Babys First Year Blog
Since this is my inaugural Baby’s First Year post, it only seemed right that I start with an introduction instead of laying all my feelings on you. I mean, look out, that post is coming (because holy hormones, Batman), but we’ll start out a little lighter. You can thank me later.
My name is Katie, I turned 29 last weekend and I just finished graduate school a little over a week ago. In fact, I missed my graduation ceremony because I was ever so slightly busy having a baby. I’m married to a doctor (a pediatric neurology fellow) and together we are raising our brand new baby boy, Elijah (you can call him Eli).
Eli has only been here for 12 days, but he has already changed everything.
Did it occur to you that this could be harmful to your baby?
If you’re the parent of a baby, then you are well aware that there’s no shortage of things about which to worry. Is the baby too hot in the crib? Will she choke when she takes a first bite of solid food? Is he strapped correctly into his car seat?
But those are the obvious, immediate concerns. There are plenty of other dangers that are just as real but not as well-known. Like whether your floor has hidden poison that can be ingested by your children.
A new study out of Sweden’s Karlstad University shows that phthalates from PVC flooring materials can be ingested by children with food, breathing, and through the skin, according to ScienceBlog.
Ripe For The Munching
Before y’all get your knickers in a knot I’m not talking about all of the hoopla surrounding baby chub and whether or not it leads to childhood obesity.
I’m just not. There are extremes and all that is happening here is some adoration over sweet little chubby babies. So, if you are like me, and countless others, who just can’t help yourself when it comes to baby thunder thighs? Or roly poly arms and edible cheeks? Then please, continue and be prepared to melt. Continue reading »
Before I was a mom I was kind of naive.
I had a laundry list of things I wasn’t going to do when I had a baby, because I swore that I wasn’t going to let being a mom change me; I wasn’t going to be “that mom”.
Fast forward four months and here I am breaking all my own stupid rules and slowly but surely turning into…dun, dun, dun…”that mom”.
Find out why after the jump!
Over here on Canadian soil we had us a long weekend. You know the one, all in celebration of Royalty (which I’m not a huge fan of BTW, which is another post entirely). Known as Victoria Day, or really; May Two-Four, mostly because people drink copious amounts of beer at the cottage. Or the beach. Or anywhere outside pretty much, because the warm weather has finally here for our bare toes and gardening chores.
Our little family kept close to home, the mister is still in the studio recording as much as possible (new album with the band he’s in!) We didn’t have the full 3 days to take off somewhere or really get many chores done. Which is fine, because who likes chores anyways? We had us some soul-time and naps and delicious BBQ meals and lots of beach and park time.
The beach is a 1st for Lil’ Abner — she had the opportunity to model her new swimsuit and break it in a bit (ahem), in preparation for our upcoming trip to Mexico (5 sleeps to go!). Also, as you may note, these are all Instagram pics. I love me some Instagram and with all of the great choices online to get them printed, I am now deadset on creating a huge photo wall (or two!) in our entryway. The ceiling is high, featuring double doors with tall and wide walls flanking either side of the split staircase (’70s split-style rancher), in our home.
What do you think? Continue reading »
That old lady told me to do what to my baby?
Want to learn how to dry up your breast milk?
Do you know how to turn your baby’s outie belly button into an innie?
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you stuck manure in your baby’s shoes?
Why would you feed a baby fresh rabbit brains?
These questions are answered by good ol’ ’ old wives’ tales about babies! Get ready to laugh and gasp with this round up of baby folklore advice.
Oh for the love of toys. Actually, I hate them. Even though the majority of toys are just purchased at Christmas or on birthdays, when you have 4 kids all various ages, you end up with a ton of toys.
Recently we decided we were putting the house on the market. When writing up the list of things we would need to do in order to successfully be able to show the house (with 4 monkeys running around), a top priority was cleaning out all of our junk.
After renting a Pod storage unit and multiple trips to make donations and to the dump, I can now say my kids are spoiled and I hate it. One of the main things that we found ourselves throwing out or packing were baby toys. Whether they be squeaky little stuffed animals or rubbery chew toys, it’s amazing how these things accumulate. Continue reading »
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