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Sleep Training
I’ve been reading as much as I can about how to take care of an infant. Once our baby is here, we won’t really have much opportunity to consult the books!… Read MoreA friend of mine recommended the book, Heading Home with Your Newborn. It’s been a decent resource for me, with some topics being more in-depth and helpful than others. I know I’m dorky, but my plan is to create laminated, half-page reference cards for myself on different topics, so the information is easy to access when we’re inundated with life as new parents. I’ll be sure to share them, once I have time to create them.
My midwife
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Craft Date
My dear friend, Katie, and I got together for our monthly crafting date this past Saturday. I spent most of my time quilting a mat that my students can use for the Montessori math materials. However, at the very end of our time, I whipped together a maternity skirt.… Read MoreHere’s what I did:
- I folded one yard of a stretchy knit in half (with right side matched to right side).
- I laid one of my stretchy skirts on top of it to use as a makeshift pattern.
- I cut around the edges and the bottom of the skirt (I forgot to leave a seam allowance–oops!).
- Then I sewed up the
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Relaxation Ritual and Other Routines
When I was preparing my body for conception, I did a lot of work around de-stressing my life. I worked on eliminating commitments from my life that drained rather than nourished me. I tried to get into a consistent exercise schedule. I analyzed the link between nutrition and stress and tried to reduce my refined sugar and flour intake. I also cultivated the habit of breathing all the way into my belly on nearly every inhale.… Read MoreFor a month, I also instituted a nightly Relaxation Ritual. At 8:15 every night, I would stop whatever I was doing (I would even leave night meetings early to honor this sacred time in
