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  • Baby Prep,  Baby Shower,  Indian Rituals,  J and E,  Motherhood,  Parenting,  Second Child,  Siblings

    How my second born child’s life is different from (or similar to) her older brother – Part 1

    It was under five years ago that I began a beautiful journey with Aaron. As soon as we got engaged and got married three months later, we knew we wanted kids. Plural. We both wanted two kids. Baby J now…

    June 30, 2016
  • Baby Prep,  Indian Rituals,  Post Partum

    Post-partum Recovery Help and Care in the Bay Area – Part 2

    The story so far: I called B-aunty who found me through Sulekha.com at the end of February. The first thing I asked her was if she had found another job. She said no. Cool, then I told her the baby’s…

    June 2, 2016
  • Baby Prep,  Indian Rituals,  Post Partum

    Indian postpartum care – Finding help in the Bay Area – Part 1

    Who does not like a massage? Pretty much everybody I know, except Aaron, does. What’s not to like? Apart from massages being known to be uniquely therapeutic, healing, and rejuvenating, they just feel pretty darn awesome!! I started looking for…

    June 1, 2016
  • Baby Prep,  Baby Products,  Baby Shower,  Feeding,  Registry,  Reviews

    What you really need in a first-time baby registry – Part 3 (*Breastfeeding edition)

    Most women I know, including myself, start out with the intention of wanting to breastfeed their babies. While this indeed becomes a reality for many, for several others these intentions become challenging catalysts for disappointment and depression, and a post…

    May 24, 2016
  • Baby Prep,  Baby Products,  Baby Shower,  Pregnancy,  Registry,  Reviews

    Baby Registry Must Haves: A No-Nonsense Guide Part 2 (Sleeping and Changing)

    Having had a baby registry for two kids, I have wised up to the real needs of new moms and while no authority, relying purely on personal experience, can give you a darn good list of must-haves and do-not-bothers: Check out…

    May 23, 2016
  • Amazon,  Baby Prep,  Baby Products,  Pregnancy,  Registry

    A No-Nonsense Guide to Baby Registry Must Haves – Part 1 Getting around

    In Part 1 of my First Time Baby Registry Must-haves, I will focus on ‘Getting around’. My recommendations are strictly based on my own experiences – things that I found most useful and others for which I had no need.…

    October 16, 2015
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    Baby Prep,  Baby Products,  Chicago,  Registry,  Reviews

    Product I am looking forward to using: BOB SE Revolution Stroller

    Aaron and I finally bought the BOB SE Revolution Jogging Stroller. We had this on our Target registry where the price never went down. Not that we ever meant to buy it from here but we wanted it on the…

    February 15, 2014
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    Product I am looking forward to using: Graco Literider Classic Connect Stroller

    Graco Literider Classic Connect Stroller After doing our due diligence and a lot of research (mostly me since Aaron left that responsibility to me) on strollers, we finally decided to have two strollers. In addition to a jogging stroller, our…

    February 8, 2014
  • Diaper Things
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    Things for my Diaper Bag – Ju Ju Be Diaper Bag

    So here’s a list of things I am looking forward to using: Note that current brief reviews are based on first impressions and pre-baby assumptions of functionality and use. I’ll update reviews once I actually start using the products. My…

    February 1, 2014
  • Baby Prep,  Baby Products,  Parenting Stereotypes,  Pregnancy

    Waiting for baby

    I am 36 weeks and 1 day pregnant. Our baby is expected toward the end of February so as you can imagine, we are in full preparation mode these days. Although it doesn’t seem as overwhelming as it perhaps should…

    January 20, 2014
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