How a second adoption led to our daughters being sisters in every way they can be
This is what I remember about the day I found out I would become a mother for the second time: the sunshine streaming through our windows while I fed my 22-month-old lunch. When I think back nine months to that moment, the memory is bathed in that late summer/early afternoon sunlight.
Ignoring your partner after you have a baby happens, and it sucks
Here’s sort of how it happened with me: one second I was a happy mom-to-be with a baby safely tucked up in my womb. The next thing I knew, the baby was born and all of the sudden I was 100% certain I had never loved anyone in the world as much as I loved this child — including my partner. Whereas prior to our child’s birth I had always looked to my partner for happy expressions, security, and love, I found myself repeatedly turning to my child.
15 baby rituals from around the world
If you’re ever looking for a sense of camaraderie or just want to find out about different parenting styles from your own, here are 15 ways parents around the world are raising their kids.
What are your favorite natural art supplies for babies?
I’d love to start working on painting projects with my daughter, but I’m a little stumped. Ideally I’d be able to either buy or make natural and/or food-based paint, but I’m not sure where to start.
Going up against Mother Goose: a new take on nursery rhymes
Whether you’re into the cool, hip children’s books like Goodnight iPad or you’re a fan of the classics like Goodnight Moon, one lady will likely be unavoidable in your child’s literary rearing: Mother Goose. She’s gifted at showers, she’s at preschool, she’s at friends’ houses… and if you ask me, she’s got issues.
How do you balance honesty with the harsh realities of the world?
Before becoming a mom, I always told myself that I would be honest and straightforward with my children. I want them to be intelligent and mature, so I would speak to them in the same manner. In other words, no sugar-coating or censoring the crap out of their lives.
What’s the best way to make your own cloth diapers?
We’re currently expecting our first, and on a bit of a tight budget. My wonderful Mum has offered to make cloth diapers for us, but my diaper pattern research has been confusing as hell! I don’t know the difference between pre-fold and fitted, I don’t know if one-size is best, and I don’t know what to make them from or how to hold them shut.
Sobriety and motherhood: I stopped drinking for my baby
I am a self-admitted alcoholic… or was until I became pregnant. It took impending motherhood to rid me of my alcohol abuse, and I’m so glad it happened.