I’ll never forget the moment when I was absolutely sure that I just couldn’t keep going as a mom. My two year old was having a fitful sleep and kept waking me up with her yelps from the nightmares she was having. My newborn was sleeping in the bed with me because it was the only [...]
Tags: emotions, exhausted, newborns, nursing, overwhelmed, sleep, tired, toddler
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Many people often ask creative writers where we get our ideas. This poem was inspired by a variety of posts I read here at Babies Online, especially those that discussed bedtime routines and setting a schedule.
Then, my niece had an assignment in her college writing class to write a particular form of poem, a villanelle. [...]
Tags: bath, breakfast, creative writing, infant, naptime, newborn, playtime, poem, poetry, ritual, routine, toddler, villanel, Villanelle
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A high chair is one of only a handful of big ticket items you will buy for your baby. Before investing $100 or more into this purchase, you’ll want to do some research. And yes, you can get a high chair for under $100, but I’ve discovered that in this product category, the adage “you [...]
Tags: baby registry, booster seat, ergonomic high chair, feeding, high chair, High Chair Review, infant, Stokke Tripp Trapp, toddler
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Mrs. H’s post “Reasons not to shout” was an eye opener for me. Not only because the reasons she gave are so valid but also because it gives me an inkling of what it is like to be a mother of a singleton toddler.
I’ve been told that I shout too often. I remember an incident [...]
Tags: reasons, shout, shouting, toddler
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I remember before I had children, I thought it was strange when I saw mothers who had their children in harnesses out in public. The idea is that it is easier to keep track of an active child if they are in a baby harness.
When I became a mother, I still thought it was odd. [...]
Tags: Baby, family, harness, lost, Safety, toddler, traveling
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