Top 10: Favorite Baby Items, 6-9 Months

May 31, 2013

A LOT of change took place in the 6-9 month period:  G acquired total control of sitting up and standing up, he became fully mobile on all fours, he started cutting teeth, and of course, he began eating solid foods.  All of these things resulted in more baby gear taking over our house. Since we are […]

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Breastfeeding and Baby-Led Weaning at Nine Months

May 22, 2013

Background reading:  Introducing Solids Through Baby-Led Weaning Originally this was going to be two separate posts; one on solids and one on breastfeeding, but then it occurred to me that these subjects are inextricably linked.  It is called baby-led weaning, after all, meaning the gradual process that a child goes through in order to transition […]

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Nine Months Old!

May 11, 2013

Dear Baby G, You might notice this letter is a little late.  That’s because your mobility is hitting Mommy hard.  The world around us is one big deathtrap now that you are on the move, and the mischief you get into through crawling already has me chasing after you all day.  The treadmill is collecting […]

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Ten Ways I Prepared for Childbirth

May 8, 2013

The following is a reflection of my personal experience and is not intended to be medical advice. Even though our birth didn’t go exactly as planned, it was still a wonderful experience.  While I like to think that our preparation got us off on the right foot, I would never dream of taking full credit for […]

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Ellie Outfit Review

April 24, 2013

Before I start talking about working out, thank you all so much for the support in my last post.  It’s been a tough couple of weeks around here, for various reasons, so I really appreciate the blog love. Moving on! This is a follow-up to my first post about Ellie.  I received my first outfit […]

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It’s All Hard.

April 17, 2013

Sometimes I can be a slow learner. A day or two after G was born, I called my mother crying one morning at 4am.  “He doesn’t sleep!” I shouted.  “And I need to turn on the light every time I need to latch him and my boobs hurt and he wants to nurse all night!” […]

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Eight Months Old!

April 13, 2013

Dear Baby G, There is no other way to say this.  Since the day you were born, you have given us a run for our money.  At eight months old, there are no signs that this will stop any time soon. In the last month, your development has exploded.  You are flourishing before our very […]

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Baby DeeDee Sleep Sacks (Giveaway!)

April 5, 2013

Remember my love of sleep sacks for G?  I’ve found a new brand that’s pretty swanky. Some of you might have heard of the new online magazine, Daily Mom, that just launched last month. It’s an amazing resource of posts and articles for the modern woman and mom. Imagine Pinterest-worthy posts with useful information about […]

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Ten Tips for Flying With Baby

April 1, 2013

I am about to claim expertise on something I have only actually done a few times.  You know, like a real blogger. I’ve flown with G on three round-trip flights now.  Two were on my own.  One was a 7-hour flight.  The 7-hour flight…I can’t lie.  We were scared.  G is seven months old and […]

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Top 10: Favorite Baby Items, 3-6 Months

March 26, 2013

We are still loving most of our favorites from 0-3 months.  A lot of things here are center around sleep (no surprise really), because we went through a lot of changes in these months with regard to G’s sleep habits.  (I really wanted to make bed-sharing work, but G’s best sleep is consistently when he […]

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