Category: recommendations

better, better, cute, worse, yummy

His rash is better. Apparently the purple stuff worked. And only a few items of clothing (his, mine) ruined in the process. Post-yeast there was some inflammation from him scratching himself, which we treated with triple antibiotic cream. So that’s…

back on track

For those of you following my minute-by-minute reports on Jonah’s sleep patterns, that one day was more of an aberration. He’s back on track (who is driving this train?) with his usual sleep and general nap times, though none of…

a fine day for a little shopping

A pretty day, a warm day. We were going to go to yoga first, but this morning was just one of those mornings. Between nursing and napping and a nice long shower and diapers and restocking the diaper bag and…

traveling with baby: kauai, days five and six

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On the morning of day seven, looking back, a little drowsy, trying to remember all the things I wanted to report here… This post will include my food and recreation recommendations if you ever make it to Kauai after reading…

baby’s firsts: high culture and art

This is how we spent our belated Valentine’s Day… Baby’s first lunch at Chez Panisse: * and * Baby’s first comic book convention: Before you ask… NO, that is not my husband in the storm trooper costume. This was also…

pregnancy supplies revised

Early on, I wrote about items I use in my pregnancy. Just the stuff I liked the best. But some of those things changed over the months, and I’ve been meaning to tell you about it. So here we are.…

babycare class: 3-1/2 hearts

Can’t give it a full five hearts, equivalent to a flat-out “I heart” since the class is four hours long (too long!) on each of two successive Sundays, in that fluorescently-lit room where we took Infant CPR last week. Actually,…