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    Elimination Communication

    Toilets for babies?

    I have to confess that I was hugely dismissive of the concept of “Elimination Communication” as a strategy when I first heard about it. In my mind, even occasional, accidental poops and pees around the house seemed pretty awful.

    I didn’t realize that you could keep your kids in diapers AND try to read their cues and actually train them to use a [baby] toilet as early as day one. Thank you, dear Amy, for being a constant source of inspiration!

    I can’t wait to get my hands on these books (thanks to the good ol’ Houston Public Library!):

    1. Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural
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    Music Recommendation: Blind Pilot

    I am not one to recommend music very often because I am dreadfully out of the pop culture loop. However, Matt has introduced me to a band that has turned into my new favorite Pandora radio station: Blind Pilot.

    If you’re looking for a good Pandora radio station, I suggest you try it! In case you’re wondering what kind of stations I typically listen to on Pandora to see if our tastes overlap, I love the Iron and Wine station, as well as The Be Good Tanyas.

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    Pregnancy Pictures: FINALLY!






    Photos taken with our refurbished Nikon D60

    Okay. Matt and I still don’t have a concept for how we want to organize and present our pregnancy pictures, but we took your advice and just started–um–taking photos. You were right. It was something we had to start doing.

    Two weekends ago, we trekked to northern Indiana for a wedding. So fun! I was 17 weeks pregnant. My belly is growing quite round, if you ask me…

    The second trimester is way more fun than the first. Aside from the stupid sinus infection I get every year at this time, I’ve been feeling great. I’m still avoiding refined sugars and going to

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