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Feeding Mr. Froggie Pants

It has been just over a month now since Mr. Froggy Pants started on solid foods, for which occasion amnachaidh asked me to check out a baby food cookbook. I hadn’t really expected to find more than a couple books … Continue reading

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motor skills

Why Motor Skills Matter by Tara Losquando-Little The answer to the question in the title is easy – motor skills matter because later skills depend on the earlier ones having been mastered. Good motor skills can be helpful in supporting … Continue reading

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Books I was meaning to read…

…and finally did. You know, those books you keep hearing about, or reading about, and you say to yourself, “I really ought to read that book.” Here’s two I can now cross off my must-read list. The No-Cry Sleep Solution … Continue reading

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Two Baby Books

You’d think that sometime in my three months off, I would have found time to post, but no. So now I’m back to work, and I’m sure that I don’t even remember everything I read anymore, but the Show Must … Continue reading

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Lord of the (Teething) Rings Part III

OK, only one book reviewed this time. What can I say? I’m still reading. Guide to Natural Family Living by Mothering Magazine This was another attempt to find a really liberal parenting book for my friend Teb. I think I … Continue reading

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Lord of the (Teething) Rings – Part II

In a continuation of parenting titles, I found two more crying/sleep books, one random leftie baby book, and one Baby Tome. Yeah, I should probably find a couple more Baby Tomes with different approaches, but I’m not sure how many … Continue reading

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Lord of the (Teething) Rings – Part I

And now, by popular request, some parenting titles. If I were really, really coordinated, I would have gotten three books representing different takes on the same topic. In fact, I kinda tried, but it’s a little hard working with library … Continue reading

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Minimalism – or not

Panic time – I’m in my third trimester, and we have purchased not one major item for baby, nor have we registered for such. What does he really need? Which brands to go with? What do we need to know … Continue reading

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Hide and Seek

Another cross-section of (mostly) vacation reading – one for the car, one from a friend, and a couple to read to your favorite child. And, ok, every one involving children or childbirth. I’m working on a different kind of book, … Continue reading

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Babies – and their Daddies

Just for the record, I am not pregnant. But yes, someday I do hope to become a mother, and I like to keep an eye out for good books on pregnancy and parenting. Here are a few on the earlier … Continue reading

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