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Today’s challenge: Find a park you’ve never visited that has baby swings. In these pictures, Julian is four-and-a-half months old, and I only pushed him a tiny bit, but you can see that he found the ... [Read More]
Leave your neighborhood
How to meet new friends, now that you’re a mom!
My friend Nicole, who is one of the more hilarious people in my life, used to always sing this song (I don't know why) "Meet new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other is gold." Oddly ... [Read More]
10 Ways to Entertain a Toddler on an Airplane
In the age after constant shushing and nursing but before the ever-entertaining Skymall catalog and immersive iPads, there is the fidgety toddler. If you thought snakes on a plane was frightening, you ... [Read More]
Start your own Breakfast Club
I love this rookie year activity for getting together in a social but EASY way: Start a weekly Breakfast Club with other new moms. Gather your girlfriends and take turns at each other's houses ... [Read More]
Stock your dress-up box
Young Julian is fond of beads and Holden loves to dance around with scarves, but it took me a while to set up a dress-up bin. I pressured myself to unveil it all at once, but it was easier to do ... [Read More]
Rescuing your boobs: tips for sore nipples
My pediatrician kindly told me the truth about nursing: Sometimes, it just hurts. This, after the lactation consultants and the breastfeeding advice websites repeatedly exclaiming, "You're doing it ... [Read More]
