Ever since Meghan (3 3/4 years old) was a toddler, I've used the feeding philosophy outlined in Ellyn Satter's book, How to Get Your Kid to Eat...But Not Too Much. The gist is that I can control what I feed my child, I can control when she eats, but how much she eats is up to her. Satter advocates ...
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Our journey with breastfeeding and MSPI
Warning: this post is going to be graphic. I can't write a post about Luke's digestive issues without going into details about his stools. I figured if I'm going to talk about his stools, I might as well include pictures (which I've taken to show his doctors). I know when I was googling "blood ...
5 months
Look who went and turned 5 months old while I was on my blogging break. Doesn't it seem like just yesterday I was looking like this? Health/Development So many of you have emailed or left me comments regarding Luke's health and asking questions. I suppose I was a bit vague about his digestive ...
A balanced approach to kids and sweets
I'm not purposely slacking on my blog. I have every intention of posting more often, but life is getting in the way. Making finding the time particularly hard is Luke's digestive issues. Poor little guy is having a lot of trouble and it's really disrupting his sleep. I'm spending a good amount ...
Postpartum update: 3 months later
I should have learned by now never to promise a post on a certain day. I said that I would give you this update yesterday, but then Luke started a growth spurt. When baby isn't napping well and wants to be fed every 2 or 2 1/2 hours instead of 3, even with the best intentions, blog posts don't get ...
Embrace your age
I had a post for a healthy Shamrock Shake planned for today, but after seeing similar recipes on three different blogs this week, I decided to go in a different direction. Today's my birthday. I'm 34 years old and I say that with absolutely no trepidation. I'm fairly sure I'll feel the same way ...
Postpartum update: 2 months later
It's hard to believe that two months ago I was enjoying a leisurely Sunday afternoon, totally unaware that in a few hours I'd be on my way to the hospital, completely dilated, not knowing how close I was to giving birth. We've come a long way since then. How I'm Doing The last month has ...
Optimism and the power of singing
Today is my dad's birthday. He happens to be the most optimistic person I know. His 61 years have brought him his share of joy, love, and prosperity, but he's also had his share of hard times in his life. After graduating college, he set a goal to start and open a business in his small hometown, ...
Postpartum update: one month later
The last four weeks have passed by in a wonderful, exhausting fog. It really is true that with motherhood comes amnesia and as time passes, you forget what the newborn stage is really like. You forget what it means to operate on a small amount of fragmented sleep on an everyday basis. You ...
I’m such a rebel parent
Last Monday night, around dinner time, Meghan started tugging on her ear. The rest of the night she pulled and tugged, but when we asked her if her ear was hurting, she said no. The next morning she finally admitted that her ear did hurt, and the tugging continued. I did what any diligent ...
Meghan’s Pink and Yellow Princess Party
The Internet is a dangerous thing. You can look online to get ideas for everything from DIY home projects to cooking to party planning and it all seems so simple. So doable. Then you plan about fifty different tasks for a simple 3-year-old birthday party that are "quick and easy" and the next ...
My three year old
Yesterday, my baby girl turned three years old. It's bittersweet watching your baby grow up, isn't it? I love the girl she is becoming and find such joy in watching new layers of her personality emerge with every passing month. At the same time I don't want her to ever outgrow the need for a hug ...
