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baby

  • baby proof: breastfeeding.

    It’s taken me nearly 10 months to write this post. Everytime I sat down to write about breastfeeding, I would stop. There would be voices in my head telling me that no one wanted…

    March 16, 2015 78 Comments
  • baby proof: toys.

    We keep Faye’s toys in an old wine crate that we slide underneath the couch.It’s funny how becoming a parent changes the composition of things. The box used to be a catchall for our…

    March 10, 2015 36 Comments
  • baby proof: sleeping in one bedroom.

    One bedroom. Three people.This is not a steamy story, though I do my best to keep our bedroom that way. Every night I fill a little enamel pan with water and set it on…

    February 11, 2015 41 Comments
  • baby proof: a simplified diaper bag.

    The diaper bag we pack for Faye is a fairly bare bones affair. Of course it’s not entirely bare bones, because life with a baby isn’t bare bones. It’s padded bones. A little messy…

    January 21, 2015 59 Comments
  • my year in objects (mostly).

    twelve little things that made my year. 1. a cardamom cake for the polar vortex in january. 2. a new apartment in february. 3. a deep dark makeover in march. 4. baby prep in…

    December 31, 2014 29 Comments
  • giving: baby gifts.

    I’ve said before, and I’ll no doubt say again, that babies need so very little. But giving a baby a tiny gift is seemingly as irresistable as squeezing their chubby cheeks. And it’s nice to…

    December 11, 2014 7 Comments
  • notes on motherhood.

    A month or two ago I was with a friend at a playground when she asked me how I was adjusting to motherhood. I don’t remember exactly what I said. Something about feeling pretty…

    October 28, 2014 17 Comments
  • baby proof: crib.

    In parenting and tiny apartments, there’s no magic formula. What works in our wee space might not translate to yours, but here’s a little run-down of the latest in the saga we’re calling two…

    September 30, 2014 31 Comments
  • make your own: baby gym.

    A baby gym falls into the category of baby products that I didn’t really understand pre-baby. The point it now seems is to give your tiny being something to look at, paw after, practice…

    August 18, 2014 23 Comments