Baby Sign Language
Baby Sign Language Baby sign language saved our sanity. Sadie’s basic needs were shrouded in mystery until we taught her a dozen or so hand signals that are part of…
My Baby Book: Key Milestones to Capture
My Baby Book: Key Milestones to Capture When I took on the best job of being a new mom, I hadn’t realized I had also hired myself for another job:…
Birth Stories: My Surprise C-Section
Birth Stories: My Surprise C-Section Labor with my second child was going great. I dilated to seven centimeters on my own, at home, without drugs, doing my Bradley breathing. When…
Baby Diapers: The Perfect Fit
Baby Diapers: The Perfect Fit Between feedings, burping, rocking, and napping, what new mom has time to think about the size of her baby’s diaper? Grabbing a few boxes from…
Anticipating my Babies’ Premature Birth
Anticipating my Babies’ Premature Birth Learning you are carrying a twin pregnancy can bring on such a wave of emotions, including the worry that you’ll deliver early. I learned that…
Practical Gifts to Help a New Dad Prepare
Practical Gifts to Help a New Dad Prepare As soon as our families and friends found out my wife and I were expecting two bundles of joy, the planning of…
6 New Mom Diaper Changing Tips
6 New Mom Diaper Changing Tips Learning how to change a diaper isn’t rocket science, but there are a few tricks to making the process a bit easier. Believe it…
New Mom News: How to Tell Your Family
New Mom News: How to Tell Your Family My parents have been around the block when it comes to grandchildren. I’m the youngest of three, which meant they already had…
Second Baby News: Telling your Toddler
Second Baby News: Telling your Toddler My dear sweet baby girl was only 2½ years old when we decided to completely turn her world upside down and make her a…
How We Told Our Toddler about our Second Pregnancy
How We Told Our Toddler about our Second Pregnancy Our son, Ben, was just over a year old when my husband and I decided to try for a second child.…