I’ve thought for a while that I’m pretty good with my finances. I watch my spending, balance my credit card statements and pay it off in full every month, have been paying down my student loans, keep track of our spending on the computer and live within my means. Part-way through Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s Debt-Free Forever …
We are not self-sufficient. Definitely not frontiers-people. However, I have been noticing some of the things we do ourselves that are definitely lifestyle choices we make. Sometimes it’s cheaper to do it ourselves; sometimes healthier; sometimes tastier; sometimes we do it just because. Some of the things we’ve been making/doing around here:Growing veggies Starting some …
It’s amazing watching the mind of our baby unfold. My mom just taught her how to make sounds when mom taps her hand over her mouth. And smarty-smart baby figured out a day later how to use her own hand to do the same thing. I love love having a piano in the house. I …
I have recently begun to notice (possibly it’s been there for a while) a frustrating synthesis of anxiety and guilt when I’m looking after my daughter. Not always. But sometimes I get the feeling that there is more I should be doing with her. That I should be stimulating her brain more, paying closer attention …
Now that she’s bigger, my cutie pie is starting to inflict some bigger impacts, if you will, on her mama. Pinching and scratching while nursing for one – yes I try to stop her, and no it doesn’t work. Chomping down on my nipple is also sometimes popular, though she seems to get that she …
Every time I turn around, cutie pie is doing more adorable things! Latest include: Loving her reflection in the mirror! May have already described … even twisting while on the change table to get a glimpse of herself, then smiling, laughing, bouncing. Definite babbling! Consonants are coming out of her mouth now. And she gums …
Still in love with my daughter :). She has a few new things lately that are delighting me. Kicking her feet against the toilet when she sits on it Expanding her vocal range by screaming AS LOUDLY AS SHE CAN Her sweet, soft, sweet voice talking to her food! “eh! Unh! Ehmmmeuh!” urgent noises she …
I’ve been absorbing sleep “facts” from a wide range of sources, listening to conversations, participating in conversations, and generally trying to make sense of the sleep question: Should you try to get your baby to sleep? If so, how? Here’s where I’m at with it now. 1. Biology: babies have more light sleep and faster …
Oh my sweetie. While in the Ergo she now plants her face, wide-open mouth, on my chest and kisses/sucks me. It cracks me up and tickles at the same time.She’s like a little wind-up toy – just before she crashes she’s going, going, going, then suddenly asleep. Her little sighs as she’s nursing, finished nursing, …
I just sent this letter to the show “White Coat, Black Art” which ran a segment today on guilt, formula feeding and breast feeding: As a mother who hasn’t been able to produce enough breast milk for my baby (we supplement my breast milk with donated milk and formula), I listened with interest to this …