by Whitney
I love Apartment Therapy. Probably it’s not the style of everyone who reads this blog, but it’s full of stuff I love. For the most part it’s a blog about decorating, from storage solutions to wall art to paint colors.
One of the most fun parts of the site are the tours. You can look at pictures of other people’s houses all day long. And on their baby channel, Ohdeedoh, there are nursery tours. So fun for me.
You’re already wasting away a nap on the Internet, aren’t you? Go ahead, look at the beautiful designs.
by Heather
I was never much of a beer girl in my twenties. Blech, I thought. And then I got pregnant (with boys if that matters) and sipped a little iron-rich Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day and changed my mind to YUMMMM!
Guinness is still my beer of choice. In fact, my mom was kind enough to smuggle a couple bottles into the hospital for me and Alec after I delivered Milo last year.
If you’re nursing, beer will help with milk production… if not, it might still help deal with the crying (yours and baby’s).
And my husband thinks its worth mentioning that we’re talking about one a day, not a whole case…cheers!
by Whitney
I’m sending you on a scavenger hunt as your activity for the day.
Take a picture of your baby that captures the essence of the city or town in which she was born. Maybe a famous landmark is in the background, or maybe she’s sitting on the shoulders of a local celebrity.
So far we have a picture that captures San Francisco, and the one to the left here that shows Julian basking in the L.A. sun with palm trees in the distance. I’m still working on a concept for Berkeley.
Photojojo has some great tips for photographing in and around your city. So, get outside and do it!
Show us what you’ve got by posting your link to your baby’s birthplace photo or adding rookiemoms to your flickr tags.
by Whitney
I got this activity from Savvy Source, the web site that helps you find the right preschool for your child. Not only do they have all the info you need to know about preschool, the site also offers about two bazillion activities for 2-6 year olds. How do you pick one? Well you can browse them by category, but who doesn’t love a good quiz? Answer a bunch of questions about your preschool-aged child and get recommended activities.
The one I’m excited about today is “Fun with melting ice.”
- Take a small plastic toy, place in freezable container (I’ll be using a ziploc bag) and fill with water. You can use a dixie cup or something like that.
- Freeze the pouch of water.
- At bathtime, give treasure-filled ice blob to your child.
- Watch how long it takes for the ice to melt away so the child can get to the toy.
If your child finds this activity frustrating and you end up with a spastic, wet tantrum instead of a delightful science lesson, please don’t blame me. Let it be known that I will be trying this tonight and have not tried it yet.
