Babys First Year Blog
Hoping Fern will be this happy tomorrow during her first doctor's appoinment.
My baby is four-months and eight days old and has never been to the doctor. But that is about to change tomorrow when I take her to her first appointment. In the opinion of many moms this might be grounds for a “Worst Mother of the Year” nomination, but I had my reasons.
In the beginning I didn’t need to take her to a doctor, because all of our postpartum care was with my midwives from the birthing center. Then after that I procrastinated because I didn’t know where to take her (apparently I didn’t get the memo about looking into pediatricians during pregnancy). Then I procrastinated more, because I didn’t want to vaccinate her just yet and I figured that all they really do at well-baby checkups is administer vaccinations and weigh your baby. Fern was weighed on a weekly basis at a breast feeding support group I attended, so all that was left (in my mind) were vaccinations.
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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!
25 things you didn't know about me...like the fact that I really wish I wore glasses and these ones are fakes.
I’ve been writing here at Babble for quite a while now; all throughout my pregnancy and now here at Baby’s First Year, but I’ve never really written much about myself.
Yes, I’ve written about some personal things…post-baby boobs, mommy fail moments and birth control, but never really about any of the things that make me, me. And, I figured that now is as good a time as any to get to know one another.
Inspired by Serge and Monika’s 25 things post, I thought I’d whip up my own list and give you lovely readers a better idea of who I am and what makes me tick. I love learning random facts about people, so I thought you might enjoy learning some random facts about me.
Click through to read 25 things about me & then be sure to share something about you:
Now that Fern is getting a little older, she seems to be accumulating more toys and even though she’s not mobile enough to start leaving them all over the place she does like to throw them about and I’m quickly realizing that I’m going to need to come up with a better system for storing her things.
The only problem is that I don’t want to waste money on items that are specifically geared toward kids, because I want to have things that can transition and grow with our family.
I did a bit of hunting and found some lovely storage solutions that I wouldn’t mind showcasing in my home beyond the baby years.
Check out my toy storage solutions after the jump!
Happy 4 month birthday Fern!
Fern Winter turned four months old two days ago and we had our monthly photo shoot. I can’t believe how fast she’s changing and growing (see Month 1 , Month 2 and Month 3 photo shoots to compare)!
This month we had a sleep regression, cried it out, realized just how similar Fern and her daddy are, and Fern even learned a new trick!
I am documenting Fern’s first year of life by doing a round up of my favorite photos from that month and taking her photo in front of our chalkboard and making a list of her likes and dislikes.
See Fern’s likes and dislikes and best photos from this past month after the jump!
Before becoming a parent myself, I didn’t really think much about parenting styles. Of course, having a college background in child and family studies, I knew about various parenting styles, but I never realized that people actually subscribed to these styles so rigidly as to label themselves.
Apparently I was wrong, and now that I’m a mom I’ve seen first-hand just how divisive it can be to divulge your parenting style in mixed company. It’s almost as divisive as political party lines. Telling someone you co-sleep or that you let your baby cry it out can be just as alienating as telling someone that you support gay marriage or that you are pro-life. Democrats vs. Republicans. Attachment parents vs. …everyone else. It’s getting ridiculous.
It’s time for a reality check. There isn’t one “right” way to parent, no matter how hard you try to convince yourself. Just because you choose to breastfeed your child for an extended period of time does not earn you a gold star in parenting, nor does getting your child to sleep through the night through sleep-training. We’re all figuring this out as we go, and I wish everyone would just get off their high horse and stop thinking they have a corner on parenting truth.
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Life Lesson #2: "Never buy a cheap swimsuit"
In my opinion, there are certain things in life that parents should teach their children; life lessons if you will.
I’m not talking about basic lessons like: wash behind your ears, don’t chew with your mouth open, etc… I’m talking about those lessons that no one else will tell them – lessons that you learned the hard way; lessons you learned through awkward moments.
I’ve been thinking a lot about these kind of lessons lately and have begun documenting these over at my blog.
Read more after the jump!
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