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Montessori Clothes: How to Select the Right Clothing
The weather is already warming up in Austin (hello, Spring!), which made me realize that Henry needs new clothes. The only warm weather clothes he has are onesies. They are getting too tight, and now that he’s going to school, it feels like shorts are in order. I prefer to buy used clothing whenever possible. However, I didn’t have the patience or time to seek out stores for used baby clothing in my new city. Instead, we took a short trip down the street to Target. It enabled us to get exactly what we needed for school the next day. Here’s my process for selecting Montessori clothes.
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Balancing Henry’s Needs with My Own
Being a parent is tough in the sense that it means you are responsible for ensuring that another human’s needs are taken care of every single minute of every single day. That responsibility is a heavy burden to bear (while also being an immense blessing, of course).… Read MoreIt’s important to me to keep my own needs at the forefront of my mind, so I continue to live a joyful, vibrant, and healthy life. If I take care of all of Henry’s needs at the expense of all of my own needs, then I will not be a very good mother for Henry. It’s a delicate balance, for sure.
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Henry Goes to School (and My Heart Breaks a Little)
There are moments of motherhood that drag all too slowly (“How many more minutes until nap time?”) and then there are the moments that come all too quickly and remind you how fleeting childhood, growing up, and life in general are.… Read MoreI remember when Henry needed to nap on our chests–every single nap, five times a day–for the entire first three months of his life. My dear friend Sarah reminded me in the moment that it would be fleeting and that we should cherish it while we had it.
And then there was the bitter-sweetness of co-sleeping. There’s nothing like the most tender, vulnerable little being nestled up against your
