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Our Baby Registry
Being a new mom and trying to figure out what kind of things we would need for the baby was a little daunting. Fortunately, I created a baby registry early during my pregnancy and simply added items to it as things occurred to me.… Read MoreIt also helped that I started reading about infant care early on in the process. I found that there really wasn’t that much to learn about pregnancy, and I saved the birthing books until closer to my due date. When I read about how to take a baby’s temperature in Heading Home with Your Newborn, for example, I added a thermometer to our registry. When
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Simple, Montessori Toys
We received another item off our baby registry, which was the infant bell from Nienhuis Montessori. Its simplicity and beauty are striking. I’m a little embarrassed by how much time I could spend holding and looking at it!… Read MoreI am so in love with the Montessori idea of using natural materials and paring down an object’s stimulation factor to just the proper dose. The trapped bell is highly likely to provide the perfect amount of stimulation for a little baby. The object doesn’t also have to be rainbow-colored, blinking, and playing a lullaby.
I think it’s hard to remember that what stimulates a baby is different from what stimulates
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Freshly-Squeezed Orange Juice
There are plenty of ways in which I prioritize convenience over homemade quality. Whenever we make pizza, for example, we buy ready-made dough from the Whole Foods pizza section. Or if I need to make cookies and I’m short on time, I grab one of those tubes (or, if I’m really in a hurry, I get the kind that is already divided into squares).… Read MoreHowever, whenever we have friends over for breakfast, I try my very best to always make freshly-squeezed orange juice. Nothing compares to it! I simply buy a big bag of cheap oranges from the store and break out the $5 juicer I found on Craigslist.
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