Last night I drove to Stockton to co-host our News10 Blog U event. It was small event of about 20 people but all were aspiring bloggers who were full of passion, energy and great ideas.

There was Manuel who was thinking of doing a DUI electrician blog, Anthony who plans of unveiling his street fashion blog soon, Kyle who writes the http://www.TheGirlKyle.com, Kamica who owns Baby Cakes & Co… and so on. Each person had a unique story – and you know I love hearing about stories and dreams.

But the person who pulled it all together was Alejandro Reyes.

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“I’m one of those people who can’t walk and chew gum at the same time, so juggling is out of the question,” Laura Scarborough said.

Laura Scarborough’s blog, Adventures in Juggling, is about a Manteca mom’s life with a husband, five kids, one of which has special needs, three pets and being a RN at the neo-natal intensive care unit, NICU.

“We started in 2005, back then it was a kind of a curiosity.”

Laura started journaling after her son Daniel was born. Daniel was born premature and has autism [CORRECTION: Daniel was born premature and has many struggles related to his extreme premature birth, Laura said in her blog].

STOCKTON - The Mommy & Me Program and Boutique presented another of its very popular Baby Bonding Parenting Classes on Friday, April 29, 2011. This session was sponsored by First 5 San Joaquin, which partners with faith-based organizations as a part of its early childhood education program to increase parent knowledge about the importance of school readiness among hard-to-reach populations. 

Leading this session was Parent Educator Tasha Tyler, who facilitated the class of fourteen pregnant and new mothers with their babies.  The discussion focused on activities that a mother could do with her baby at home to promote proper growth and development. Tyler used bubbles, scarves, a play tunnel, songs, and books during the class and encouraged the mothers to bond with their babies through interaction.  Tyler also shared information on Autism and what signs to look for regarding developmental delays and gave resources for referral as