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Book Recommendation: Bebe Day by Day
I loved reading Bringing Up Bebe (review can be found here), so I was delighted when I realized that the author published a follow-up to the book that is more of a succinct summary of the original book’s main points, called Bebe Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting.I definitely recommend reading the first book before the second one. In isolation, the second book probably wouldn’t have as much of an impact, since each principle is only explained in a paragraph or so.However, since it’s been a while since I read the first book, the second book was a perfect refresher. Here are some of… Read More -
Living, Growing Scrapbook Update
I’ve heard youngest children complain about how their baby books pale in comparison to their older siblings’, and I’m actively trying to make sure that doesn’t happen to baby #2 (whose name might be Tate, Crosby, Harper, Sidney, Quincy, Sawyer, or–if Henry has his way–Po Po Brother).
Of course every child’s experience is different within the same family, but I don’t want the experience to feel inferior in any way for our second child. I’ve been trying to keep a scrapbook going for the second baby, just like I did for Henry’s pregnancy and first year.Luckily, the format is very laid back and easy to keep up with. I… Read More -
Growing into Motherhood
I spent the weekend at my cousin’s wedding on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When I booked my ticket back in the fall, it was nearly $500, and we couldn’t figure out how to spend $1,500 for all three of us to attend the wedding for a couple days (since we were feverishly saving up money to convert our 85% loan-to-value construction loan to an 80% loan-to-value 30-year-fixed mortgage).… Read MorePart of me was really excited to have a weekend away by myself before the baby comes. But as it got closer and closer, I grew sadder and sadder that my guys couldn’t join me at the beach.
Although I
