“Do I look Fat?” I asked Matt while holding my hand on my stomach. “No, you look great,” He said (smart man!) but his approval of the way I looked was not enough to make me stop worrying about it. Later in the day I once again placed my hand over my stomach and gave […]
Families and Kids
DIY Bean Bags: Great for Toddlers Who Throw Things
Toddlers love to throw things, it’s almost their job. OG will clear off entire shelves and tables of puzzles, toys, whatever is in her path. I hate saying “no” all of the time and prefer to say “yes” as often as possible (more about that another time) so a basket full of soft things (like DIY […]
Gentle Toilet Learning
Toilet Learning is going slowly at our house. I follow some of the Montessori principles for Infant and toddler education and the sensitive period for toilet learning is 15-18 months so I wanted to introduce the potty at that time. I wanted to casually introduce the potty so that OG could start to get an […]
Why Self Care Makes Me a Better Parent
Have you ever had one of those days when one thing after another goes wrong? That was two Thursdays ago for me. OG and I were babysitting another toddler in the morning and OG fell asleep in the car on the way home. Then she wouldn’t take a nap at home. Then she painted the […]
Does Your Baby Have a Tongue or Lip Tie?
Last week I shared our story about Olive’s tongue and lip tie and this week I want to share some practical information for detecting a tongue and/or lip tie. I’m not a doctor or lactation consultant. I’m a mom who has dealt with the difficult nursing and slow baby weight gain that a tongue or lip tie can cause and wanted […]
Our Tongue and Lip Tie Story
When Olive was born the nurses and the hospital’s lactation consultant helped us to get breastfeeding going. I remember the lactation consultant getting Olive to stick her tongue out and saying, “Oh good, she’s not tongue tied”. Looking back I can recognize that we had a lot of problems nursing before we even left the […]