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iframe {float:left;} Welcome to part 3 of the Becoming Mamas Holiday Gift Guide! Previously, we reviewed some favorite books and our favorite trucks and trains. This week, we review some of our favorite toys and items for building fine motor skills. PlanToys 50 Construction Set Yes, we are recommending more Play Toys! I bought this set for [...] One of my most vivid memories of being a child was going to vote with my mom. My mom took me to polls with her more than once, but I particularly remember the election of 1988 when Bush and Dukakis were running for President. The lines seemed long (but all lines seem long when you are a kid), [...] I grew up in a very stereotypical American nuclear family. My dad worked in the corporate world, and my mom stayed home with the kids. My dad often travelled, and like all of the fathers our circle of friends, he took every opportunity he had to climb the corporate ladder. This is just the way things [...] Winter (i.e. flu season) is coming and with toddlers who are nursing less and less, Meredith and I were wondering what we could do to naturally boost their immune systems. We both hope to continue breastfeeding for a while, and maybe breastfeeding is enough. According to Kellymom, studies show that some immune factors may be even [...]
My nearly 1-year-old in a moby when he was probably a little bit too big for a moby. But doesn't he look cozy? “You’re a good mom.” Someone actually said that to me the other day. I almost fell out of my chair. Me? A good mom? And this [...] Our bed, stripped of all fluff. I recently attended a conference, and I was excited to see on the agenda that there would be a presentation from my state’s health department on the topic of safe infant sleep. I was really looking forward to hearing some new and exciting evidence-based information regarding safe [...] Every time I buy milk at the grocery store and see the Omega 3-enriched milk, I cringe. While companies like Horizon say they use vegetarian-based Omega 3 fatty acids to enrich their milk, I can’t stop imagining fish oil floating around in the milk. Gag. Evidence shows that Omega 3s can improve health by reducing [...] I just returned from my first appointment with a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor, and I am truly amazed. Maybe I’m in disbelief. I actually feel good. One aspect of attachment parenting is finding balance in your life. This blends nicely with TCM, which also focuses on balance in all aspects of a person. Three months [...]
“…perhaps no other issue has been so often misrepresented and grossly oversimplified as parent-infant cosleeping.” -James McKenna, Cultural Influences on Infant Sleep Awww! Gavin's favorite way to sleep: in someone's arms. We never planned on bedsharing with our baby. I read about it while I was pregnant, and the idea appealed to me, but the warnings [...] I’m about to spend a whole week home from work with my kiddo, so I’ve had to start thinking ahead about what we are going to do all day and what we will eat all day. On the weekends, we are usually busy with daddy or Nana or doing some kind of activity. However, I [...]  |
   
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