A Quick Protein Punch
One of the things I learned during my first trimester with Doodle as I struggled with my weird style of…
Defining Fine Motor Skills
Everyone knows about the important gross motor skills: rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, running, jumping. But gross motor’s cousin, fine motor…
Day at the Dentist
This morning I finally got the girls in to the dentist. We haven’t been in a few years since the…
On Recovery After Birth…
2nd time mommy to 16 month old says: Labor was fast for both and after the pain meds I barely…
To tell you the truth: Homeschool
It’s been a really long day, at the end of a really long week. Life has informed us that for…
What is Developmentally Appropriate?
I’ve used the term “developmentally appropriate” quite a few times when talking about young children, typical behavior, milestones and education.…
Motor Development in the First Year
By far my most popular pin on Pinterest has been my chart on gross motor development. It has been pinned,…
Waiting for Baby
Pregnancy seems to take forever, seriously. It seems like this baby is going to be cooking forever. Ten weeks in.…
Best Books for Kids
This weekend we went out to an early dinner and afterwards we decided to putz around the bookstore rather than…
On the Reality of Mommyhood…
2nd time mommy to 8 year old girl says: Hardest thing for me was being needed all the time, and…