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Month 11

Activity #183: Find a kid-friendly coffee shop

March 9, 2009

On recent raining days when I’ve been having a very very hard time getting motivated to get out of the house with my sidekick, I have been thinking about how lucky I am to have several baby and toddler-friendly coffee shops to choose from. For me, what makes a coffee shop friendly for parents is [...]

Activity #539: Hit me with your best shot of the summer

August 12, 2008

My daughter’s first summer wasn’t that awesome, to be honest. She was born on the 4th of July, so I was fat and sweaty all summer. I hardly slept. Postpartum, I had enormous breasts that were probably visible from across the bay in San Francisco. I was terrified of being left alone with both of [...]

Activity #311: Play hide and seek

July 22, 2008

I guess this is just advanced peek-a-boo, but we’re filling afternoons with it in my house! It goes like this: Either I crawl on the other side of the couch from Milo calling out, “where’s Mommy?” and wait for him to find me, or he toddles away and I call out “where’s Milo?” and whoever’s [...]

Let baby feed herself

April 30, 2008

AKA “Give your baby a tomato facial” Go on, what are you afraid of? Let your baby really experience her dinner by getting all up in it. To be perfectly honest, I don’t think I could have ever let Holden get this far into his food. Sure, I fed him on the floor and let [...]

Activity #278: Document baby’s birthplace

March 5, 2008

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 [...]

Activity #403: Hop into your own children’s book

November 28, 2007

I always thought it would be cool to write a children’s book. Madonna did it a few times, and she’s cool, right? Oh sure… that’s not why she’s cool, but anyway, this story is about me and my baby. I’ve run across a few different companies that help you get your little one really into [...]

Activity #194: Drink more beer

July 29, 2007

I never really cared much for beer (which doesn’t mean I haven’t consumed my fair share of it). I kept trying, though, because a lot of women who I think are cool have a taste for beer. Then something weird happened: I grew a baby inside me, birthed him and began to breastfeed. Next thing [...]

Activity #230: Get your baby a job

January 30, 2007

WANTED! UNEMPLOYED BABIES I saw the ad below for baby scientists in my neighborhood parent newsletter and it inspired me to think of more ways to find work for infants. A few ideas I have for getting your baby a job are: Baby doll: Seek out an expecting couple you know and offer to let [...]

Activity #199: Visit a farm

January 9, 2007

It makes me and Ryan feel like Real Parents when we take Julian on outings like Tilden Park’s Little Farm. Animals and their sounds is one of our favorite topics of conversation with Julian. Of course at this age, our babies barely get what’s going on, but showing them the live animals on a farm [...]

Activity #66: Create an anti-shopping trip

December 20, 2006

Visit a large toy store and let baby try out all the things you aren’t going to buy. Wouldn’t it be great if you could teach your child that toy stores are places we go to enjoy toys and we don’t necessarily need to go home with any? I give my sister-in-law big props for [...]

Activity #182: Try a food 5 times

November 23, 2006

In my house, dinner’s not over till the fat man throws a significant amount of food on the floor. Usually a spoon or bowl, too. I have no idea if this is rejection of the food itself or of the activity we English speakers call “eating.” Anyhow, before you decide that your kid hates sweet [...]

Activity #242: Wish for non-material gifts

November 19, 2006

No matter how old your kid is when the holiday season starts, you are probably already packed with clutter. Our friend Sunny suggests a few gifts that will not result in more stuff to put away, step around, or sterilize. Feel free to share this post with your parents, and please add your own feedback [...]

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