Parenting
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Preschooler Dinners Continue
First, can I just pause to freak out for a minute? When I checked my email this week, I thought BabyCenter had sent me the wrong weekly updates. I get emails from them…
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Scheduling the Unschedulable
So many people told me when I was pregnant with my first baby that babies can’t be scheduled. They would laugh when I would tell them about books I’d read about how…
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End of the Year Teacher Gifts
School is winding down and summer is on the horizon. Have I mentioned yet how excited I am about summer? Yes? Okay. Moving on… With summer a-comin’, it’s time for lots of you…
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New Ears, New Baby
Gracie has had tubes in her ears for two weeks now, and I cannot get over what a difference they have made in her personality. I knew (or I hoped) that they would…
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Out of the Mouths of Babes
On Mother’s Day afternoon, I was sitting on my parent’s porch with my mom, Grandma, Sarah, and the kids. We were eating strawberry shortcake and enjoying the beautiful weather, while Bean and Gracie…
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Preparing to Become a SAHM
Things are winding down at school for me. And as the end of the year draws closer, I realize that summer vacation is drawing closer as well. It’s all I can think about.…
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The Baby Front Carry
In my wise old parenting experience, I have found one particular baby holding position to be incredibly versatile: the Front Carry. The Front Carry serves so many purposes in life. It’s like the…
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Chris Talks to a Nurse
Tomorrow morning at the butt-crack of dawn, we’re going to be heading to the hospital so that Gracie can get tubes in her ears. I feel really good about it. Gracie hasn’t had…
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How to Sleep When the Baby Sleeps
Late in my pregnancy with Bean, the advice changed from how to survive my pregnancy to how to survive the first few months as a new mom. Without a doubt, the most frequent…
