I sometimes feel like I’m shouting but nothing comes out, you know, like in a dream. There are so many babies around me right now… Most of them are still exposed to chemicals even though I’ve repeatedly made the case for natural cleaning products, natural skin care, etc etc. What can you do!? I can’t [...]
February 3, 2010
Tonight my husband had an epiphany: our daughter drools…. A LOT! She might be teething, it might be because of the reflux. Whatever, she’s a baby, she drools. His bumper sticker idea was: “MY BABY DROOLS ON YOUR BABY” But since we don’t have a car, he’ll have to wear it on his butt on the bus! [...]
January 30, 2010
Listening to “Be” by Neil Diamond (shut up, it’s on my sister’s blip list!!), I was playing with my daughter as I changed her. Diaper change usually calms her but also makes her talkative, and funny. Who knew ~ She’d been in a phase of purposefully spitting for fun (raspberry style, quite fun for a 3 [...]
January 27, 2010
I lived for 9 years in L.A. My husband was born and raised there (yes I know, there are a few natives!). We moved to Canada to raise our children in a “normal” environment. Last week we went for a visit there to see his parents… Here’s what I don’t miss (not in a specific [...]
January 18, 2010
Ok, so I’m boasting here, I know, but check it out, my son is not being pushed to do anything he doesn’t want. True true! I swear, we just let him be. If we were pushy we’d be teaching him the piano or the guitar right now, because hey, most parents want their kid to do [...]
January 11, 2010
I’ve compiled a few videos I found on the internet about massaging baby. There is no need to go and watch a billion of them, so here are the few I’ve liked: Clear techniques for a complete massage: How To Massage Your Baby For Health And Happiness Other techniques that seem interesting: Indian massage called Shantala:
January 11, 2010
There we go again. After I posted last, my daughter started spitting up more and more. She’s been quirky since her hospital stay. And when I say quirky, I mean squirmy, wiggly, fidgety, twisty, however you want to imagine it, she does it! She eats like that, spends 45 minutes on a bottle just ‘cause she’s [...]
January 7, 2010
Me: “Oh no, there are rabbits under the bed!” Mike (horrified): “WHAT!? Where? How did they get in there? Poop?” Me: “No, not the animal, the dust things.” Disclaimer: I’m French
February 4, 2010
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