Baby Moon

I have been very much enjoying having a newborn around again. I forgot just how precious a tiny, squishy baby really is. We’re nearing the end of Kris being off of work and I am sad to think we won’t have him around all the time soon. It’s nice just because we like having [...]

Sleeping through the night

A while ago, I posted an article about the Natural Age of Weaning by Dr. Katherine Dettwyler. I recently found another article by the same person about childhood sleep patterns that I feel is very well written and worth a read. Meredith still doesn’t “sleep through the night” by most people’s [...]

Sleep Training Guide for the Infant

Here’s another cute article from my sister-in-law.

Sleep training from baby’s point of view

Sleep Training…

OK, here’s my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The first few months were great– I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, day or night. Then something happened. Over [...]

The mythical consensus…

Before I get started, Lindsay was a guest blogger at Alice In Average-Land, a blog written by her sister.  I suggest you all check it out as she’s a very talented writer and her posts are always fun to read.

When you read news articles/editorials in the paper (or [...]

Go with the flow…

Something I (Kris) have noticed over my life is that most parents seem to think that there is a formula they have to follow.  If they deviate, the world may in fact end…or at least their child will grow up to be a hooligan drug dealing prostitute and/or murderer.  When the baby is young, [...]

“'You can't give what you don't have,' some people say, and if you want your children to give generosity and kindness and patience to others, you should give them so much they're overflowing with it.”
Sandra Dodd