This is the first post in June’s focus on parenting. Scenario #1: You’re walking past a hospital nursery and you peek in to look at the adorable newborns. You see that one of them has a pacifier in her mouth. You think, “A pacifier when she’s only a few hours old? That might interfere with […]
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A (Positive) Letter To All Who Are Pregnant or TTC
Yesterday, I read a blog post that made me really, really mad. It was composed as a letter to couples who are considering having a baby, and consisted of a long list of things they should do now, before the baby comes. I like this idea, in theory- it’s similar to a “cradle list,” a […]
Baby Sleep, 101
If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, You Can Be A Baby Sleep Expert, Too, please take a look before reading this post; it contains the introduction to Baby Sleep, 101. If your baby (or your friend’s or family member’s baby) magically slept 12 hours a night and took 3 perfect, hour-plus naps a day from the […]
Magic Hour
I mentioned in my post Vacation Book List that one of my favorite summer authors is Kristin Hannah. I just finished another one of her excellent books: Magic Hour. Following her usual themes, Hannah wrote this book about sisters and set it in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. But from there, she took some unique departures. The […]