Let’s Talk Babies

My daughter has decided to throw all rules about when a baby should get teeth and in what order and throw them right out the window.
She takes one look at a teething chart like the one below and says “No thanks. I’ll do it my way!!”

I was an early teether, I got my first [Read the rest]

It has been just over a week since I started weaning Maya from her before nap nursing session. The first few days were rough but I would say she is pretty much weaned now. The last few days she hasn’t asked to nurse before her nap and is fine when I lay her [Read the rest]

Maddie, I proudly walked for you this weekend and it’s something I’ll never forget.
On Saturday, my friend Heather and I (along with our girls, Maya and Claire) participated in the St. Louis area March for Babies, we proudly walked in honor of Maddie. We donned our “In Memory of Maddie” t-shirts, dressed the [Read the rest]

Day four of the weaning process and I am still sane, well for the most part.  I will call day four a success (and day three too).  She is peacefully sleeping after only about 15 minutes of whining, talking and calling “mama”.  Not bad.
I have decided to scrap the book reading idea for now.  Today [Read the rest]

Well, we are on day three of weaning Maya from her before nap nursing session.  Day one and two went pretty well, I considered them very successful.  I can’t decide whether to call today a success or not. It was a success in that she is now sleeping, however, getting her to that point didn’t [Read the rest]