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Cloth Diapers
It can be a bit overwhelming to pick out products before the baby’s arrival. I mean, there are simply so many options. Luckily, one of Matt’s colleague’s gave us this book early on in the process. It helped a ton. For example, I read their advice about car seats and just picked one.… Read MoreIn all honesty, I don’t get that much enjoyment out of doing all the research it takes to find the most perfect option. Luckily, I have lots of people in my life who enjoy this kind of work (like my best friend, Andy, who told me exactly what kind of laptop to get).
When it
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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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A Tentative Post-Baby Daily Rhythm
For those of you who get really irritated with my passion for planning (or those of you who think I’m spiraling into delusion and disappointment by planning things that can’t possibly be planned), be forewarned that you might not want to read this post. Who needs to elevate their own stress levels by subjecting themselves to something that is really, really going to bother them? Seriously, why not close this site and go check out something more lighthearted?… Read MoreFor the rest of you, I’m going to share some of my thinking about what my life might be like when I’m on maternity leave.
First, I must
