How can we make a small space work for five kids?
We’ve seen a walk-in closet nursery — what other space-saving tips work for families? Alisha’s in a 900 sq. foot house with four kids and a baby on the way.
Post-It Notes: an interview with the stay-at-home dad behind “Message With A Bottle”
Chris Illuminati, the stay-at-home dad behind Message With a Bottle, uses Post-It notes to remind himself of the joys and pitfalls of parenting.
Would you let your teen get a tattoo?
A friend recently posted a status on Facebook saying her four-year-old asked to get a tattoo for her birthday — and “not one that washes off in the bathtub.” Of course, the idea of a four-year-old getting a REAL tattoo is ludicrous (and probably illegal), but it had me wondering — what if that four-year-old was sixteen? Would it be ok then?
An earthy homebirth captured in photos
If you were digging the tie-dye baby shower a few weeks ago, here’s the birth story!
I took my five-year-old on a trip to Paris
Planning a trip like this with Ruby was a little daunting. I was excited to take her away to a foreign culture and experience it through her eyes. The Eiffel Tower! Walks along the Seine! Stepping into a tiny shop, sampling the wares, exploring the bits and pieces of life that make that somewhere else so exciting… but I was also nervous: how would she handle the two long plane rides there and back? Would we find a way to meet in the middle of how a child experiences a foreign place and how an adult does?
Come indulge in sweet baby-Hobbit-sized chairs and vintage family photo goodness
If you dig all things vintage, you’ll love this family photo session — especially the old vinyl and handmade baby chair!
Pushba had her baby!
Because how could I not report the birth of my favorite Russian mama’s second child?! From what I can tell from Google Translator, Pushba gave birth last week to a health boy named Elisey via emergency c-section.