As much as I b*tch and moan about how difficult it is being a mother, I know that I am not in this alone. And I know that it must be just as difficult for him...
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Let me preface this post by saying that I do not look down on anyone who cloth diapers or purchases used clothes. I do not think that I'm any better than those who choose to, nor do I believe that our way is the best and the ultimate. Once again, this is a personal decision that we have made for our own family based on our unique preferences and circumstances. There was a period in time as I neared the end of my pregnancy with Claire when I seriously considered cloth diapering. It is more green. They say it's more economical in the long-run. I have also read that today's cloth diapers are superior to those in the past, and that they can...
Continue readingUpdate: This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Elisa T, who entered via Twitter! If you are anything like me, you would probably agree that most baby books out on the market are crap. They are usually pretty cheesy and most do not have anything extra special about them. This is the primary reason I was thinking about forgoing the baby book route when I was pregnant with Claire. (That, and the fact that I'm a complete idiot when it comes to scrapbooking.) And then I read about L'album des trésors de bébé on my friend Kelly's blog...
Continue readingI realized the other day that I had never posted Aerin's birth story. There is reasoning behind the madness: it just isn't that exciting. :-( And by this, I mean that while the birth of our second daughter was thrilling for us, it was short and easy and free of drama — not stuff that non-family members, let alone strangers on the web, would find very compelling. (For some serious birth story drama, check out the one of this lovely lady, whose second was born while she was changing into her hospital gown — the doctor literally had to catch the baby before she hit the floor!) But since people have been asking for the full gritty details...
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The last time I wrote about Aerin, I had talked of switching from breastmilk to formula. This is going splendidly. Aerin has not spit up even once since we made the switch. She still has a bit of cradle cap, but aside from that her skin is smooth and clear. And at the risk of jinxing myself...
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