I am working on birthing an idea right now and I would love to have any input you are willing to give. There is so little support for new moms immediately post partum and I think this needs to be remedied. When you are pregnant the amount of information you get is just overwhelming. It … Continue reading »
Weaning Part 2
Weaning Mr. Man during the daytime went much more easily than I anticipated. The fact that he wasn’t feeling well and had a decreased appetite was incredibly helpful. Good Things: I did not gain 10 lbs which I was worried about since I have the appetite of a hockey player. He has taken to drinking … Continue reading »
How Does This Thing Work?
The baby boy inherited my rocker from when I was a wee one. He is enjoying climbing all over it but we are still working on the correct way to use it! How Does This Thing Work?
Weaning Part 1
I have been undergoing a mental/emotional tug of war about weaning. If you have read my blog for a while you might remember that breast feeding has been anything but easy for us. There have been so many tears and many times I have wanted to just give up all together. My original goal of … Continue reading »
Quick Update
I have not been around much lately. With the craziness of the holidays and the depths of sleep deprivation I am in it has been hard to find the time to post. Here is what is going on in a time-saving, bullet style list: Two weeks ago was my one year blog anniversary! Wohoo! We … Continue reading »
Merry Christmas & Such
No matter what form of wintertime festivities you celebrate I hope they are joyful. Have a relaxing holiday with as little drama and dysfunction as possible. We are embracing all that a baby’s first Christmas entails like pictures with Santa, Christmas clothes, decorations (which we don’t normally do) and the like.
How Do You Know You Are Truly Sleep Deprived?
You leave the house with the remote control thinking it is your phone. I did this yesterday. True story. I need sleep. It has been well over 8 months since I got a good nights sleep and it is starting to show. Max is not sleeping well. He never has. We are seriously contemplating and … Continue reading »
How to Make a Baby Sleeping Sign
Reblogged from A Detailed House: My older brother, the City Mouse, had a baby two months ago and I wanted to give him something that I made (along with some other gifts) because this would not be something in his realm. I decided to make him a “Baby Sleeping” sign for the nursery: Read more… … Continue reading »
Liebster Nomination From A Fellow Blogger Mommy
A fellow blogger mommy whose blog I read and love nominated me for a Liebster Blog Award, which I really appreciate especially since I feel my blog is a bit sad now that I am a super busy mom. So busy that I am very late in getting this posted to my blog! The Liebster … Continue reading »
First Halloween
Little man’s first Halloween was a bit of a bust. Let me say that we did have lots of fun dressing him up for events leading up to the day but on actual Halloween things did not quite go as planned. On Halloween night Max slept through the party we had been invited to so … Continue reading »