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With Robi I didn't get my milk in until he was 4 days old. It was a very stressful and negative situation that left us both hysterical.  I cried more in those four days than I did during the following 12 months combined. However it didn't have to be that way.  I know that now.   After having Andrej I shared a room with a young c-section mom who didn't get her milk in for 4 days…See More

Have you ever met that perfect mom whose baby was on a perfect schedule, ate perfectly every 2 hours, slept perfectly practically all night, held its head perfectly practically from birth, perfectly reached every milestone, perfectly said "mama" and "dada" at 8 months, and perfectly counted to 10 at 18 months......and next to her you felt perfectly incompetent as a mom?Didn't you just want…See More

Co-Sleeping To co-sleep or not to co-sleep, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to sleep betwixt mommy and daddy  or to sleep in one's crib from day one. Oh, how I struggled with this.  Robi mainly slept in his crib from the first day.  I would wake up, take him to the livingroom or sit up in bed, and nurse him -  until I grew…See More

When I saw this I had to take a picture!   And then I knew - it is time for more stimulation. My 23 month old can fit all the pieces of his 3 wooden puzzles in the right spots with no help.  He is analytical and methodical.  He takes things out and likes to put them back in their proper spot (I just wish he would do this with his toys more often). So I've made some playdough…See More

When I saw this I had to take a picture!   And then I knew - it is time for more stimulation. My 23 month old can fit all the pieces of his 3 wooden puzzles in the right spots with no help.  He is analytical and methodical.  He takes things out and likes to put them back in their proper spot (I just wish he would do this with his toys more often). So I've made some playdough…See More

Image: photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Notice I didn't say "I [Heart] Photography. I don't really know much about photography and all I have is a point-and-shoot. But that's okay. Because.... This month my cousin, who is a professional photographer, is going to help me out. But not just me!…See More

*Today's guest post is brought to you by Dr. F. Dean Hackett, also known as my dad.*   This is a repost from last Christmas, but I thought it was so good, that it should be posted again. "Christmas should not be celebrated by Believers because it is pagan." Really? The declaration of Christmas being a pagan holiday is based upon arguments that are old and worn out. These arguments are…See More