BABBLE BEST - MOMMY BLOGGERS

Mommy bloggers make a difference. Sometimes it's their confessional tone that helps you feel like you're not the only one, sometimes their simple honesty puts you at ease, and sometimes they're so funny, you almost snarf your protein shake. There are the bloggers we relate to and there are others we watch like a train wreck, but no matter where we're coming from, we're all part of the same overwhelming, magical situation.

That's why we're dedicating the inaugural Babble Top 50 list to those who know best: moms. Babble staff and contributors compiled our top mommy-blogger picks based on the following criteria: most controversial, funniest, most confessional, best design, most useful and best written (though we left off Babble's own mommy bloggers because, as with our own kids, we couldn't possibly pick a favorite). These are our picks, but we're sure you'll have something to say on the matter, too.
— The Babble Editors

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Ree Drummond | The Pioneer Woman


Ree's Rankings

Combining the city slicker gone country theme with a boatload of happy homemaker attitude and know-how has won The Pioneer Woman close to two million devoted followers a month, helping make her our queen of the mommy blogosphere. A big-city gal who left it all behind when she met her "Marlboro man" to become a rancher's wife, Ree Drummond tells of a saga from "black heels to tractor wheels" chronicled in harlequin romance chapter form and style.

Blogging since 2006, Drummond's fully branded her guides for photography, cooking, home and garden (she's even got a primer on different soil types) and home schooling. The Martha Stewart of the Great Plains, The Pioneer Woman lives in what she calls "the lodge" and along with cattle and horses, wrangles her four lil' cow pokes, known lovingly as "the punks." Like other well-branded food bloggers, the Pioneer Woman has staked her claim in the cookbook market with her October 2009  The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl.

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ArissasMommy Aug 3, 5:49 AM

Hey - this is my blog about my awesome baby girl and how I'm handling motherhood http://sunviandantarababy.blogspot.com

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Nicole Jul 25, 7:47 PM

When does 2010 come out? Here's mine! *hint hint* ;) http://www.onelittlemister.com/ Nicole

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Andrea Sommers Jun 23, 8:30 PM

Hey- Check out my blog. http://becausecheaperisbetter.blogspot.com/

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MissTutu Jun 1, 12:11 PM

Interesting list of bloggers...checking some out right now since I need some new blogs to follow! Thanks! :) Jenni www.MissTutu.com

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alittlekingandi May 30, 7:46 PM

What a cool list of blogs!! Here is my blog. Enjoy and have a Good and safe Memorial Weekend. www.shawntaehemsley.blogspot.com

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hibmom May 6, 7:02 PM

What a great list of blogs! I would love to be on this list! I started my blog: www.rowefamilyadventures.blogspot.com last August.

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janeanddick Apr 24, 2:42 AM

Starbucks-loving, homeschool-teaching, feet-picking, shameless ranting, anal-perfectionistic, Vietnamese photographer Mom photo blogs about anything mundane, her hot Persian husband, and two beautiful Vietnamese-Persian girls. www.janeanddick.com

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Mary P Apr 22, 7:25 PM

Hoping to make the list next year with The Photographic Life http://www.phototipsformoms.com We're just getting started trying to help moms learn to take the best pics possible with whatever sticky point and shoot camera they pull out of the diaper bag at the last minute. Would love to have some of you serious blog followers check out the free trial and give me some feedback! Thanks! -Mary

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Mom fan Apr 10, 2:34 AM

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Anonymous Apr 8, 2:43 PM

http://www.lamammablog.blogspot.com/

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Annika Apr 2, 6:31 AM

check out baby style blog at http://kapkomini.blogspot.com

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cortnortcc Mar 15, 8:25 PM

http://wheremygreengrassgrows.tumblr.com/

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assiegal Feb 27, 9:32 PM

www.squishybummum.blogspot.com

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aussiegal Feb 27, 9:25 PM

what about squishybum mum

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Feb 16, 7:52 PM

Great list! Would love to see more recognition for health and science-based parenting blogs, after all we geeky bloggers take on issues that moms deal with on a regular basis - breastfeeding, allergies, phthalates, vaccines, etc. - often controversial topics that could use a more thoughtful approach than we typically find in the media. We pediatrian/psychologist/scientist bloggers are out there, many adept at explaining technical stuff without boring folks, some are even quite funny (http://mommadata.blogspot.com/). Thanks again!

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Jan 27, 4:04 PM

People still read Dooce?

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Jan 17, 5:20 AM

When does this contest end?

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Jan 11, 11:47 AM

Impressive list of blogs...many I've come across and some I haven't seen before. I am a mom and I have a blog but I don't know how much of a 'mommy blogger' I consider myself. I share parenting resources, thoughts and articles on child development, shopping, recalls and reviews along with commentary on political issues related to parenting,family and life in general. My blog is little bytes news; sharing bytes of news you can use. http://littlebytesnews.blogspot.com

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Jan 10, 3:38 AM

The Pioneer Woman doesn't live at "the lodge"; the lodge is a second home behind their home, that they renovated to use for entertaining purposes last year. And secondly, her blog has slowly devolved into funny comments and lot's of pictures--not much writing going on anymore.

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Jan 9, 12:51 PM

http://paintcutpaste.com !!!!!

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Jan 6, 3:09 PM

You missed the Manic Mommies - the best!

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Jan 6, 10:51 AM

Great list, thank you. Voting seems like a positive to me, for users anyway.

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Jan 4, 3:05 PM

Like the list-- I follow a handful of these blogs. Just have to say that I think Suburban Turmoil, Owlhaven, Flotsam, and Following Elias are also great reads! Maybe they'll be here next year. Congrats to PW-- love her and her recipes!

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Jan 3, 6:51 PM

Nobody likes a spammer, Bruce.