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Babies and Children

Why We Need Mr. Rogers

I know it’s an odd title for a blog post because there should not be a “why” behind it, but frankly I’m sleep deprived and couldn’t think of a better one. Mr. Rogers has been on a lot of people’s minds recently- the fantastic documentary […]

Soothing Effects of Laundry

Last night, at 10:30 p.m., I was in my pajamas, scooping up as many Duplos as I could and doing a quick list check in my head. What was on the agenda for tomorrow? Answer: I couldn’t remember. How were we on diapers? Answer: poor. […]

40 Parks, 40 Reasons to get Outside

Several months ago, my husband mentioned that he wanted to get back into hiking and backpacking (which is really different from camping, because instead of keeping everything conveniently in your car, you actually wear pounds of items on your back and walk far into places […]

A Visit with Santa

      It began with a grain of inspiration. Actually, that’s not true. It really began with a trip to the mall with my youngest the week of Thanksgiving.  We did everything wrong. We showed up precariously close to lunchtime, then went into a […]

The Day My Daughter Became a Mother

The Day My Daughter Became a Mother

       After reading that you are probably wondering how you missed the part where my sweet baby, the one who just celebrated a birthday,  grew up. Fortunately, dear readers, you havent. Shes still a little bit, though she regularly grows in her sleep, […]

Sleep

When I was pregnant, people started talking to me about sleep. I heard lots of advice about sleeping as much as possible, sleeping when the baby sleeps, etc. And it wasnt that I didnt believe them, or that I didnt think sleep was important. It […]