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Ideas for getting baby to sleep or just enjoying the down-time

Committed outdoorsman: A rookie dad sleeps on the porch

March 11, 2010

An exciting email recently circulated amongst my extended family. My second cousin Emily and her husband Will were going to be on Oprah. “Set your DVRs!” read the email. I’ve met Emily once and never met Will, by the way. (Our grandmothers were sisters.) If you watch Oprah, and apparently bazillions of women do, you [...]

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5 tips to stay sane when traveling with a baby

February 17, 2010

A huge thank you to Nicole Johnson, sleep coach and owner of The Baby Sleep Site, who offered these sanity-saving travel tips just as I’m beginning to obsess about sleep issues and toddler jet lag! In addition to being a sleep expert, she is also the mom of two boys (one of whom never let [...]

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Activity #224: Take picture of sleeping baby

December 11, 2009

Sometimes young babies make annoyingly weird faces when you’re trying to take a picture to prove to the world how cute they really are. In the first couple months, I found that Julian was actually a very good model while he slept. He didn’t cry or cross his eyes or make a rooting face. He [...]

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Activity #189: Trick baby into napping

September 16, 2009

When Holden was six months old, we were still doing about 3 to 4 naps each day. But once in a while, Holden would have an I-hate-Mondays and I-won’t-nap-for-you protest thing. After the requisite nap routine (dim lights, cuddle, story, milk), fussing, talking, diaper “situations”, I often gave up and played with him for a [...]

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Ideas for getting baby to sleep or just enjoying the down-time

In the case of a failed nap, treat yourself kindly

August 29, 2009

My very smart friend Joanne actually used to report to me. Now she is both a mama and the sole proprietor of her own online store, PenelopePoet.com, and sells beautiful jewelry. (Click here to see my favorite item.) Joanne just emailed me her take on “how to cope when baby doesn’t nap.” There are days [...]

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Activity #535: Host a FRESH movie screening

July 3, 2009

Last week I saw this eye-opening documentary, Fresh, about our overly-complex food system and I wanted to share. My favorite story from the movie was about the woman who figured out how to get grocery stores in her area to label Fresh and Local products so it is much easier to support our local farmers [...]

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Ideas for getting baby to sleep or just enjoying the down-time

Activity #128: Spend more time in bed

March 24, 2009

For Stay at Home Moms, focus one day this week on getting more rest for you. Don’t get out of your PJs in the morning, and as soon as your baby’s first nap starts, jump back in bed. If you can’t fall asleep, read a magazine. During his/her next nap, take a shower and then [...]

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Activity #324: Mitten up

January 25, 2008

Is that an expression? Well, if button up is… I figured I could use it. Anyway, when Holden was a few days old, Alec tried to give him is first manicure. This innocent ritual ended with snipping off the end of his little thumb and us putting mittens on him for the next three weeks. [...]

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Ideas for getting baby to sleep or just enjoying the down-time

Activity #16: Soothe that baby

June 17, 2007

Let’s face it: Before this kid was born, you had no idea that babies were so clueless about how to relax. Well, now you know. Your new roommate would like nothing more than to get back in the confines of the womb and forget this whole “birth” thing ever happened. If there is one piece [...]

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Activity #200: Watch the car from afar

February 22, 2007

Whether you do it on purpose (driving around town to induce a nap) or by accident (windows down, music blaring, begging baby to stay awake to no avail), sooner or later your baby will fall asleep in the car. Some people can get babies back to sleep after extracting them from the car seat, but [...]

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Ideas for getting baby to sleep or just enjoying the down-time

Activity #330: Study baby talk from the woman on Oprah

December 4, 2006

Have you seen this Oprah episode where the woman proves she can decode baby’s true language? The episode was called The Secret Language of Babies. It’s pretty crazy cool and I wish I’d studied baby talk (AKA baby’s cries) before Holden was born. According to Oprah.com: After testing her baby language theory on more than [...]

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Activity #59: Use Internet for errands

July 24, 2006

So, it’s not cool to leave the house while your baby sleeps, but you can use those snippets of time to get lots of things done. To name a few… Buy groceries Pay bills with online banking Buy stamps Stock up on diapers “Window shop” Check the AbsurdlyCool Freebie Finder or UnderTag to find coupons, [...]

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