As a new mom, it can often be difficult to find time to focus on yourself in the New Year, so we've partnered with
our friends at Baby K'tan to show you how easy it is to find time for yourself when it comes to self care, even when you're the mom of a tiny baby.
I had the great opportunity to collaborate with my therapist
friends at Baby Begin in Texas (the same ones who shared how early detection and treatment is keeping babies out of helmets) to answer some questions on infant development for their blog.
I give this book to all of
my friends at their baby showers!
Expectant mother Arielle Ikeda of Forest Knolls, California, gave us a sample of the words of wisdom culled from family and
friends at her baby shower.
If you are particularly artistic and good with your hands, here is how to make diaper cakes and surprise
your friends at the baby shower.
Sometimes it's great to be the center of attention, like when you're all dressed up and posing for pictures with close family and
friends at your baby shower, wearing a carefully curated outfit.
Click to the see the full list from
our friends at Baby Gizmo.
Not exact matches
Of course there are other reasons for my sporadic blogging this year: a surprise new
baby coming which completely disoriented us, a new book to finish writing (and I will share all about that in January), travelling and speaking all over North America, stewarding the message of Jesus Feminist throughout her first year of life, creating the Jesus Feminist collection with Imagine Goods, a trip to Haiti, new opportunities as a writer, three tinies
at home with their own lives and drama and growth and change, remodelling parts of our home, marriage, church,
friends, life, work, laundry (oh, can we talk laundry?!)
Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness of breastfeeding, in the repetition of cleaning, in the step of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling
at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted
friends, in the uncomfortable silences
at our bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick
babies, in confronting fears, in the all of a life.
And
at the same time, I see our homes and our travels, our tears and our laughter, I see him standing in the room and weeping over tea - towels with never -
babies inside, and I see us holding the now - growing - up
babies as they learn to walk, and I see him looking
at me across our old bed that he built with his own hands and I see us as kids and I see us as lovers and I see us as best
friends, and I see us just last night as we staggered through a sleepless night with lanky kids who couldn't sleep well and I think, God, we grew up together.
My
friends and I were lamenting our dated nuptials
at a
baby shower the other day, joking that Pinterest may become the leading cause of divorce among women desperate enough for a do - over.
At the 12 week scan we were astounded by the level of detail that you can see, i.e. a fully formed
baby in miniature, and we were able to share our scan pictures with
friends and family who were not pro-life.
And just
at that time, we can imagine Mary and Joseph and their
friends and family gathering together with an eight - day - old
baby Jesus in their arms for the circumcision and naming ceremony.
He is looking
at his
friend in the way I look
at babies, staggered to be in the presence of someone who seems almost too wonderful to be.
You're having an important conversation with a
friend on the phone, when suddenly the line goes dead, usually
at a critical place when they're just about to tell you that the
baby has been born, the stock market has collapsed or that chap in charge of North Korea has decided to volunteer
at a food bank and revise his haircut.
But there are teachers who aren't afraid to say «I love you» to their students and
friends who say «good job» when you mess up on your part and parents who love the best they can and principals who sing solos and somewhere there is a new crop of parents with bewildered
babies in the public pool, bouncing up and down in the water, and in that moment
at least every one is singing.
Friends of mine who were in my line of work assured me that they had travelled with their
babies at Maggie's age and it had been fine.
I've never had much luck sharing the Gospel with strangers, but I've shared it often around my kitchen table, in the Eucharist,
at baby showers, in long summer nights on the back porch talking with
friends,
at coffee shops,
at funeral homes, in living rooms, through tears, through music, through celebrations.
It's a favorite
at family gatherings, parties with
friends, bridal and
baby showers, and just to munch on in the middle of the afternoon
at home.
I've served this
at dinner parties, passed it along to my best
friends, and taken it as part of a meal to a mother with a new
baby.
So naturally when I was asked to prepare a dish for her Virtual
Baby Shower from her
friends in the blogging community, I jumped
at the chance.
I made this pesto just in time for a hike I was invited to along the river
at The Garden Of Eden with a few
friends and 2
babies.
Sara Fitzsimmons, executive director
at SiMBA added, «Losing a
baby can happen to anyone and it affects not only the parents but also
friends, family members and colleagues.
