I bet you didn't think you'd become a gymnast or a dancer or a mime after you had a baby, did you? Well, guess what? Unbeknownst to you, you did! No, you're not getting paid for this new-found skill, and don't hope to make any Olympic teams in the near future, but once you have a child, you acquire a unique skill set only bestowed unto parents.

Behold! The 6 wondrous physical feats moms can perform once they have kids!

Okay, there are three things I love about the "baby mugging" photo trend started by Ilana Wiles of Mommy Shorts. One is, of course, the clever play on words. Babies mugging for the camera? Oh ho HO. The second is the fact that it combines two things that go together so naturally: small energy-draining children, and cups of caffeinated beverages. The third is that the easy-to-achieve results are RIDICULOUSLY DELIGHTFUL.

Here's the idea: you position your child behind a mug so it appears she or he is inside the cup. Take a photo. Tag the resulting image with #babeinamug if you want to share it with the other mug-wedged babies on Instagram, or just enjoy your supercute cup o' kid.

Check out some of the best examples of this latest photo fad:

A recent study shows that when parents sing to their premature babies, there's a medical benefit! Amazing -- but not totally surprising: It just seems intuitive that a soothing connection like a song sung by baby's mama or daddy would be good for her, doesn't it?

Researchers studying babies in the NICU found music therapy was associated with lowered heart rates, improved sleep and sucking behavior, and even better feeding. I have my own theory that this extends to any baby, premature or not! There's something so right about singing to your brand new little person. One of my favorite "lullabies" for my daughter was a beautiful, sweet song I learned to sing (not that well!) by singing along with Paul McCartney.

Here's that song, and more that a baby would love to hear:

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It seems not a week goes by that I'm not hearing about how lonely and isolated moms feel. How hard it is to make friends. How they miss their old friends. How baby-raising has taken over their lives and they feel cut off from the rest of humanity. Gals, it doesn't have to be like this. Sure, you're probably not going to be able to go out and do all-night ragers at the local tequila bar anymore. But there's no reason you shouldn't be able to eek out a few hours a month doing something other than babbling at your baby. If you feel like the world has abandoned you, well, let me tell you, the world often feels like you've abandoned it. So let the world and you come together again. It might start off slowly if your baby is young, but better to start now than to wake up in a few years and be unable to call up any friends -- because you don't have any anymore.

Here are 6 tips for moms who want to get at least a little of their lives back.

Nick Lachey and wife Vanessa (Minnillo) Lachey welcomed the birth of their first child Camden John Lachey last September, and it seems as though the 98 Degrees singer has enjoyed singing lullabies to their son. He’s enjoyed it so much that he’s releasing an album so that his crooning can soothe other babies too.

And by other babies, I mean other mommies. Because let’s be honest -- the kids probably don’t care who’s singing, so long as they’re getting snuggles from mama during the bedtime routine. But women of baby-making age are the perfect target audience for this album.

Have you had a good, long cry today? Get out the tissues, because there's no way to get through Quinn Linzer's story without tearing up. She's just 9 months old, but the Long Island baby has a to-do list that could exhaust a grown woman.

Only Quinn won't ever be a grown woman. Doctors have told her parents to "go home and love her" because they can't treat Niemann-Pick Disease, Type A, the rare disease little Quinn was born with. She isn't expected to live much longer than a few years. That's where the to-do list comes in.

What do parents do with their babies on a chilly weekend day in New England when there's no chance of doing anything fun outside? Put their babies' crawling abilities to the test in a "Diaper Derby," of course.

The second annual Diaper Derby was held at Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, Massachusetts a couple weekends ago, and as you will see in the video clip of the race -- this is an activity that some moms and dads take pretty seriously.

All right moms, 'fess up. How many times have you let your baby play with your cellphone because you didn't have the heart to hear them cry when you take it away? Once? Twice? Three times (a lady)? After you read this story, you will never do it again.

An Oregon baby managed to call 911 not once, not twice, not three times. The 1-year-old called the emergency line SIXTEEN TIMES with her mom's phone! As you can imagine, the cops in Astoria, Oregon are none too happy with Jessica May.