Living and Learning from the Little Things
When my first daughter was a baby, I didn’t want people to hold her while she slept because I was…
Baby Business
Remembering the Rough Times
This arrived in the mail the other day: It’s Sugarplum’s expired passport which we received back after getting her a…
Last Baby Blues
Even I am surprised that we’ve made it nearly 6 months with my last baby without all the “feelings.” I…
Cloth Diapering on the Cheap
There are many reasons people choose to cloth diaper. For some it’s because it’s gentler on the environment with less…
Bedtime is the Worst
“Set up a solid bedtime routine,” everyone says. “It will help the baby sleep,” they say. “Routines help kids know…
Fighting the Flu
I’m by no means an anti-vaxxer. All my children have been vaccinated on schedule with the exception of Sugarplum whose…
Adjusting to Life with 4 Kids
It’s been 4 1/2 half months since Pipsqueak joined our family but it really has flown by and certainly doesn’t…
Feeling Like a Failure
Yesterday morning, I was up at 6:07 with the baby (though he did sleep through from 10:30 so I won’t…
A Labor Storm
Labor is a strange and intense experience. All of four of mine have been wildly different but what makes the…
Murphy’s Laws of Newborns
Babies: They seem innocent enough. They’re these cute little cuddly things, full of love. And fluids. And they need a…