Wave the Stick

I have started and deleted this post a half-dozen times. I lack the skill to convey what I want to say. Tuesday, via Twitter, I learned for ...

Alas, the Bumbo seat is no longer an adequate means of restraint. I knew this day would come, but I'm not really ready for it, in the s...

You know you're a mom when you are breastfeeding your baby, enjoying a laid back morning, and the sun is streaming in through the window...

I was a breech baby , born by scheduled caesarean section. My dad, for years, kept forgetting my birthday because he thought they’d chosen t...

Top 6 reasons why you should buy these shoes right now: 6. They're made in North America. To steal from this website : They're made...

In the last few weeks, I’ve been reading a series of books that have made me angry . So it was a pleasure to tuck into this lovely little ...

The British call them dummies . And that is how I was inclined to think of them, back in my pre-parenting days. None of this new age North A...

I realize I may be opening a giant can of worms, and that some people may be offended for religious or other reasons, but I feel very strong...

If this is patently obvious to you, it only shows that I am not very clever, not that I have that opinion of you! But if you are anything li...

Before The Boy was born, I was pretty sure I wanted to use cloth diapers. Using cloth seemed like a good fit, philosophically. As I've m...

This post was prompted by a conversation I had today with my cousin, who's due in March. We talked about many things: prenatal classes, ...

Me, at 5 days old This is cross-posted from facebook. I was tagged, and dutifully replied and tagged others. It occurred to me that my 3 blo...

The Boy crying at 9 days old If you are anything like me, in the first weeks of your baby’s life, you will find the following to be true: Yo...

I'm thinking about my friend Stephanie. She is 40 weeks plus 4 days along, and there have been no Twitter or facebook updates yet today....

Before my son was born, I was absolutely, completely, without question, 100% committed to breastfeeding. I was so NOT interested in anything...

The Boy's fingernails at 8 days old My boy was born with an impressive set of fingernails. After all, they'd been developing and gro...

Quick shout out to my pal Stephanie who's due to have a baby any day now. Her blog is partly what inspired me to start my own. She'...

This post was prompted by a conversation I had yesterday with a newly-pregnant friend. She's been collecting lists of must-have baby ite...

We live in an apartment in the sky. We’re on the 21st floor, looking out over one of North America’s largest urban parks. We have amazing 30...

Today, a post all about diapers. Before I became a mom, I'd changed diapers. I remember my twelve year old self in a babysitting course ...