Baby Product Reviews
Stroller Upgrade
Before I had Mara, I had no idea what I was looking for in a stroller. I knew I wanted a Graco Travel System–lots of friends that said good things about those–but I didn’t realize the variety of features within those parameters, and I didn’t know which features to look for. I ended up buying … Continue reading
We Finally Had Portraits Taken!
My son is now 9-1/2 months old. With the whole NICU craziness, his being on an apnea/brady monitor for four months, then buying a house and moving, and battling sickness most of the winter, we have not found a good time for portraits! But last week I finally took the kids to have professional pictures … Continue reading
Mara is talking now. In case anyone wondered.
Here is a short transcript of a recent soliloquy while coloring [this is all within about 4 minutes]. . .
First, she got a phone call! Not really, just an imaginary phone call–from Uncle Derick.
“HI, Deh-gick! How doin’? . . . Bye, Deh-gick! We LOVE you!” Then she put my phone in her pocket.
After maybe … Continue reading
Wednesday With My Littles
Mara loves the Curious George book where he makes “lather and more lather and MORE lather!” And she’s always asking for bubbles (in the kitchen sink or in her bath), so I thought she would LOVE a bubble bath. Tonight was her first one! And I’m learning that maybe she likes to live these things … Continue reading
“Love You Forever”
I have a love/hate relationship with the book Love You Forever.
I wasn’t familiar with this book before having children, but it was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children’s Books list for paperbacks at 6.97 million copies (this doesn’t include the 1 million hardcover copies).
Amazon.com describes the book … Continue reading »