In my family there are many things we do and say that mean “I love you.” Even if my parents didn’t intend it that way. For example,
- Love means cutting a sandwich on the diagonal. Cutting straight? Heaven forbid, not cutting it? Perish the thought. Mom always cut on the diagonal.
- Love means underlining key phrases in greeting cards. This is something my Mom does that I always do now too. Like she’ll underline Happy 3 times in Happy Birthday. Even the long, poem type cards. It makes you
Blog readers! This letter is probably NOT going to be interesting to you but because I knew it would be deleted on the boards in question I posted it here. Dear Fellow MDC Mamas,I am deeply concerned about recent events on this board. Namely the fact that the thread where we community members were voicing concern over the new signature guidelines was removed.I have had my posts deleted and moved or
Reading Parenting Magazine today (I got it for free for 2 years) I was disturbed by an article about research at the University of Pennsylvania showing that kids chose cereal with animated characters they knew regardless of how healthy they thought it was. Here is a video from ABC news about the research.The video doesn’t bother me as much since the researcher clearly states that this doesn’t neccessarily mean a good decision making process on the part of the kid. Parenting, on the other hand, thinks this is the bees knees. “Looks like kids love their celebrity endoresements…why not… Continue reading It Must Be Good: Barbie Says So!
Aellyn rolled over yesterday on her 4 month birthday! She hasn’t repeated it and she didn’t like it at all. She still hates to be on her belly so once she got there she was really mad! She does like to spend more time on a blanket on the floor. She can really move around twisting her legs to and fro. We are about to have a mobile baby!I also got paid today. It was only a half paycheck but it does give some…purpose to leaving my daughter every day to work. Our… Continue reading Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
“I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?”
Look where I was one year ago!And now, only 365 days later my beautiful girl learned to do this:
I previously talked about the importance of waiting until 6 months to give your baby any solid foods. So, once they hit that milestone, what do you feed them?There are really two topics – 1) how does breastmilk play into the diet of a food-eating baby? and 2) what is the most natural way of eating for babies?
The first topic is called complementary feeding – meaning the period between exclusive breasfeeding and complete weaning. The WHO details… Continue reading Complementary Feeding and Baby Led Weaning
I just finished my first (short) week back to work. Monday I was pretty sullen all day but by today I was feeling energized by talking to everyone (I’m an extreme ENFP!). I love the joy of seeing Aellyn after a long day. I get up at 4:30 AM to nurse and get to work by 6. I’m NOT a morning person – but it is so worth it to get to spend the afternoon/evening with Aellyn. She goes to bed at 7… Continue reading Breadwinning Mama
Kathryn over at This n’ That From the Mountain just blogged about a hilarious game and I had to try!Instructions: Go to Google and type: unfortunately [insert your name], Tell us what you find and blog about it or tell us in the comments below!Here are some of mine:
- Unfortunately Paige’s spell works too well — and as result, no one on earth is dying, not even those whose time has come.
- Unfortunately Paige has been found in her office during many weekends, trying to catch up with her work.
Used to be true…not anymore with the baby waiting… Continue reading Unfortunately, Paige
