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Month 1-3

Getting used to having a new baby in the house takes time. Take some baby steps and build your confidence. Here are 25 great activities to try during maternity leave (not all at once, ok?)

Activity #167: Get calcium the fun way

February 24, 2009

First off, this is not the place to find out about counting pounds or calories… so, I can recommend the following tasty ways to get your calcium: mint chocolate chip ice cream in front of the TV cheese – fancy with red wine or the stick variety in the middle of the night a tall [...]

Activity #284: Tweeze, dye and feel pretty

January 23, 2009

I’ve read in some well-meaning parenting magazines that the secret to looking fresh and awesome despite sleep-deprivation lies in a “quick” makeup routine that is five times more involved than what I would do before going to a party. Thanks but no thanks. I give you two images to consider. First, this is me immediately [...]

Getting used to having a new baby in the house takes time. Take some baby steps and build your confidence. Here are 25 great activities to try during maternity leave (not all at once, ok?)

Activity #47: Think with your melons

January 5, 2009

You have a special super power in the first months of your baby’s life. Maybe this falls into the very large bucket of “nobody ever told me this was going to happen.” Your boobs might get all tingly for no apparent reason. For me, it could be triggered by hearing any baby cry having any [...]

Activity #46: Take a shower

December 8, 2008

In honor of my friend Vasco, who just had his first baby boy Milo over the weekend, I offer one of my favorite tips/activities. Try out the bouncy seat or swing and bring the baby into the bathroom with you for a quick shower. Leave the door ajar if steam is a problem. If your [...]

Getting used to having a new baby in the house takes time. Take some baby steps and build your confidence. Here are 25 great activities to try during maternity leave (not all at once, ok?)

Activity #83: Design your own baby clothes

October 22, 2008

My brain used to hurt with all the clever ideas for baby t-shirts I thought I was having. I’d think of ideas at the least opportune moments (nursing, driving, sleeping), try to remember them, make a picture or word art in Powerpoint, then print on iron on paper. Use multi-packs of snapsuits from Target (5 [...]

Activity #553: Throw a debate-watching party

September 29, 2008

My fellow Americans, history is upon us. It’s an election year. If you have a newborn in the house, it can be like living under a rock for several months. But you can still be in on the fun. It’s time to throw a debate-watching party to reconnect with your childfree friends. You supply the [...]

Getting used to having a new baby in the house takes time. Take some baby steps and build your confidence. Here are 25 great activities to try during maternity leave (not all at once, ok?)

Activity #552: Find hard-to-find baby gear

September 23, 2008

A couple of months ago, I wrote on the Rookie Moms blog (where we write about whatevs, as opposed to this site which is just activities) about my husband Ryan using RSS feeds to find Tickle Me Elmo and Wii. A few people wanted more details. Here they are as explained by Ryan: An easy [...]

Activity #550: Start a rookie-mom meetup

September 22, 2008

Somewhere in Connecticut, totally unbeknownst to us, a pregnant Jessica Rich started looking for some peers and pals having babies around the same time and created the first ever Rookie Moms Meetup. Now the group is up to 18 moms. And Jessica is set to have her baby any day now. They get together for [...]

Getting used to having a new baby in the house takes time. Take some baby steps and build your confidence. Here are 25 great activities to try during maternity leave (not all at once, ok?)

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 [...]

Activity #527: Write your momoirs

July 31, 2008

Cori Howard, author of Between Interruptions: Thirty Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood wants to encourage us all to write down our “momoirs”. To get started: Get a notebook and to keep it with them at all times. You never know when you might find a spare few minutes, or when and where your little [...]

Getting used to having a new baby in the house takes time. Take some baby steps and build your confidence. Here are 25 great activities to try during maternity leave (not all at once, ok?)

Survive breastfeeding

July 14, 2008

This weekend, I’ll be gone two full days during most of Scarlett’s waking hours. I was really hoping not to pump during this time, thinking “Pumping is for people with newborns,” but Heather has made it clear that she doesn’t want me turning to her at 4 pm, in the middle of a great bloggity [...]

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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