Category: Baby Business

When my first daughter was a baby, I didn’t want people to hold her while she slept because I was in school and working and needed her to sleep on her own in her bed.  …

This arrived in the mail the other day: It’s Sugarplum’s expired passport which we received back after getting her a new one.  This is the precious book that is filled with memories and adventures from …

Even I am surprised that we’ve made it nearly 6 months with my last baby without all the “feelings.”  I was sure I would be an emotional train wreck his entire infancy (and maybe even …

There are many reasons people choose to cloth diaper.  For some it’s because it’s gentler on the environment with less waste and because a single cloth diaper can be used hundreds of times, the waste …

“Set up a solid bedtime routine,” everyone says.  “It will help the baby sleep,” they say.  “Routines help kids know what’s coming so bedtime will go smoother,” they say. And they’re right.  As usual, conventional …

I’m by no means an anti-vaxxer.  All my children have been vaccinated on schedule with the exception of Sugarplum whose back and forth babyhood put her on a hybrid Irish/American schedule and Honeybun’s Varicella booster …

It’s been 4 1/2 half months since Pipsqueak joined our family but it really has flown by and certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since we started life with 4 kids. The thing …

Yesterday morning, I was up at 6:07 with the baby (though he did sleep through from 10:30 so I won’t complain about being tired).  I sat down on the couch to feed him and pump …

Labor is a strange and intense experience.  All of four of mine have been wildly different but what makes the recent birth of Pipsqueak most unique was my strong desire to write during my labor. When my contractions became …

Babies: They seem innocent enough.  They’re these cute little cuddly things, full of love.  And fluids.  And they need a lot of attention and just when you think you’ve got them figured out, they hit …