I figured out that I spend 20 hours out of every 24 with the baby in my arms or lap. That's literally attachment parenting! # Baby and I are in the front yard, watching sun and shadows dance as the wind blows through the leaves. # Sometimes it blows my mind how many things...
Read more →My family celebrates the Celtic holiday of Samhain. My city celebrates Dia de Los Muertos with pomp and verve. Local churches have masses for All Saint’s Day. This means a long stretch of time in which to honor and remember our beloved dead, with public and private opportunities for ritual and celebration. Some years I have celebrated all...
Read more →I like it when my mother visits for a number of reasons: She cooks for me. I always intend to have her hold the baby while I cook, but it rarely happens that way. I’m ok with that; she cooks with great skill and gusto! It makes a huge difference in our lives to...
Read more →I started slow, spending a week leaving her in diapers but trying to observe when she went to the bathroom. Then I removed the plastic covers on the cloth diapers so that I would know immediately. I chose a quick ”pss pss pss” noise as the cueing sound and made it whenever I noticed...
Read more →Now that I’m doing more than just dabbling, I should explain. I heard of this “elimination communication” thing (often shortened to “EC”), and just the name made me scoff. It sounded like super-crunchy-granola hippy junk. However, the idea sounded interesting, even if I couldn’t take most of the people I saw talking about it very...
Read more →I wonder why I think I should be doing anything other than what I'm doing? # Baby has napped all day. I fear what the night will bring. # Also, only one of us has had breakfast. # Baby might be teething. We just gave her a frozen washcloth to chew. She actually curled...
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