by lcbaker | Apr 11, 2012 | Natural Parenting
Today is my birthday. So naturally, last night my husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday. (It truly doesn’t bother me that he asks me this at 10 pm the night before. We never do anything for each other’s birthdays, and neither of us cares. I always...
by lcbaker | Mar 19, 2012 | Breastfeeding, Featured
The title of this post is misleading. I’m not going to preach at you–chances are someone has already done that. Nor am I going to list all the health benefits of breastfeeding–I know plenty of people have done that. Actually, I’m going to tell...
by lcbaker | Feb 25, 2012 | Green Living
I really don’t like housecleaning. Even before I had kids, I was at best a mediocre housekeeper. And ever since Anastasia was born, I’ve had the perfect excuse to never clean my house. Because even when you’re using nontoxic cleaning supplies (i.e.,...
by lcbaker | Feb 22, 2012 | Featured, Sleep
Last night, my wonderful sleeping newborn, who has slept so well since he was born, decided to sleep like a baby instead. Darn newborn sleep. Anyway, he was awake and crying from 2 am to 4 am. Lovely. I know this because I’m tracking his sleep patterns, on the...
by lcbaker | Jan 20, 2012 | Natural Parenting
One nice thing about having a second baby is that you get to use all your tricks from the beginning. This is particularly useful since a lot of these tricks work best in the newborn stage. It’s kind of nice starting with a full quiver from the get-go, so to...