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Introducing Baby Foods
It’s been fascinating to compare Henry and Tate’s developmental trajectories. Henry was four months -old when we took a trip to New Mexico and Colorado. Matt and I distinctly remember eating at a restaurant when Henry started reaching for our water glasses. He wanted to bring everything to his mouth.Tate has entered that same phase (exact same behavior with water glasses!), which is why we want to get him started on solid food. The Montessori approach to food introduction actually begins even earlier, but I’m too nervous to start any earlier than four months.I think we’ll start with rice cereal, sweet potato, banana, avocado, and apple. We never… Read More -
Healthy Kid Lunches
Henry graduated from the Youngest Children’s Community at his Montessori school. He’s been there since he was 18 months-old, so it was a bittersweet transition. The teachers and I cried as we said goodbye, and we exchanged gifts. The nice part is that we were able to transfer him to a different campus (of the same school), so our commute is cut in half.When he was in the Youngest Children’s Community, the children worked together to make lunch for themselves every day: tacos, pizza, sandwiches, hummus, etc. It was the sweetest, most amazing thing. Now that he’s in primary (ages 3-6), we have to send him with a lunch… Read More -
Making a Change
For me, when it comes to making a change in my life, my first step is usually to be clear about what I want to change. I did that a couple weeks ago in this post when I wrote about wanting to eat healthier foods and get more exercise.
Sadly, it hasn’t led to any change in my life! I’ve still been indulging in unhealthy foods and not making any time for exercise. Identifying that I have been stress-eating didn’t do anything to help abate said stress-eating.So now it’s time for step two. For me, step two–when it comes to making a change in my life–is getting really specific… Read More
