We’ve talked previously about breastfeeding challenges (and how to channel your inner ninja), but we have reached a point where we need to talk about pumping. If ever a nursing mom needs to get out of the house without the baby – whether it be for errands or a day at…
Let’s Call A Do-Over
I gotta tell ya, transition to solid foods wasn’t as smooth sailing as I thought (check out my half-way-failed-attempt here). Since Quincy loved solid food for three days, and then abhorred them for the following week, I had to call a Do-Over. I halted the whole solid foods stuff, switched back to…
Sleepity, Sleep, Sleep, Sleeeeeeeep
Hello. I’d like to introduce myself: My name is I-Haven’t-Gotten-A-Full-Night’s-Sleep-In-Over-Seven-Months, though I’m thinking of shortening it to Nosleep Formeeeee. This is a side effect that is common for parents, though there are some of you out there that have really good sleepers that catch on to full nights quickly. It’s…
Nine Vegetable Baby Purées: Preparation & Taste Rankings
Recently, I’ve done a few posts about baby foods – first attempts, do-overs and cereal – and now it’s time to recap on some of the purées I’ve made. A few people have asked how to prepare them, and how they went over with Quincy, so this may help answer…
Carving Gavels
Before you get too excited, I should inform you that this won’t be a D.I.Y. tutorial on how to whittle your very own gavel. Sorry to disappoint. Being a mother these days is tough. I’m not saying it was any easier in the 1950’s or even the 1350’s,…
Supporting New Moms
Have you ever had an AH-HA! Moment? Maybe you were sitting in a lecture in college, and the professor was droning on and on and on, but then some phrase they said clicked in your brain. Or you were doodeling in your notebook in Chemistry while the teacher was going…
Community Clothing
I am realizing there are plenty of differences between your first and second pregnancies (if you missed my analogy of duct tape vs. ace bandages, feel free to catch up here), and I am certain there will be a fair number of differences between our first child and our second.…
The Best Advice I Can Give
The only time I ever felt I knew what I was doing with parenting was before I was a parent. How to get my future kids to sleep, to behave, to not wail in the grocery store, to eat all kinds of foods… I had it all laid out…
Good Chaos
It’s 1:30 in the morning, and I’m loading a rubber snake and a plastic Parasaurolophus in the dishwasher after stripping a bed of wet sheets and blankets. I’ll be heading next to the baby’s room shortly to replace her pacifier and snuggle her back up with her blanket. This is…
The Rules
Everyone knows there are obvious rules in society – Say Please and Thank You, Share Your Toys, and Whoever Smelt It Dealt It – but as a parent I’ve found there are other rules that pop up after oddly specific occurrences. These are rules created so that you (hopefully) can start…