by lcbaker | Aug 24, 2011 | Natural Parenting
How crunchy are you? You know you might be a natural hippie organic mom if… Your kids always look like this: …and never like this: You think this looks comfortable: …and this looks weird: Your toddlers do this: …but they don’t know how to...
by lcbaker | Aug 16, 2011 | Pregnancy and Birth
We’re on vacation at the beach this week. Which is wonderful–doubly wonderful as it’s not too crowded since school started in most systems this week–even though I had to buy maternity bathing suits and sundresses just for the trip. But...
by lcbaker | Aug 15, 2011 | Featured, Pregnancy and Birth
Let me start this post by saying that if you’re one of those women who just loves being pregnant, who has that magic glow and thinks pregnancy is lovely and wonderful, you should probably stop reading now. Not because I’m going to say something bad about...
by lcbaker | Aug 12, 2011 | Natural Parenting
Now that I’m about halfway through pregnancy with my second child, I’ve been thinking a lot about what stuff I really need for a new baby. Google this sometime–you’ll be amazed by the lists. Even the minimalist lists often strike me as having a...
by lcbaker | Aug 11, 2011 | Babywearing
1. Many baby carriers have only one ingredient–organic cotton. Those that use more materials in manufacturing usually only involve a few, maybe some metal rings and some plastic buckles. As far as the amount of resources used, they come out ahead of a stroller...
by lcbaker | Aug 10, 2011 | Babywearing
I Thought I Knew Mama blog is doing a blog hop today for Wordless Wednesday. Her post was a series of her baby’s life in pictures, which inspired my idea for today: my daughter’s life in pictures–but only in slings. This series does skip some time...
