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Month 8

Activity #469: Make your baby’s clothes into art

June 25, 2007

I hope the person behind Friends With a Fish is not offended by my stealing her idea. I’m sure she does a more artful job than the rest of us untrained photographers could do. But I think I might try this myself anyway. Those favorite baby clothes that you are saving for something (you don’t [...]

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Activity #117: Install a swimming pool

May 21, 2007

Rookie Dad and I enjoyed some relaxing time in our backyard this weekend as Julian was totally occupied with his swimming pool and some plastic mugs and mixing bowls. I highly recommend this activity. Set up a baby pool in backyard with a few inches of water and some plastic cups. Grab a swim diaper [...]

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Activity #353: Create your own holiday

April 17, 2007

I love creating something silly and commemorative just because. Since my birthday this year was super lame — oh yeah, I told people that celebrating with a two-week-old meant 3am cupcakes and more birthday to enjoy, but come on — I’m on the lookout for a do-over. Our friend, Mommy Poppins, suggested making a holiday. [...]

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Activity #219: Use TV as a tool

January 16, 2007

We tend to both be a little firm on the topic of “No TV” for the babies each for our own reasons, I’m sure. Heather thinks that TV is a scary addiction for babies, not unlike crack. Besides my belief that it’s just not developmentally appropriate for a baby, I think the addiction actually threatens [...]

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Activity #165: Indulge in a spa day

August 11, 2006

I got a great massage gift certificate as a “congrats for pushing that baby out” gift from a good friend and am sad to admit that it took me many months to get my tired butt in there… don’t do that to yourself. You deserve it. Have your partner watch junior and book a day [...]

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Activity #415: Visit the Solution Diva

August 3, 2006

I have just become aware of this site, and think the self-help junkies among you might love it. Sarah Zeldman is all about *solutions* and her site is called SolutionsForBusyMoms.com. She categorizes her solutions into categories that may speak to you (Work At Home Moms, Toddlers, etc). Sarah is a life coach by profession, who [...]

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Activity #21: Make dinner after dinner

April 22, 2006

Lately, I have been experimenting with many different ways to get dinner on the table with minimal fuss. I was a freakin’ industrial engineer in college and I’ve been a management consultant for over ten years. Why is this so hard for me?! Apparently during those working-sans-baby years, I was just eating dinner out all [...]

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Activity #317: Cultivate the art of conversation

March 21, 2006

In our continuing search to have fun, adult conversation, Whitney and I are not always practicing what we preach. This weekend, we spent a half-hour car trip, just the two of us, discussing pureed baby food and boobs. Do we get some sort of extra credit for not talking about diapers?! We knew that was [...]

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Activity #209: Play choo choo

March 7, 2006

In my opinion, having extra laundry baskets around is really a lifesaver. I can do hella laundry and Holden can pull it out of the basket for me. Great game, right? Whitney assures me that around 12 months he will begin putting the laundry back into the basket. Sometimes I just put Holden in a [...]

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Make personalized thank you notes

January 18, 2006

My mom gave us the gift of a fantastic jogging stroller sent directly to our house in Berkeley, so she never got to see the baby locked, loaded, and loving it. We took lots of pictures and, to further show our gratitude, Holden wrote her a personal note. Dear Gramma, This stroller rocks. My daddy [...]

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Activity #151: Find new hot spots

October 19, 2005

Use Google Local or a detailed neighborhood map to find interesting walking or driving destinations where you have not yet been. I realized that if I walked south about 20 minutes, I could get to a cute cafe that was actually one block from where Whitney worked. That it took me 8 months to discover [...]

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Activity #150: Repeat yourself

October 19, 2005

Think you’re crazy now? Here’s a way to make sure you actually become crazy. Repeat a rhyme a whole bunch during one day to see if hearing it more teaches your baby to anticipate a surprise ending. Something like Pop goes the Weasel or This Little Piggy. I’ve found that knowing something funny is about [...]

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