Parenting choices
Jan 03, 2013
Evelyn refused to nurse for the first five hours of her life. I tried everything I could think of. I squirted milk on her lips and under her nose. I hovered my nipple directly in front of her. When she rooted, →MORE...


Nov 29, 2012
Dear Evie, Three weeks ago, you joined our family in a whirlwind. One minute your sister and I were napping together on the couch and the next minute (or four hours later, whatever) I was squeezing Grandma’s hand pushing you into →MORE...


Last week Donald and I took our daughters out for an errands run and on our way home our car wound up behind a bus. The bus was advertising a local community college program. One half of the advertisement had the →MORE...


Oct 29, 2012
About a year ago, I noticed that Charlotte had outgrown our Ergo. Oh well, I thought. What’s a girl to do? The kid likes to be carried and the Ergo is what we have. Maybe she should think twice before she →MORE...


Sep 20, 2012
Today, I was going to write about the book I am reading (Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth) and how it is blowing my mind. The way I read these books three years ago differs so significantly from how I read them →MORE...

