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Month 3

Love these links

September 19, 2008

Learn how to do anything in 5 steps with AlphaMom’s new Guide to Everything Fix a t-shirt that’s become too tight for your, um, curvy body with this idea I found on craftster. Get some tips for breastfeeding on a plane. Plan one of these ten free date ideas — or send them to your [...]

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Activity #520: Do the chicken dance

June 30, 2008

Sometimes a baby just must be worn.  I have a distinct memory of marching up and down my stairs with Julian in my arms, just to get him to stop crying and relax.  If I had been smarter, or hadn’t just blown all my brain cells giving birth, I might have just worn him and [...]

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Activity #103: Read the book Operating Instructions

April 21, 2008

If you don’t have the mental space to read a non-parenting book, Operating Instructions could be your compromise. Have you ever gotten in the shower with your underwear on? So has the author. Heather read this book cover-to-cover while visiting her in-laws. But it can also be enjoyed in bits and pieces if you don’t [...]

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Activity #498: Peruse Porn For New Moms

March 26, 2008

Aside from The Rookie Mom’s Handbook (of course), this new book from Chronicle has got to be my favorite baby shower gift idea this year. Porn for New Moms is a collection of photos of hunky, shirtless guys doing the things that turn women on: holding babies, folding laundry, and preparing food. Each photo has [...]

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Activity #100: Take unbelievable photos

January 14, 2008

If you can believe it, this is Julian at not-quite four months. Sort of an odd moment that was captured here, when we propped him against the couch and moved our hands just for the picture to be snapped, as the kid did not actually crawl until 10 months or walk until 14 months.

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Activity #92: Announce baby’s arrival

July 10, 2007

Last week, I received a baby announcement for a baby born the week prior. No lie. Even more shocking, that little lady was born 5 WEEKS EARLY, so its not as if she was living in there an extra ten days and Mommy got bored enough to pick out announcements and address envelopes. If you [...]

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Activity #175: Schedule something special for yourself

May 2, 2007

Looking for a little “me” time? Jessica had the brilliant idea of using her Google Calendar to schedule in some quality time for herself and called it “a year of lovely things to do.” I’ll be receiving e-mail “reminders” of “events” such as “read a poem today” or “go browse at a bookstore this week,” [...]

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Activity #350: Turn OFF the TV

April 24, 2007

In honor of TV Turnoff Week, I invite you to, well, turn off your dang TV. Step away from the remote control. After a hard day of dealing with a newborn, the easiest thing is to sit there and zone out in front of TV. Believe me, I know. Alec and I would just flop [...]

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Activity #205: Talk about sex

March 27, 2007

You heard me, woman. If it’s not happening yet, I’ll assume you are terrified, disinterested, or terrified by your own disinterest. Talk to your other mom friends about this. You are not the first person in history to give birth and not be ready to get back in the game after the doctor-prescribed six week [...]

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Activity #443: Download this veteran mom’s knowledge

January 25, 2007

Kirsten, a clever, crafty, and experienced mom, has made a booklet of her tips for new mommies available for download as PDFs. She even has a cover that she herself embellished with a button to make it look adorable and handcrafted. She’s shared her booklet, Things I Wish I’d Known, with you in whichever format [...]

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Activity #422: Track exactly how far you’ve been walking

August 23, 2006

I read about this one on See Mommy Run. You can use “Gmap Pedometer” (a fancy mash-up from the looks of it) to figure out the exact distance of your neighborhood strolls. You can enter your city and state, then zoom and move around the map to find your route. Start marking your route by [...]

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Let her be (AKA Leave your baby alone)

August 22, 2006

Don’t be afraid to give baby some alone time in the crib. Do you need to do some online research, uninterrupted? Put away groceries or talk to a friend? Put some music on in baby’s room, or turn on her mobile and let her be for a while. Someone told me not to try to [...]

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