Let’s Talk Babies

After all the holiday travel and visiting with countless relatives many babies and toddlers end up with a post Christmas cold. It is wonderful to see everyone and have fun with the extended family, however, at this time of year there is always someone in the family who brings the unwanted (and uninvited) cold [Read the rest]

In The Womb: Identical Twins Preview
National Geographic is back with another episode in their fascinating series, In The Womb: Identical Twins. The show will premiere on Sunday, December 21 at 9pm on National Geographic, check local listings for details.
I was privileged to receive an advanced copy of the show to view and write about [Read the rest]

Before babies learn to use language to tell us what they want or what is wrong it can be very difficult to understand your little one. When babies are very little they will use variations of crying to get their message across. After a few weeks with you’re little one and you’ll figure [Read the rest]

Extended breastfeeding is breastfeeding beyond the first year. It is a very common practice in other countries but is still a little taboo here in the United States (and much of the western world for that matter). There is a lot of pressure on women to wean their babies by their first birthday. [Read the rest]

We celebrated our daughter’s first birthday over the weekend. I kept wondering all day where this past year had gone. It is hard to believe that in just a short 12 months she has gone from being this completely helpless little infant to this baby who is crawling around, learning to stand, and [Read the rest]