No More Yelling – Another Honest Attempt
It’s quiet. Rather peaceful, actually. It is about 11:15 a.m. and I am at my laptop writing this while my baby is asleep upstairs. TJ is at school. I feel accomplished and it is not even noon yet. I woke…
Becoming Unroomed: Becoming a Rolling Stone
As parents, we rarely expect things in return for all the things we do for our kids. This not-expecting clause, is simply a part of the parent job profile. However, as adults, we do learn to expect some things in…
From “Buri nazar” and “Kina hora” to Baby sleep transitions, nap schedules, and CIO
Hmmm….so how are we doing with sleep these days? Good…is what I want to say because I believe it. The fear of course is that things could change any day as most things do with babies. I also fear I…
My Top 10 Favorite Times of the Day
Before I had kids I never really had favorite times of the day. Don’t get me wrong. I did enjoy my peaceful alone times by Lake Michigan, the times I would go jogging by myself without having to push a…
Baby nap and sleep schedules
There are days and then there are days. The days when most things go right and I take pleasure at a job well done, praising myself even for having kept my cool, nurtured my children into a great future by…
Just one of those days
I am supremely exhausted today. I just put Baby E down for the night at 7:45 p.m. That baby has barely slept 2 hours all day today. How do people with multiple kids manage their little ones’ naps when they…
India trip – Tips for international travel with a toddler and managing jet lag
We recently returned from a two weeks trip to India. As always, I find a lot of things have changed and yet, a lot remains unchanged. I also find that the more I live in the US, the less and…
…And just like that no more sleep sack
We used regular muslin swaddles with Baby J for a long time – almost 3-4 months until he got to a point where he learned of the existence of his hands, learned to move them in a somewhat coordinated manner,…
Managing a toddler’s first big fever (Baby J)
J had his 15 months’ shots on Wednesday last week. He had the Dtap, Hib, and Hep A (third shot). In the past, he has never had any issues with shots. When he got his first shots back when he…
Separation Anxiety and Sleep Disruptions
So my baby turned 1 year last month and while this entire year has been quite the journey, we have now embarked on the new challenges of the new year. First came the Gag Stage, right after we had navigated…
Our sleeping arrangements – Embrace the rhythm of your family
The first thing I did was ask Aaron to remove completely, one side of the crib and place it right next to my side of the bed. We rolled a blanket in the wood between the crib and our bed…
Baby Solids and Sleeptime
My baby started solids a couple weeks ago and is doing great. We started with rice cereal and slowly added Earth’s Best Organic Stage 1, My First Veggies Variety Pack, 12 Count, 2.5 Ounce Jars and the Earth’s Best Organic First…
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