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This is a follow-up to my first post in the Baby Gear series:  Newborn Baby Gear.  Here’s what Henry (and I) are obsessed with as of 4.5 months.   Rainforest Jumperoo:  Henry LOVES his jumper.  When I walk by it with him in my arms, he makes motions like, “Put me in! Put me in!”  [...]

All week, I’ll be blogging about my new favorite book, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think.  It’s essentially a time management guide that challenged the way I think about my time and has helped me find a few ‘extra’ hours a week. The basic premises of the book is this:  when you [...]

For two months after Henry was born, I suffered with ‘phantom baby syndrome.’  This involves being ripped from sleep in a panic, gasping into a sitting position, and searching for my baby in my bed (because surely I had pulled  him into bed with me while sleeping).  He was always snoozing peacefully in his bassinet.  [...]

My little boy deserves an old man sweater after his STELLAR sleep performance last night. I thought I’d give everyone a sleep training update because things have been going pretty well, save for a few sleep regressions here and there (which, by the way, are hell).   Since Henry’s naps have regulated – every two [...]

I was inspired to do this by Liz, who penned a time capsule of her thoughts.  Here is my thought time capsule at 28 years, 5 months, and 22 days. On Politics:  It is obvious by now that I go through ‘cycles’ with politics.  I care a lot for a period of time, and then [...]

Thanks so much for all your feedback on my Life-Work Balance post.  So many thoughtful and engaging responses… Every comment really made me think.  And since SO many people mentioned it, I am purchasing 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think TODAY. That being said, I had a pretty good night.  I decided [...]

And we’re in the homestretch!  Part I and Part II leads us to…   2:30 PM – Another pump session.  Henry eats a bottle and gets a diaper change.  Sensing a theme here?!   3:05 PM – I attend a conference call and simultaneously make funny faces at Henry, who is practicing crawling again.  We [...]

I guess I can be a pretty nosy person – after all, I love to read blogs… isn’t that the ultimate nosy?  It’s fun to peek into someone else’s life and see how they live.  I especially love ‘Day in the Life’ posts.  But my favorite type of ‘Day in the Life’ posts have always [...]

WOAH.  How is it already October 1?  Where is my life going?  Time flies when you’re having fun.  This month was a rather interesting one on HTP, I think – we tackled topics like whether someone shouting “You can do it!” during a race makes you want to scream, and how to make epic art [...]

I have developed a severe dark chocolate obsession.  Honestly, the worst part about giving up dairy because of breastfeeding Henry (explain here) is not CHEESEEEE – I always thought I would miss cheese the most – but sweets and treats.  Dairy is in so many desserts.  But dark chocolate?  It’s dairy free.  Which means I [...]

Thought #1:  Everything tastes better with pumpkin. Stovetop oatmeal:   1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup soy milk 1/2 cup water Big dash of cinnamon A sliced banana 1/4 cup pureed pumpkin On top: Cashews   Thought #2:  They need to invent some sort of sensing device that tells parents whether a baby’s diaper is poopy [...]

Happy Friday!  Who has nice plans for the weekend?  I’ve got the following on my calendar:  a birthday get-together for our friend Isaac, a 5-mile race (wahoo!), and loads and loads of relaxation.  Oh, and we need to buy a new dryer because ours went kaput on Monday. Hah.  Blurry jumpin’ baby.   I mentioned [...]

Subtitled:  8 rules for being an awesome family member or friend during childbirth and early parenting   Rule #1:  Childbirth is not a performance.  It is a medical event.  There are no front-row seats to medical events.  Therefore, if the mother in question does not want you to attend, you should not guilt her into [...]