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
Some of you may remember the work injury I had this summer when I sliced my finger on a table saw in the wood shop. Something funny happened as a result of this back in August that was hilarious and I forgot to blog it then, so here goes! I showed up to Cupertino Occupational Read More
Well, I’ve been reading different magazines and putzing around the Net here and there, and I have come up with a list of fun things to do on the Internet! Enjoy! Get the Glass – A game by the Got Milk? people where you try to help these little dudes get the coveted glass of Read More
Josh and I have been practicing attachment parenting techniques, and have therefore been slinging Caleb a lot. It’s been pretty good so far and we are both enjoying getting to know our son at such close range. Now, my sling is getting too tight for Caleb and I, so I am in the market for Read More