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Parenting Book Recommendations
Wow. It really is hard to be new parents. I just went back and reread my List of Why It Will Be Hard to Have an Infant, and I think those challenges are pretty spot on. I think it’s also been hard because I haven’t experienced a lot of joy in these first few weeks.… Read MoreWow. As I write that, I feel like that’s an unfair thing to say. I have had a lot of joy in the past three weeks. I guess it’s the ratio that’s off. I have had a lot of good moments, but the number of difficult and challenging moments has simply overshadowed all those
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Henry’s Radio Debut
Our family was interviewed on the KPFT Whole Mother radio show on Monday morning (at 6:30 am!) to chat about our hybrid home/hospital birth. If you’re interested in listening, you can search for the Whole Mother show on the archives page or play the show directly to your audio player. -
Update on Family Mission Statement
Last week, I was trying to figure out the best way to frame our family mission statement. I was looking for an inexpensive option that could be revised and updated as the years pass.… Read MoreI decided on a very easy option. I bought a three-panel frame from IKEA (each picture is 5 x 7), ordered one of my favorite Etsy prints, turned one of our photos into black-and-white in Picasa, ordered a 5 x 7 print of it on Snapfish, and typed our family mission statement into a Word document, and printed it on gray resume paper.
Voila!
I love that we can very easily revise our family mission statement
