Baby see, baby do
Baby Love has reached an age where she plays pretend with her dolls and stuffed animals, and I absolutely adore watching her do so. Children are great imitators, and what she sees me doing is what she...
View ArticleI’m a good mom (even when I’m not)
This morning Baby Love had a GI appointment to try to figure out why she still wakes up in pain so many times a night. By the time we drove into the city, filled out the paperwork, were taken back,...
View ArticleHe doesn’t understand my problems
Me: I’ve eaten 9 of these cookies. Hubby: Oh. *pause* Wait, since you got home from the store 2 HOURS AGO?? Me: I have a problem. Hubby: Well, the first step is admitting you have a problem. Me: The...
View ArticleNursing at 17 months
As I have said before, when I first started nursing Baby Love I didn’t see what the big deal was and was planning to stop when she got teeth. Now at 17 months we are still nursing. I am so glad. I...
View ArticleSleep Study Follow Up
After our first meeting with the sleep medicine doctor we had a sleep study done. Today, 6 weeks after the study, we finally got our results and the doctor’s diagnosis. In summary, all of her results...
View ArticleSleeping alone
One thing I think is important to keep in mind about attachment parenting, and parenting in general!, is that there is no “right” way to do it. It is more important to follow your baby than it is to...
View ArticleMurphy’s Corollary
We all know Murphy’s Law: If something can go wrong, it will. I have discovered Murphy’s Corollary. It’s related to parenting. Murphy’s Corollary Everything with your child will continue to go wrong...
View ArticleA lesson about sleep
One of the biggest lessons Baby Love has taught me with regards to sleep is that falling asleep and falling BACK asleep are two entirely different skills. This flies in the face of 98% of sleep advice,...
View ArticleTurning a breech baby with chiropractic
When I was just over 35 weeks pregnant it was discovered that Baby Love was breech. I was devastated. I wanted a natural birth and did not want a c-section. There were a lot of ways that supposedly...
View ArticleAdorable things my daughter says
Baby Love is pretty non verbal, choosing instead to sign virtually all of her communication. However, what she does say is adorable. Ridiculouslly adorable. For example: “Om!” (while eating or telling...
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Understanding sizing for the Kanga baby carrier
I wrote before about some of the many baby carriers I have used, and I have a new favorite: the Kanga! It has the feel of a mei tai and is designed to do a high back carry so Baby Love can see over my...
View ArticleWhy covering while nursing isn’t the obvious solution
Whenever nursing in public is discussed the argument is made: “It is fine if a mom wants to nurse her baby while they’re out, but out of respect for those around her she should use a cover.” I used to...
View ArticleFinding a real-life community
I’m having a hard time finding a real-life community of moms I’m comfortable around. I have a fantastic online community (a couple, in fact). I have an amazing mama friend who lives nearby. But I...
View Article12 things about my pregnancy
1. We found out I was pregnant while away for the weekend celebrating our anniversary. In previous months I’d had visions of the fun ways I’d tell the hubby we were pregnant, but since he ended up...
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Adjusting your Kanga shoulder straps
I wrote last week about how to the sizing of the Kanga’s shoulder strap works. For cinch-to sizes you can wear them at a larger or a smaller size, depending on how tightly you cinch down the webbing....
View ArticleHouston, we have a toddler
Tonight during bed time it was so hard not to giggle as Baby Love melted down because we wouldn’t put a (hard, pointy, metal) clip in her hair for bed. She finally stopped crying and frantically...
View ArticleEasy taco soup
In the winter months of constant cold and darkness there’s nothing like a hot meal that is fast and simple to make. Taco soup is just about the easiest recipe I’ve ever come across, but it is delicious...
View ArticleI’m not criticizing you
Every time I try to talk about something I am proud of with how I am parenting Baby Love I am gripped with anxiety that others will feel judged or that I will appear arrogant that makes me backpeddle...
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Friday(ish) Favorites: Gentle kids books
I love kids books, and so does Baby Love. Recently we’ve found some favorites that align with my gentle parenting style which I love reading to her and she loves hearing (at 18 months). I’ll See You in...
View ArticleBirthing at home vs a birth center
When people are looking into having an out-of-hospital (OOH) birth one big question that comes up is if they want to birth at home or at a birth center. (In this post I use “birth center” to refer to a...
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