I shared how I asked for baby advice before Beatrice was born, and when it came time for her first birthday, I found that I needed some more advice! My baby was quickly turning into a toddler, and I need to do some homework before we developed bad habits and got ourselves into a mess. […]
Running a marathon seven months postpartum
May 25, 2012 by
I’m writing this post not to brag about my accomplishment, but hopefully to help someone who searched “marathon training postpartum” or “marathon while nursing” like I did when I was training, and to thank those people who wrote the posts I read and who brought me much relief and confidence. So there I was in […]
Mother’s Day giveaway!
May 13, 2012 by
Happy Mother’s Day! How does your family celebrate? I plan to start my morning at the greenhouse and end the day covered in dirt, just the way I like it. (And as you know, Breanne celebrated Mother’s Day early, but I bet the day won’t pass her by without some celebration!) As our Mother’s Day […]
I can relate: Tiger Mothers and Les Bebes
April 17, 2012 by
When I go on vacation I typically read one or more books per day. I ignore my family and stay up all night and just consume them — some literature, some Oprah picks, some beach fluff — but always all fiction. It’s really out of hand. So this year I decided to actually interact with […]
Beatrice’s first birthday party
March 18, 2012 by
I can’t believe I’m even posting about the little first birthday party we threw for Beatrice on this site, alongside Jen’s elaborate and exceptionally awesome affairs. You know how Jen felt inadequate posting about her Anna Maria “adventure”? Well I feel the same about parties. I tend to think small, telling myself that having just […]
So you’re going to have a baby…baby advice from seasoned moms
February 5, 2012 by
Me actually in labor with Blythe, in the maternal assessment center at Fairview Southdale Hospital. I had only changed one diaper before I had a baby (and it was when I was pregnant!) I never babysat little ones; I really knew nothing at all about taking care of a baby. So when I was about […]
Night running
January 30, 2012 by
Confession: I get nervous taking the baby out of the house. I do it, a lot, but given a choice I always like to have her at home. I love putting her down for a nap in a quiet house — it fills me with an overwhelming feeling of peacefulness and joy at being a […]
Gear guide: How to cloth diaper
January 24, 2012 by
I knew I wanted to but I was really intimidated about figuring out how to cloth diaper. Covers and all-in-ones, friends and family who raised their eyebrows (I’m looking at you, mom, who was skeptical even though you’d cloth diapered me and my brother as babies!) — it all made me insecure. Plus, I had […]