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Thirteen Weeks of Lydia
As of today, Lydia has been outside of my body for thirteen whole weeks! Tomorrow, she will be three months old, which feels like a pretty big milestone. It’s already getting hard to remember what the early days were like, so I’ve decided to start the tradition of writing a weekly summary of how she’s…
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Parenting Advice on Sleep
Yesterday, I finally checked in with my friend Dee, who is now on her fifth baby. I trust her quite a bit on everything related to kids, so I wanted to summarize her advice where other people could benefit from it. Here it is: Her kids have had pretty different sleep patterns from each other.…
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What Attachment Parenting Overlooks and Baby Schedulers Get Right
Watching for nap cues and paying attention to optimal waketime length. At least, this has been true of the books I’ve read so far. I’m all for wearing Lydia most of the time during the day and co-sleeping with her at night, but after the first weeks where she would just fall asleep when she…
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Pros and Cons of the Baby Carriers I’ve Tried: Month Two
Lydia is currently eight weeks old, and Will and I have recently returned from a two-week trip to New York to see my family, where we did a substantial amount of walking around almost every single day. I also finally acquired a german-style woven wrap (in purple, naturally) from Metro Minis, the baby store on the…
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Free Webinar this coming Tuesday
Will and I are going to be talking about some stuff we do to have a close and happy relationship. Check it out on Facebook if you’re interested!