Natursutten BPA-Free Natural Rubber Pacifier, Rounded – I follow this “all natural” thing to the letter. I knew not to use pacifiers for awhile, because of the “nipple confusion” thing, but since he’s on a bottle & I get really tired of holding my arm just so for him to suck on my finger at […]
I can’t even begin to describe how much better I feel when I just get out of the apartment. (We’ll be moving in to the house NEXT WEEK!) This weekend we went to wander around Ballard (a neighborhood of Seattle) and on Sunday, we did the 2.8 mile Loop Trail in Discovery Park (up to […]
Going to start interviewing babysitters through a service… *gulp* Found some profiles of some trustworthy-looking 20 something pre school teachers. What, if any, questions would you ask of someone you’re considering letting watch over your baby?
Mr Nikki was a proper baby. He took only 2 days to latch on & breastfeed, he took proper baby naps. I, on the other hand, was fed formula after 2 weeks because my mom was paranoid that I wasn’t getting enough to eat (I’m not sure why) and I was, in my mom’s words […]
Felix had his 2 month check up today, with a pediatrician recommended to me by another “all natural” mom. I LOVE her – the pediatrician, that is. And Felix is a beast! 12.5lbs and 25 inches. Man, can this kid GROW. (He was 6lbs, 20 inches when he was born.) When the pediatrician walked into […]
Ok, so I’m really sick of corporate housing. It’s nice enough & all, but sometimes it hits me just how much we’ve had on our plate this past couple months and just thinking about it makes me exhausted. Birth, the 2 days in the hotel before flying up to Seattle, the flying up to Seattle, […]
As someone who eats, and always has eaten, a tremendous amount of raw vegetables and fruit (it’s practically ALL I ate while pregnant), I can tell you that produce in Seattle is a million times better than anything you’ll find in Los Angeles. Hell, yeah. And let’s not even get started on the fish. I’m […]
A good book I just started reading: Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers Also, I have such an incredible lactation consultant. She’s got an amazing bedside manner, she’s upbeat & positive and she makes you feel like anything is possible. She has 5 kids of her own (all breastfed, most home birthed, […]
No one ever really prepares you for breastfeeding – what a trial it will be, that is. We, as women, worry so much about the birth (the labor, the pain, the fears, the preparation) that we don’t really think about afterward. Especially since breastfeeding is so natural & instinctual, right? How hard could it really […]
Here’s an interview with Ricki Lake, where one of the things she talks about is that wonderful, life-changing (for me) documentar, The Business of Being Born.