I'm in the car with my best
friend, and we've just had lunch
at this quiet, quaint restaurant with huge windows so close up to the Old City walls it'll make you gasp - hippie bowls of grains with roasted vegetables and a big, oil - slicked plate of glossy green lentils her
baby couldn't stop grabbing.
I'm going to try to spend my time looking
at all the great food Joanne's
friends created for her for this virtual
baby shower and try my hardest to ignore the
baby fever.
I wasn't blogging, I wasn't working
at the time, I just had the most amazing group of
friends who also had
babies the same age so I meet them weekly for playdates.
In early May, I spent a few days in Copenhagen getting current with the latest crop of restaurants opened by former staff and
friends of Noma (highlights:
baby pig with caramelized kohlrabi
at Geist; a bar snack of chewy dried sunchokes with foamy mustard
at Relæ).
Many
friends of mine have travelled with a
baby as young as yours to Dominican without taking the malaria meds, they were just extra cautious about bug management — not sitting out
at dawn / dusk, avoiding heavily forested trails, etc..
Your
friend is either engaging in natural hazing of new dads when he suggests your days of fun are over, or he may be a close buddy worried that «our» days of fun are over, or a dad who is thinking misery loves company because he not only found himself stuck
at home with his
baby, he never
Sometimes I didn't «feel like» being
at home with my
baby, sometimes I «feel like» having a 4 - hour margarita lunch with
friends (or a hot guy).
Instead of conversing with colleagues
at the water cooler, my communication took place with a
baby and my
friend, Shout, in the laundry room.
Your
friend is either engaging in natural hazing of new dads when he suggests your days of fun are over, or he may be a close buddy worried that «our» days of fun are over, or a dad who is thinking misery loves company because he not only found himself stuck
at home with his
baby, he never figured out how to have fun with her.
If they see mom, auntie, or mom's
friend regularly breastfeeding a
baby, chances are they
at some point will try to do the same.
my daughter cole was a surprise frank breech
baby who was born
at home with a midwife, papa, and two
friends attending.
The bright colours provide excellent stimulation for your
baby, who may now be able to take a swipe
at one of his rainbow - coloured
friends!
My
friend Jill who blogs
at Baby Rabies had her third baby last y
Baby Rabies had her third
baby last y
baby last year.
Still, you will have
at least one
friend who won't shut up about how The Happiest
Baby On The Block solved all of their problems.
Yes, licensed midwives know what they are doing and are usually incredible
at thier jobs; my
friend expereinced a severe tear with her first
baby and her midwife stitched her, though it took her several months to heal completely.
Having read Babywise
at the advice of a childless
friend, I knew I would put my newborn on a schedule and fill my maternity leave with useful pursuits like crossing items off my to - do list and initiating sewing projects with the
baby by my side in a bouncy seat.
I knew that
at a doctor's appointment when I brought my
friend for his well
baby visit to be with Tommy.
Our
friends smiled
at our beautiful
baby.
Head to our
friends at Whole30 Healthy Mama Happy
Baby to learn more; together with Melissa Hartwig of the Whole30 ©, Stephanie Greunke created Healthy Mama, Happy
Baby, a virtual pregnancy handbook consisting of a series of short videos with comprehensive information meant to guide women throughout their entire pregnancy.
While you're
at it, find out what childless
friends would like to play with your
baby or sit
at home watching your TV so you and your mate can get a date.
We were eating
at our local Mediterranean restaurant before I read about BLW and our
friend, the owner, came out and tried to give our
baby some soft cheese.
We always look forward to seeing our media and buyer
friends at the ABC KIDS EXPO in Vegas as we run around finding the latest and greatest gear, furniture, toys, and more for
baby & kids.
When my son was six months old and we were similarly invited to the wedding of a dear
friend, I told her, «I love you and want to be
at your wedding but I simply can't leave the
baby for that long.
Our
friends at Lansinoh have adjusted their breastfeeding line to make it easier and ever to pump, store and feed your
baby.
Being a new mom, a
friend of mine used to put her
baby to bed
at 8 PM.
I have so many
friends who are pregnant right now, so I thought I would put together a list of my absolute favorite items that I would have loved to have received
at my own
baby shower.
Whether you're planning an intimate gathering of
friends and family or an all - out bash, your
baby's first birthday celebration is bound to be special —
at least for you and the other adults and older kids in his life!