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Tutorials: Nursing pillows

September 8, 2011

Most breastfeeders agree that a nursing pillow is a must-have in the first months of motherhood. Whether your loyalties lie with My Breast Friend or the Boppy, you may find that you need to wash the slip cover eventually. Having an extra Boppy cover is not a bad idea. Crafty mamas — or crafty grandmas [...]

How to make a paper welcome banner for a party

September 2, 2011

Close followers of this blog probably have guessed that we have someone new to welcome into the Rookie Moms family this week. Details coming soon! (UPDATE: Photo on Facebook!) For now, allow me to entertain you with a post about how I spent too much money on craft supplies and what you could do differently. [...]

Guest post: How to take a maternity leave when you work from home

September 1, 2011

Because Whitney is forcing me to take a maternity leave, I have asked several online friends to help out with guest posts. I am grateful to Kristen Chase for sharing her version of how to take a maternity leave from blogging so I can share it with you and learn from her example. I hope [...]

5 clever diaper drive ideas

August 24, 2011

1. Benefit concert. Ok, I don’t really expect you to do something as totally awesome as Jenny, but holy event planning! She held a concert where local (to her) bands played and attendees donated diapers to her local food bank. The flyers for the show displayed a baby holding drumsticks and the tshirts (above) read [...]

Activity #148: Fill your freezer before your baby arrives

August 21, 2011

A couple years ago, before this new little baby was a twinkle in my eye, I reached out to Erin Chase from 5 Dollar Dinners to ask her for her EASIEST tips for new moms trying to get dinner on the table. She went one better. Rather than a few handy tips, she shared with [...]

Guest post: If I have to tell you one more time

August 10, 2011

Amy McCready is a parent on a mission. After reaching the end of her own rope with conventional methods of discipline with her preschool-aged sons, she got serious about finding alternatives. Fast-forward a dozen years. Now she can hardly remember the last time she raised her voice to yell and she wants all parents to [...]

Scarlett’s supergirl birthday party: activities

July 6, 2011

Since I am still able to control her social life, this weekend I steered Scarlett’s fourth birthday party toward a Super Girl theme. As my girl has grown older, the threat of her being “eaten by princesses” has grown, too. This recent article on Huffington Post about how we must engage little girls in conversations [...]

Video post: tips for play group fun

June 23, 2011

Whether you’re in charge of toddler playgroup or just trying to balance some one-on-one playtime with all the other things you’ve got going on, we have a few tips and tricks for you. One more nugget of hard-earned wisdom that didn’t come up during our video is to keep all breakable glasses out of the [...]

The best remedy for pregnancy heartburn

June 21, 2011

Around 25 weeks pregnant, the heartburn started with a vengeance. It usually flared up towards the end of the evening — right around when RookieDad Alec got home from work — and lasted until bedtime. Whine whine whine. Squirm. Complain. Wah. I remember this symptom keenly from before. I once read that having a lot [...]

Where does your baby sleep on a trip?

June 9, 2011

Months ago, I wrote a post for the evenflo blog, Sleeping in a Nest or a Drawer, about how/where my kiddos sleep on vacation. My experience ranges from putting a little one in his car seat or pack n play to building cozy nests on the floor. We are just now graduating to sleeping in [...]

How to make slime

June 8, 2011

Call it gak. Call it slime. Just don’t call it messy, because this amazing stuff is easier to clean up than playdough and offers as much tactile fun as the dreaded finger-painting. So if you have found yourself saying, “I am not THAT mom, the one who does craft projects,” this is one that might [...]

Org porn addiction: do you suffer?

May 13, 2011

Do you see images like this perfectly presented toy shelf and get excited? How about this one? Imagine yourself lying in bed at night, touching your hand to your collarbone, knowing that no necklace in your collection had been left tangled, sliding your fingers toward your lobes, breathing deeply as you fantasize that no earring [...]

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