Posts Tagged ‘parenting’

Date night, anyone? Unfortunately, Josh and I have not been very good about making time to go out on our own without the kid. We’ve also cut back on eating out quite a bit and don’t find ourselves sitting in a restaurant very often with or without kid. This has actually worked out pretty well; [...]

I was shocked, saddened, and angry when I first heard of the intentional melamine contamination of baby formula in China that was making thousands of babies ill and responsible for the deaths of at least three babies. Well, the AP has just reported that trace amounts of this same industrial chemical was found in baby [...]

Video chat has become quite popular in our household for staying in touch with the grandparents. Pooky gets a kick out of watching grammy and grandpa move around and talk on the computer monitor while they get the benefit of seeing her when they’re not in town. If you haven’t tried it yet, you may [...]

We just had this exchange with Pooky:
Mommy: She has my ears.
Daddy: She definitely has your ears.
Pooky: Noooo, I have my own ears!

Pooky’s been really into babies for a while now - both the real live ones and the plastic and plush ones. She’s been delighted at the idea of having her very own “baby brother” growing in mommy’s belly and has given my belly much love since she found out there’s a baby inside.
Here comes my [...]

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I’m always interested in things that make it easier to tote Pooky’s diapering items around (and also can’t wait for the day when I no longer need to do this). The Cheeky Changer from Cheekybubs is an all-in-one system that you can grab and go by itself or simply toss it into your bag. Available [...]

There are a couple of sets of videos that we sit down to watch with Pooky somewhat regularly. One is the previously reviewed Baby Signing Time series. The other is called Your Baby Can Read! As you might guess from the title, it aims to introduce your baby to reading. On their website and in [...]