Natalie Morales

The Today Show crew got into the holiday spirit on their annual Halloween episode this morning with help from Tina Fey and Will Ferrell, who were decked out as their characters in Megamind. Hosts Meredith Vieira and Natalie Morales both took the singing star approach as Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, respectively, even going the extra mile with choreographed performances. Al Roker, meanwhile, was Superman, and Ann Curry channeled Amelia Earhart. We're following in the fun here at Sugar headquarters with our own pop-culture-inspired costumes, and if you plan to dress like a celebrity and are still looking for the perfect getup, we've got you covered with ideas for couples, great outfits for the guys, and lots more!

Natalie Morales navigates motherhood with a pair of broken in sneakers! We chatted with the NBC Today Show host at Baby Buggy's Bedtime Bash last week where she was enjoying amusement park rides with her sons Josh, 6, and Luke, 1. To keep up with her boys, the triathlete recommends, "a good pair of running shoes to chase after them!" We were also curious if she draws on any personal experience in her recurring role on Marriage Ref.

BabySugar: How do you handle differences in parenting styles with your husband?
Natalie Morales: We make a pretty good tag team. We trade off quite a bit, although both of them (the boys) seem to think Daddy is fun, fun, fun all the time and that's where I have the Marriage Ref argument because it's always mommy's the bad cop and daddy's the good cop.

BabySugar: You know you’re a mother when ____.
Natalie Morales: When the most incredible love — every little thing your child does you just well up with this love and at the same time the most incredible heartbreak. They can say something and just crush you, annihilate you and you're just curled up in bed sobbing.

BabySugar: Fill in the blank. Why didn’t anybody tell me _____ about motherhood?
Natalie Morales: It's pretty much all that I thought it would be. The one thing that I've learned is trying to keep my patience and not try to raise my voice, even though you know that's going to happen. But once you become a mom, you're like "Arrghh, it's really happening!"

BabySugar: What’s the best trick your mama taught you?
Natalie Morales: Dealing with diaper rash! Long before there was Triple Paste, my mom was making her own concoction. Cortisone, cornstarch and petroleum jelly and mixing. She came and helped me out when (my first son) was born, and it was key!

BabySugar: Helicopter mom or free range kids?
Natalie Morales: I'm a little bit of a free range, but I come in for dives with the helicopter. I let them roam a little bit, but always within helicopter strike distance.

Is comedy contagious in the Seinfeld home? Last night, Jessica Seinfeld hosted Baby Buggy's fourth annual Bedtime Bash in New York City. We had a chance to chat with the children's charity founder and mother of three — Sascha, 9, Julian, 7, and Shepherd, 4 — and ask what life with Jerry is like!

BabySugar: Your husband is known for his humor; in raising your children, have you found that comedy is learned or innate?
Jessica Seinfeld: I see in our children a sophisticated sense of humor that seems to grow more and more each year. I hope that we encourage that at home, but I think it's also part of what they've been around their whole lives.

BabySugar: After money, most parents' biggest arguments are about their kids — have you ever needed to call in a marriage ref for your parenting disagreements?
Jessica Seinfeld: My husband happens to be a wonderful communicator and really doesn't let us fight for a long time. He doesn't let things get crazy. We let a few minutes or a few hours go by and then talk about things. Listening to what your children have to say and really hearing what they're trying to say always gets back to what the root of the issue is.

As for the best trick Jessica's own mama taught her? "Benign neglect!"

Tune in Monday to see what NBC Today Show host Natalie Morales had to say about life as a mom of two and the homemade trick her mother taught her for treating diaper rash.