Well, since Caleb was born I’ve been a bit self-conscious of my weight. I put on about 10 pounds before I got pregnant (called trying to finish a master’s degree while working full time). I figured I’d lose it all this summer by playing volleyball and surfing. But, God had other plans. Instead, I added Read More
Well, out of curiosity, I dug out my old photo box and scanned in a few pictures of me as a baby. I’m not sure what age I was in these pictures, but Josh swears he’s seen some of these looks come from Caleb. One thing’s for sure though, I sure loved to eat blankets.
The picture on the left is of Josh when he was 3 months old. The picture on the right is of Caleb at 8 weeks old. It’s fun to compare the two! I’m trying to see if I can find some pictures of me that would compare to some of our new Flickr photos. It’d Read More
I’m reading this (so far) great book called What Mothers Do Especially When It Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen. Stadlen is a psychotherapist, breastfeeding counselor, leader of a discussion group called Mothers Talking, and a mother of three. Her book is about “seemingly insignificant skills that mothers practice and refine every day, such as Read More
I wish they had Howtoons around when I was a kid. So, I think I’ll just channel my inner child and read now! From the Howtoons site, this is what it’s all about: Part comic strip and part science experiment, Howtoons shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda Read More
LOL. Compliments of Boing Boing.
Since Caleb was born, I’ve been reading a lot of books. Most of them have been about how to keep your baby alive and thriving, and also on breastfeeding. Here are my thoughts on the books I’ve read thus far: The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Read More
LOL. The book I’m reading has this as one of it’s subtitles in the section on how to breastfeed in public. I found this excerpt to be poignant: We can’t let a discussion of nursing in public pass without commenting on one of life’s ironies. In American culture breasts are exposed everywhere – in movies, Read More
There are parenting dilemmas that need decisions. Breastmilk or formula? Pacifiers or no pacifiers? Have mom stay home or go back to work? Which (of the many) sleeping arrangements will you choose? Disposable or cloth diapers? Most of the issues, Josh and I have been able to figure out just fine. The only one we Read More
I spoke of this before, but it’s now becoming a real cool thing to bring the farm to the city so the “city kids” can learn about farming. Now, you can go to Whole Foods in Cupertino this month to MEET A REAL COW! Not a fake one. A REAL ONE! I laughed the entire Read More