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” […]
Crocheted Cluster Hat in Yellow and Purple – size Newborn
I found this cute pattern by Alli Crafts for a Newborn Cluster Hat and instantly loved it. She also has free patterns posted for the same pattern in sizes premie and six months. I was aiming to make it newborn size initially, but I must have crocheted the slip stitch crochet border too tight or […]
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 […]
Crocheted Baby Beanie With Button
I’ve been crocheting up a storm lately. The last time I crocheted something besides this headband which kinda sorta doesn’t really count is so long ago I don’t even recall what it was. I have found that it is like riding a bike though, you never really forget how. Crocheting is dear to my heart […]
Birth Story #3: My Third Waterbirth
Annoying False Labor Baby girl was born around 41 weeks and a few days just like her big brother, Mr. Happy Feet. For the first time I experienced false labor on and off for a week before her birth day. I had never had contractions before the “big day” with either of my others, so […]
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 […]
