Birth #4 – Home Water Birth in Upstate New York
Bubba, our most recent addition to our family has now turned two. So, I figured it’s high time I sit down and write his birth story. To do that I am going to start a bit before the actual birth though. Birth Options in Upstate New York When I got pregnant with baby #4, I […]
Tummy Time – What’s The Big Deal?
In the early nineties, experts changed the recommended practice of putting babies to sleep on their tummies to putting them down on their backs. This practice helps to lower the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). However, as a result more babies are developing flat head and/or torticollis, or stiff neck. “Container baby syndrome” […]
A Lot of Catching Up To Do and a New Someone
This blog has been sorely neglected for the past two years (How did that happen???). There have been several projects completed but never blogged about and even a new somebody added to our family! So while I get around to getting posts ready, I hope you will enjoy a picture of our newest little one […]
Baby Girl’s Favorite Books As Of Today
Baby Girl has really come to enjoy books. We have a night time routine in which I read her several stories, depending on her mood and level of tiredness. Currently our main three are Mommy’s Best Kisses by Margaret Anastas, the classic Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and the board book Time For Bed […]
Hush Little Baby
Per the recommendations of The Sleep Lady in her book, I started singing a lullaby to Baby Girl to cue her that it was bedtime/naptime. I never did that with my other two, but that’s probably because the only way to get them to fall asleep was at the breast. Thankfully, I’ve managed to do […]
Close To My Heart
Mrs. Sayuri took this photo. She jumps at the chance to take a photo with my DSLR camera. She can barely manage to hold it’s bulk in her hands and click the shutter button at the same time, but for a 5 year old she does great! As you can see…she struggles with keeping it […]
Baby Tummy Massage and Reflexology
Long Nights and Poop For a while during the first weeks of new baby’s life, she would wake up at least once a night and not be able to be comforted back to sleep other than by being walked around for around an hour and this included her often times appearing to be uncomfortable during […]
