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DIY: Ottoman Slip Cover
I debated lots of ottoman options for the baby’s room. In the end, I chose a cheap, versatile option: I got a $19.99 footstool from IKEA and recovered it with fabric that we already had at our house.… Read MoreThe process could not have been any simpler:
- I removed the existing slip cover and carefully took it apart with a seam ripper (those things come in so handy!). I paid close attention to the seam allowances (which was easy to do, since there was a crease in the fabric).
- I measured the dimensions of the existing pieces (five pieces of equal size).
- I used my rotary cutter and my cutting mat
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Montessori Discovery Basket: How It Works
I’m so excited about something I read in How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way. They call it a “Basket of Treasures,” but I’ve taken to calling it a “Montessori Discovery Basket.”
The concept is so simple. Once a baby is able to sit and hold things, you can prepare a basket for them that contains 50-100 real-world objects for them to touch and explore (yes, even by putting the objects in their mouths).
The objects should incorporate a variety of shapes, colors, textures, weight, and smell. It is best to use objects made of natural materials and not plastic. Plastic things tend to feel all the … Read More
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The Benefits of Prenatal Exercise
Hoss and I getting ready for a walk (known to Hoss as a “sniff, sniff”) in my second trimesterI get silly updates from pregnancy sites on a daily basis. I call them silly because they aren’t usually all that helpful, but I like to skim them anyway because they occasionally have small nuggets of advice. I received this one recently:… Read MoreBabies of pregnant exercisers tend to sleep through the night sooner, are less prone to colic, and are better able to soothe themselves. Scientists attribute this to these babies being stimulated by their moms through changes in heart rate and oxygen levels, as well as the sounds and vibrations
