Books for Babies

I’m sure it comes as no surprise to those that know about my obsession with books that I’ve already started an Amazon wishlist for the baby.  It’s never too early to start reading to your child!
I must agree with the Beginning With Books Center for Early Literacy’s recommendations on the year’s best books for babies.  [...]

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The Name Question….

How do you choose the perfect name for your baby? 
I’ve always been interested in names in general and looked at baby name books out of curiosity, but it’s a whole different thing looking for names to use for my child.
 
The most helpful book by far in this oh-so-big decision has been The Baby Name Wizard [...]

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Baby Afghans

Among the gifts my mom brought last weekend were several of her handmade baby afghans, which are pictured here.  I apologize for the poor quality of the photos.  My photography skills leave something to be desired.  Nevertheless, the afghans are absolutely lovely.  My mom has been crocheting for years now, and she does beautiful work.  [...]

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All cultures are kinda gross, including ours

I’m not sure how it came up, but this past weekend, my family ended up discussing the traditions surrounding the placenta.  Many cultures around the world have rituals involving the placenta or umbilical cord.  In Turkey, some Muslims bury the cord in the courtyard of a mosque to ensure that their child is devout throughout [...]

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Week 13

Today baby is about the size of a peach. Baby likely weighs about an ounce at this point.  Baby’s essential organs are in place, and some of them are even functioning already.  According to The Pregnancy Journal, baby’s pancreas has started to secrete insulin and the liver has started secreting bile.  Maybe it’s a silly thing [...]

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Family

This was a weekend of family. First my in-laws came into town to buy us our very first baby gift: a car seat and baby’s first Pooh bear. It was our first time at Babies R Us, and I must admit I was more than a little overwhelmed. But it was very generous of C.’s [...]

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Journaling and Parenting Around the World

This journal  was a gift from  my in-laws.   It’s a cool blend of pregnancy info and journal, and we all know I’ve been a chronic journaler for years, so I was especially excited  to personalize this book.  It was a bit confusing at first because the book tracks pregnancy from conception  rather than from the [...]

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Five Centimeters!

 
I saw inside myself yesterday.  It’s so hard to believe that a  five centimeter long little person is growing inside me.  Baby swam around to show us (mostly) the top of his or her head–with  little arms and legs discernably flailing about.
I was so nervous going in to the appointment, my “what if” self working [...]

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My little one is working hard

Our baby has a heartbeat.  It pounded so fast, and C. and I looked at each other in wonder.  It’s really real.   There’s a little person in me with his or her own little heart.
We kept it to ourselves with C.’s extended family this weekend at a family baby shower though.  We felt too bad [...]

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Family news!

Another pregnancy in the family!  My BIL and (new) SIL have just announced that they are pregnant.  It’s early yet, so there are no details.  But certainly quite the coincidence that there are now three of us on that side of the family who will be due relatively close to each other.

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