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Book Recommendation: I’m a Big Brother
We’re four months in to this whole sibling thing, and so far it’s going well. Henry absolutely adores Tate (and vice versa). We did a lot (and continue to do a lot) to make the transition as smooth as possible. I know it’s going to get a whole lot rockier when Tate is mobile enough to take Henry’s stuff and knock down his block towers, but for now we’re soaking up the sweetness.One of the things that helped was the book I’m a Big Brother by Joanna Cole. Our neighbor gave it to us, and it’s awesome (aside from the fact that it’s heteronormative). It talks about all the… Read More -
2013 Organizational Challenge
It’s funny how you can move into a brand-new house and still have a ton of projects to do. Although we aren’t ripping up floors and painting like the folks over at Young House Love, we still have a whole host of projects to undertake. Some of these projects fall into Phase 1, which means they need to get done quickly so we can feel more settled, while others fall into Phase 2 (and 3, 4, and beyond!), which require that we save up more money.When I last talked about our house, I mentioned that we had put everything in a spot (for example, everything was assigned a closet),… Read More -
Sleep Training
“Sleep training” is such a polarizing topic, but I think those are the ones we need to talk about most. If we share our rationale, thoughts, feelings, and experiences with each other, then we create more opportunities for conversation, agreement, and disagreement, which ultimately leads to more purposeful parenting. Someone may read this and think, “That’s definitely not the route I want to go,” which is completely understandable. At the end of the day, we are left alone with our thoughts and we have to feel good about the choices we make as parents.Matt and I started sleep training Henry around five months because our pediatrician recommended that we… Read More
