Archive for April 2010 | Monthly archive page
My evil trick worked. When our caretaker, a.k.a. Grandma and Grandpa, decided to take a trip to Italy, a.k.a. New Mexico instead because there was a giant ash cloud covering Europe, I asked my husband to take his two-week vacation to care for the baby, a.k.a. not-so-much a vacation as a DIFFERENT JOB. No Problem! [...]
It’s teething time. I could ramble like all moms do when all babies get here – but the point is that teething turns the sweetest angels into little devils, period. Poor dears. I asked Google for help and Google sent me here: HippyDippyBebe.com. This seemed like a well-intentioned, well-researched mama so I was satisfied with [...]
I keep wondering to myself why I was so surprised to look around at the floor between Rome’s room and ours (after finding him crawling to ours from his at 7 in the morning) and not find more baby unfriendly things on the floor. Babyproofed! it would seem. But had I babyproofed the bathroom? Was [...]
Ah glorious sunny Sunday morning, child is napping, coffee, 2nd cup, is still warm. Computer and sunny sewing room is all mine! I have a pediatrician in the family whom I respect very much. I especially respect his advice on what is safe for kids. When I heard walkers are not recommended, I said fine. [...]
I was a little discouraged by being called a brainless scarecrow stay at home mom by a stranger on Monday and so it started out as a rough week. It was upsetting because it was startling, undeserved and I come from such a well-intentioned place. I didn’t deserve that kind of harsh superficial critique. And, [...]
This is an evening beer and not a morning coffee post, as I woke up with a dreadful toothache and spent the morning figuring out how, if at all, I could get anything done today. As a result I spent most of the day (that besides the dentist’s office) with my husband and son. I [...]
Oh cloth diaper! How you contain what my son can’t! Your soft stretchy hold on his little ‘hind is ever so sublime, and the smell is hard to find. God bless the work you do, to catch my pumpkin’s poo. + ! + Dedicated to mommy-bloggers everywhere. Rock on, mamas, rock on. Or rather, blog [...]
I don’t like being told what to do – I much prefer to review all my options and make my choice. I love possibility. However, I’m thankful that this book has come along in an area of life where there are so many options that too much information is needed to make a good choice. [...]
There’s a steady rain outside this morning, gentle but earnest. The Farmer’s Almanac said there would be rain these days and I’m going to keep track this year whether that little meteorological horoscope has any worth to it. We are in Region 7 as far as the rain map goes. I wonder, it must be [...]
There’s something to be said for the simple life. For watching the sun come up, watching it go down. For focusing on what food you buy, how fresh it is and whether it’s in season, the tastiest way to prepare it, how to discard the unused stems and leaves. For planting seeds and watching them [...]
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