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Baby Food Party
These days, I’m trying to find as many ways possible to leverage the power of community to save money. Our babysitting co-op has been great for that. I’m able to get free babysitting for Henry by babysitting my friends’ babies.
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I recently had the idea that I could save time and money (and have fun!) by coordinating a baby food making party. I sent out a message to the gals from my prenatal yoga class and six of them expressed interest.We’re going to get together on a Saturday afternoon (sans babies) and make a whole bunch of homemade, organic baby food. Since baby food can be frozen for up
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Montessori Weaning Table: The How and Why
Henry is officially eating solid foods! I chickened out and couldn’t give him juice drops when he was two months old like his Montessori guide recommended. He has a dairy sensitivity. Further, the pediatrician recommended not to give him anything before four months. Around three months, Henry started watching us eat with so much focus and attention. At four months, he started grabbing our water glasses and bringing them to his mouth. We finally couldn’t resist it anymore and decided to start following his lead. He took to it right away. He loves eating anything (rice cereal, avocado, sweet potatoes, banana) and he enjoys drinking out of his glass. … Read More
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Halloweeeeeeen!
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Super-Ego
Rainbow Brite
A Picnic
Scrabble
A kindred spirit joined the Feeding the Soil community and started talking about her plans for a homemade Christmas. I loved the post very much (and was inspired by her ideas), but it made me realize, “Eek! I need to get the planning ball rolling for Halloween and Thanksgiving before I can start thinking about Christmas.”
Last year, I was pregnant at this time and actively trying to keep my stress at bay. I started thinking about Halloween in August and Christmas in October, as a way to spread out my planning and work, since Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas come so close together.
