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Baby Steps

August 29, 2013 by heatherss 74 Comments

Half the fun of getting to where you want to be should be in appreciating how you got there. I know that my specific challenge is to appreciate the present rather than being too focused on the past or the future. Even with infertility, being  grateful for the time we had as a couple, rather than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby, development, toddler Tagged With: 14 months, baby, learning to walk, milestones

Montessori Baby

August 20, 2013 by heatherss 23 Comments

Some of you may remember that I am a qualified Montessori teacher (at Pre-school level). However, I’ve been pretty slack when it comes to using all the skills that I should be. I haven’t given him the room with the mattress on the floor with the mirror. I haven’t been making materials for him to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby, baby products, Education, education, toddler Tagged With: baby, montessori

If he cries, you should put a boob on it…

June 19, 2013 by heatherss 3 Comments

 (coutesy http://justmommies.com) If you're a fan of my poetry (remember my fertility poetry:  - I just haven't met you yet, I'm over it,  Happiness), I now have a baby version based on my go to solution for baby cries when all else is exhausted. Obviously if he dropped his toy - pick it up, if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby, breastfeeding, breastfeeding, humour, poems Tagged With: baby, breastfeeding, crying

Holding my head up

October 2, 2012 by heatherss 8 Comments

Nicholas is now nearly 16 weeks and weighed 6.4kg at his vaccinations yesterday. I am so pleased we can have a break from those for a while. His next injections are only at 9 months. I think we are out of the survival (eat / sleep / poop) mode and we now have more awake time to play which is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3-6 months, baby Tagged With: 16 weeks, baby, counting sheep, holding head up, rolling over, singing songs, sleep

Birth Part Two: First Week Freak Out

June 18, 2012 by heatherss 21 Comments

PART TWO: THURSDAY- SATURDAY: THE FIRST FEW DAYS I ended off the first post on Nicholas’ birth by saying that it is a bit of a shock to find that the little one you have been carrying inside you for so long is now a real live baby that you have to care for. Lulu put it really well: Here is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby, birth, breastfeeding, breastfeeding Tagged With: baby, breastfeeding, latching, newborn

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