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Travel with a Baby Part 2 – Getting Through the Day
Since we have recently returned from a trip to Ecuador, I thought it would be fun to do a series on travelling. Specifically, I’d like to share with you how we travel with Gabi. She’s been...
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NY Times Article on Travelling with a Baby
I just wanted to pop in quickly to share the article I found from the New York Times. The author details her experience travelling to Southeast Asia (lucky!) with their baby. She really nails it on...
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Stopping to Listen
Welcome to the February Carnival of Natural Parenting: Parenting Essentials This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama....
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Confessions of a Bad Mother
I am feeling like a horrible mother right now. I have no patience with Gabi and it seems like all we do is butt heads. Over everything. Let me start by stating unequivocally that we are a no-spank...
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World Breastfeeding Week – Talking to my Daughter about Breastfeeding
Last night, at the dinner table, my daughter and I had a conversation that left me feeling so sad inside. We were talking about expectations for the new baby, and, as I often do, I asked her, “What...
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No, really. I’m sleep deprived.
It is amazing how completely different my two girls are. Their personalities, their likes and dislikes, and their habits. Right now those differences are most apparent in the realm of sleep. Gabi was...
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Is it time to take my own advice?
Way back in November 2011, I wrote a post called In Defense of Nail Biters. At the end of the article, I gave the following advice to parents whose kids bite their nails: If you have a kid who bites...
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I’m Ready, Mama
“You’ll never get her out of your bed.” “You have to teach her to self-soothe.” “She’s never going to sleep on her own.” Yes, Katie is four. She sleeps in a double bed in her room, and I sleep with...
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Nurturing My Daughter Through Hyperemesis Gravidarum
I’ve mostly been writing about myself and how I am dealing with this hyperemesis gravidarum pregnancy and all the joys that have gone along with it. I’d like to take a moment to talk some about how my...
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Cosleeping Adventures: How We Sidecarred Our Crib
Cosleeping has been a big part of our lives since the Grasshopper was a baby, and it seems especially relevant to me now that Cricket has declared her intent to sleep on her own like a big girl. So...
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