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Parenting on Instinct (or Not)
I get a lot of parenting advice that goes something like this: “Just trust your instincts.”… Read MoreIronically, my “instincts” tells me not to blindly trust my instincts. Maybe it’s because I’m an INTJ on the Myer’s-Briggs personality test. I like to do research. I like to read multiple perspectives. I like exposing myself to different paradigms and new ideas.
Of course, at the end of the day, Matt and I will have to trust ourselves to select from the various informed perspectives and piece together a parenting philosophy that resonates with us.
That’s kind of like “trusting your instincts,” but not exactly. I happen to believe that a lot
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Purposeful Nurseries: Planning Stage
From Finn’s room over at Sew LiberatedMatt and I have started the preliminary planning for converting our office/craft room into a nursery/office/craft room. We’ve decided that we want to set aside some space for ourselves in the room (for using our laptops, sewing, etc.). We’re guessing that we’ll spend a lot of time in the first several months hanging out in there for breastfeeding, diaper changing, and tummy time. It also happens to be my favorite room in the house, which is another reason why we’ll probably spend so much time in there.… Read MoreOnce little “Coconut” (I have no idea why we’ve taken to calling the baby by that
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Baby Book
I’ve written my second letter to our baby (you can read the first one here). I think we’re going to make a Baby Book the same way we make our own living, growing scrapbook. It’s so low-pressure, and it’s easy to keep up with. Our living, growing scrapbook was initially inspired by these words from Amy at Progressive Pioneer (talking about her own baby book):… Read MoreI’ve tried to be diligent about recording Sam’s life from the beginning. I decided early on that the most important thing was to simply record the important things, not to have a perfect, charming-looking album. I knew if there was too much pressure
