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Maintaining a Healthy Marriage When Someone “Comes Between You”

April 23, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom

Alright, the promised week when I talk about our decision to bring our baby to bed with us… …and sex. Honestly, this wasn’t a major factor in our decision. In fact, it wasn’t a factor for us at all. But it seems to be a major consideration of those who [...]

36 Weeks Pregnant

April 20, 2011 in Mommy Musings

Here we are at 36 Weeks. Lots of people would call this “full-term” (others would say we are still a week away from full-term)…either way, this little lady could be welcomed into the world fully developed and healthy any day now. I am pretty sure I LOOK as tired as [...]

A Custom Made Tag-A-Long Blanket for Chloe

April 17, 2011 in SnugasaBugBaby Products

A few weeks ago, I shared the blanket I made for Noah, the adorable little boy of a good friend of mine. This week, let me share the baby girl version: One side of blanket is ultra-soft pink minky, and the other side is a classic cotton fabric with a [...]

Sleep-Training: Will He Ever Learn To Sleep On His Own?

April 16, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom

Last week, I discussed the contemporary concept represented by the term “self-soothing” and expounded upon why I have chosen not to make this word a part of my regular vocabulary (although there I went and said it…) In many ways, I feel that “sleep-training” can be kicked out of my [...]

35 Weeks Pregnant

April 13, 2011 in Mommy Musings

Here we are at 35 Weeks: I had a check-up this morning. Did you know that when you measure the size of a baby bump from the “crease” at its base to the “crease” at the top, the number of centimeters matches the number of weeks you are pregnant? I [...]

When Life Gives You Messes…

April 12, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom

The other day, I asked you if you could tell what I did based on this photo…and EVERYONE WINS! I’ve been highly motivated to work on a number of home projects over the past several months. But it just doesn’t seem healthy to be spending all my days breathing paint [...]

Guess What I Did Today?

April 10, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom

Self-Soothing: How Silly!

April 9, 2011 in Mommy Musings

I have spent most of the past month sharing with you the safety concerns that come along with sleeping with our baby and what we have done to make this sleeping arrangement safe for our family. While safety was my biggest concern about co-sleeping…the thing I love most about it [...]

Belly Butter Sugar Scrub

April 8, 2011 in Mom 2 Mom

A few weeks ago, when discussing weight gain in pregnancy, my friend Lindsay–who is currently a VERY CUTE 21-weeks pregnant–asked if I had any advice for avoiding stretch marks. This was my response: No good advice here. I have them. In abundance. And I have heard there really isn’t a [...]

34 Weeks Pregnant and Narrowing Down the Name List…

April 6, 2011 in Mommy Musings

34 Weeks and counting… 34 Weeks is sort of a milestone: statistically most babies born from week 34 on do just fine…as well as full-term babies. She probably weighs somewhere between 4 and 5 pounds already…and is probably somewhere around 18 inches long. -:- As I stated in this post, [...]