).
We are not angry at all with Mandy, it’s not her fault people have come here to attack! Best of luck to her tomorrow, giving birth to her twins!
SemperFiesty29 Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Glad you got my comment.…First off, Thanks for your understanding and nice wishes to Mandy.
I hope that all of this ceases so we can all go back to “war of voting”.…lol We have a lot of big competitors in our “clan” from our lil town back home so there is no telling who or “what” posted the comments. Again, Thank you for understanding and now I must go off to do more constructive activities (meaning Neighborhood Watch don’t want anyone to take that offensively).
Again, I apologize but I used your blog name to get friends to vote and I told them who was the competition. Geesh, I thought this could be somewhat fun to campaign like we’re putting kids in the White House! lol
Good Night and God Bless…
what does “butt hurt” mean?