I thought it was only fitting in a week when I wrote about breastfeeding to also write about the wardrobe needed to accommodate such a job. I realize that this post will only serve…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…