28.

March 19, 2013

For as long as I have had a grasp on the concept of age, I have wanted to be 28. Twenty-eight, I reasoned, is the perfect age.  You’re still young, but not the kind of young when people don’t take you seriously.  You’re old enough to pursue your dreams, however plain or fanciful, but not […]

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Seven Months Old!

March 11, 2013

Dear Baby G, As I write this, you are napping in your crib.  PRAISE THE LORD, you are sleeping on a flat, unmoving surface, unswaddled, without a boob in your mouth.  It really is a time of miracles.  I might cry. These days, I cry far more than you do.  I cry when you rest […]

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Introducing Ellie Active Wear!

March 8, 2013

I’m really excited to introduce you to Ellie!  Bloggers get a lot of offers to sponsor posts for companies, but I have rarely accepted these invitations.  When I read about Ellie, I was instantly intrigued.  Then I did a little more background reading on the company and knew I wanted to try the products and […]

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Life With Baby: Six Months Later

March 7, 2013

Photo courtesy of Aspin Photography …well, almost seven months later.  My last Life with Baby update was written at almost seven weeks! Life is simple these days, which is exactly how I like it.  We’re starting to feel slightly more competent as parents and have established a pretty good little routine. Baby:  Everyone tells me that […]

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Baby-Led Weaning Begins

February 21, 2013

The alternate title to this post would be, How a Banana Made Me Cry. Since birth I have joyfully watched G reach his milestones.  I have happily encouraged him to smile, roll, reach, babble…the whole checklist.  Yet when it came to the abilities required for him to be ready to start solids, I paused. As […]

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Introducing Solids Through Baby-Led Weaning

February 16, 2013

The following is my interpretation of baby-led weaning and is not intended to be medical advice.  What? Baby-Led Weaning is a style of weaning (“weaning” in the British sense refers to starting your child on solids–not weaning entirely from breastmilk) that relies on your baby’s cues and abilities to guide the transition to solid foods.  With […]

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Six Months Old!

February 11, 2013

Dear Baby G, I’ve been in such shock that you are already six months old that I couldn’t come up with the words for a letter this month.  Instead, your daddy and I sat down and picked out some of our favorite photos of you to make a video collage of your first half year […]

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On Breastfeeding

January 24, 2013

Photo courtesy of Aspin Photography I feel both fortunate and proud that we have been able to exclusively breastfeed for almost six months now.  I use the word ‘fortunate’ because I personally know women who have been to hell and back fighting to breastfeed their babies.  I use the word ‘proud’ because quitting was never […]

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Top 10: Favorite Baby Items, Birth to 3 Months

January 14, 2013

When I was pregnant, people told me, “Don’t buy a bunch of stuff!  Babies just need love and milk.” FALSE. Babies, or rather the adults who take care of them, need a lot of STUFF. Here are the ten things we used most during G’s “Fourth Trimester”: Soothies Pacifiers:  Pacifiers are tricky because each baby has […]

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Five Months Old!

January 9, 2013

Dear Baby G, Slowly, maybe a little slower than some of your peers, we are getting into a routine.  I haven’t wanted to push you too much because, well, you’re pretty new to the planet.  As much as I love routine, I think you deserve a little time to adjust to life as a human […]

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