What do you do when life hands you a surplus of breast milk? If you’re NYC chef Daniel Angerer, you make breast milk fromage. When Angerer ran out of room in the freezer to store his partner’s pumped breast milk, he experimented and created Mommy’s Milk Cheese rather than pitch the liquid gold. Although most of the comments on his blog have commended his originality, a few people have expressed squeamishness.

What do you think – would you like a taste of breast milk cheese?

This is what constitutes a cover story these days: a 3-year-old girl dressing like a tomboy.

At least according to Life & Style Weekly, which accuses Angelina Jolie of turning daughter Shiloh into a boy, letting her “cross-dress” and wear her hair “shockingly short.”

While I don’t quite understand how Shiloh failed to get the memo my preschool-aged daughter did (Re: Pink, Sparkly, Princess-y Dress Code), I don’t think anyone should be judged based on the style decisions they make at age 3. And their parents shouldn’t be either; if they were, I’d be in big trouble.

Here’s hoping Shiloh keeps doing her own thing – and Brad and Angelina keep letting her.

I am the second child in my family and always felt like I got plenty of attention but now that I have my own second child I am suddenly feeling…short shrifted. How could I not have been? Not only was I the second child, I was the second girl. And I had colic! Obviously I got the hand-me-down clothes and never sat shotgun, but it’s more than that. With your first baby, motherhood is so new and exciting and scary and all encompassing. Number two is exciting, of course, but there just isn’t as much time to revel in it. Because you’re divided—your attention is divided, your patience is divided, your threshold for crap is divided (though, miraculously, not your love...that just doubles). You can’t possibly be everything to your number two because number one is still there demanding that you make him pancakes...with strawberries not bananas!

In our little family the SCS began before Nora was even born—if it weren’t for the project pregnancy blog (and the Cheetos cravings) I would barely have noticed I was pregnant. I never even got on the web to see if she was the size of a lemon or a squash or a grapefruit. With Alex, I couldn’t tear myself away from that stuff. And since her arrival 8 weeks ago today, she has continued getting quietly gypped. Here’s how: 

• When speaking about Nora, it is not uncommon for me to refer to her as him/he.
• Her bath towel has “ALEX” embroidered on the back.
• She’s also using Alex’s car seat, which is red, and his Bundle Me, which is brown. On our first public outing, someone said, “Oh, what’s his name?” And how could I blame her?
• We don’t have a single photo of her in our house. Granted we have quite a few on the computer and she’s only 8 weeks old, but still. We have a photo printer in our house. We have an empty frame on display in her room. We have no excuse.
• I’m not doing baby announcements for Nora. I had planned to but I think I missed the boat and, frankly, between the blog and facebook, I really feel like I’ve covered anyone who could possibly want to know I had a baby.
• I have also not logged a single entry into her babybook, which, P.S., was bought last week. To be fair, I only put about three entries in Alex’s book. Contrary to what you might think, I am not good at documenting my children’s lives.
• Alex didn’t watch any TV until he was almost 18 months old. Nora has seen every episode of Modern Family (best show on television, btw....if you’re not already watching, hulu it now!), Grey’s Anatomy, American Idol (she’s rooting for Siobhan), and, most recently, The Hurt Locker. 

In some ways I think it’s good that we’ve loosened up a bit with number two. And being that Nora is the first granddaughter in the family, I know she will do fine in the spoling department. But I don’t want to completely drop the ball here. For her sake but also for mine. She may be my second baby but she’s still amazing and I’m so happy—and lucky—to have her here. And I want to make sure I enjoy her.

Do you have two? Does your second get the shaft in any way? I can’t even imagine having three (although it does explain a lot about my sister Meghan...)

2010 is a census year -- and right around now, the government is mailing you a form to fill out. A census, which must be taken every 10 years as per the Constitution, counts how many residents there are in the U.S.

Stacks of forms asking tons of mundane questions may come to mind when you think of a census. Who has the time for all that? But here’s why you need to participate, how to keep a census taker from knocking on your door, and how long it really takes (good news: not long).

How many questions are on the census form -- and how long will it take to complete?
The census form (pictured below) has 10 questions, and should take about 10 minutes to complete. The form will NOT ask for social security numbers or citizenship status. The form cannot be filled out online. The Census Bureau recommends using April 1 -- also (coincidentally) "National Census Day" -- as the date to use to mail your form back in.

What will the government do with the census information?
The information is used to calculate how many people reside in the U.S. -- which helps determine how $400 billion of federal funding will be used for hospitals, schools, senior centers, bridges and tunnels, emergency services and job training centers, and to predict how many people will be needing Social Security or Medicare benefits. It also determines how many seats your state gets in the House of Representatives.

What happens if I forget to mail the form back?
Since you are required by law to participate in the census, if you don't fill out and mail back your form, a census taker will contact you by telephone, mail or even in person up to six times. Census takers will not email you. If they come in person, a census taker can pay you a visit in the afternoons, early evenings or during the weekend.

How can I tell if a census worker is legitimate?
Census workers will have ID badges (pictured below), a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a notice of confidentiality. Census workers will present you with the same 10-question form you received in the mail, and they will NOT ask for social security numbers, citizenship status, or any banking or credit information.

How can I get my kids involved in the census process?
All infants and children should be counted in the census. According to the Census Bureau, children have been undercounted in every census since 1790. Seeing as how census info is used for schools, it's important to make sure the kiddos are included!

Got a Dora fan in the house? If she happens to be particularly curious about the census form (as all kids are, natch), you can download a Dora-themed fact sheet that explains census basics to kids. Nickelodeon will also air a public awareness campaign on counting kids in the census, featuring the pint-sized explorer.

Go to 2010.census.gov for more information on this year's census.