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Month 10

Reader Did-Do: Monthly chair photos

April 8, 2010

A local-to-us rookie mom, Jen, told us “The monthly shot (now on 2nd kid, too) with the same toy in the same chair is still going strong at now 33 months. (No, we haven’t figured out when we’ll stop. Kindergarten? When she rolls her eyes & flips us off every month?)” I asked her to [...]

Share lunch

December 1, 2009

Today’s activity: make something for lunch you and the babe can both eat – baked or microwaved sweet potato and cottage cheese with fruit. Less trips to the fridge and sink, right? Related: What to feed a picky toddler, Fix a toddler snack photo credit: chelseab

Activity #69: Act like Santa Claus

November 23, 2009

While your baby is sleeping, pack up a bunch of toys in a duffle bag for her to discover and pull out of the bag when she wakes up. Julian always unpacked everything to the right so if I acted quickly enough, I could keep refilling from the left. When you’ve tired of that, put [...]

Utilize an object-oriented diaper bag strategy

November 15, 2009

A post from Designing Moms crossed my path just as I was realizing that I need a zipper pouch in my purse to contain all the loose pieces I keep for emergency kid entertainment. Plastic spiders, packaged snack bars, and tiny cars are forever preventing me from locating my keys quickly when I dig my [...]

Activity #357: Wear jeans that fit your new body

May 27, 2009

Mom jeans are not cool. I should know, I’m a mom and I live in Berkeley where I can wear jeans to almost anything (nice dinner? client meeting? yes and yes!). I cling to the belief that the right jeans can make me look like a hot mama. “Because you’re not a woman anymore, you’re [...]

Activity #420: Present your baby with a tasting menu

May 5, 2009

When Julian was a baby, four years ago, we were having lunch in Beverly Hills on vacation one day, and the restaurant happened to have some Squapples – an organic squash and apple puree – on hand. I was intrigued of course, as a newly obsessed-with-all-things-baby mom. I was impressed with the food, and it [...]

Activity #255: Feed your kid on the floor

January 7, 2009

Thanks to Rookie Dad Ryan for this tip. If you’re getting tired of picking up Cheerios that have been flung over the highchair tray, feed your older baby directly on the floor. I noticed that Holden will make a pass under the dining room table and grab anything lingering from the most recent meal. My [...]

Activity #213: Make baby stuff or ask someone else to do it

December 2, 2008

Do you go in lots of cute baby stores and then not buy anything because you think “I could make that.” Perhaps you think “my mom could make that,” if you are not a “I could make that” type of chick. Well, consider just TRYING to make something. It’s so much more fun to get [...]

Let someone else plan your meals

October 19, 2008

Whitney tried the subscription newsletter a few months ago and deemed it unworkable for her situation, so when I said I was giving myself the four-week challenge to get my dinner (and life) back on track with the The Six O’Clock Scramble, she wished me well and got out of my way. Basically, I fell [...]

Activity #241: Make baby shoes (and a last-minute gift).

March 27, 2008

I was so very proud that I made these baby shoes until Whitney pointed out that I did not actually finish them (oh no, another craft project unfinished, somebody tell my mom to come back with her sewing machine!). Well, I gave them to someone who gave birth 10 days ago, so it’s unlikely that [...]

Activity #272: Laugh

January 10, 2008

Have a look at this video of a mom trying to do advanced yoga. If you have a crawling baby that’s still on the boob, you’ll really appreciate this.

Activity #260: Make a baby obstacle course

September 5, 2007

This activity is especially good if you feel like your living room is already an obstacle course — now it can be on purpose! Set up an obstacle course so your baby can test his mobility skills (crawling, rolling, lurching, flailing, whatever!). Try a couple of pillows, some toys, a plastic bowl, and (to make [...]

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