My dearest friend Emily (mama Em to some of us) posts a Friday favorite on her blog! I really look forward to the post each week and have decided to take her lead and post one on my blog as well. What is your friday favorite for this week? One of our favorite [...]
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Friday Favorite: Olivia and the Missing Toy
February 2, 2012Baby Catcher
January 5, 2012“Each time she knelt to “catch” another wriggling baby — nearly three thousand times during her remarkable career — California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess” – Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent When [...]
Overdue & Waiting: what to do
July 5, 2011Waiting is not something I’m good at. Blame it on my Type A or just simply that I’m not a person overflowing with patience. I hate being late. In school I was always the student who finished their projects or papers long before they were due. If I plan on being somewhere I’m not at [...]
Pee Pee and other household annoyances
June 15, 2011Caroline has decided she would like to potty train two weeks before her little brother is expected in town. As much as I’m thrilled that she’s interested in the whole potty concept, I’m not exactly ready! Not only am I tired and having to use the potty every 5 minutes myself, I’m finding more and [...]
Mommy, Carry Me Please
June 9, 2011I was so inspired by Rev’s post yesterday, I decided to follow up with a similar post of my own. Yesterday, Charlotte and I went to the last spring session of toddler story hour at our library. It was strange for me to think that when story time resumes in a month, I’ll already most [...]
On Mother’s Lap
June 9, 2011The other day I received a wonderful gift in the mail from a very thoughtful friend who is also due in June. My friend always seems to find the most amazing little gifts that “hit the spot”. I have been looking for a children books that introduce the idea of babies coming into the family [...]
Holistic Choices
April 27, 2011I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that I’m into my books. I love books because they provide information in a way that I may not easily find online or even by word of mouth. For me having access to information that is written and published holds higher value than what I might read on [...]
In Praise of Nina Planck
April 13, 2011There are two things we are always told not to talk about; politics and religion. I’d like to now add two more; child-rearing and food. It seems no matter where you go or who you talk too, someone has an opinion or advice to offer. Child-rearing, I’m starting to learn as a new mom, is [...]
Why Birth Matters
March 23, 2011The sacred feminine is very closely related to women’s ability to give birth.” (Birth Matters, page 17) There’s been a lot of talk about birth these days as both Alison and I prepare for the arrival of our second. It seems that we’re both more aware of our options this time around. We’ve both done [...]