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First Night Out
This past Wednesday was my first night out, all alone. It was only for two hours to go into Gifu to meet my knitting buddies for our knit night. It came as no surprise to me that this was as difficult...
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Benefits of Co-Sleeping
Before I start talking about what all went into our decision to share sleep with our babe, I want to clarify a few things. First of all, in my previous post I continually refer to what we do as...
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Steeped in Culture
As promised, here is part three of my series about co-sleeping. Rather than start with a discussion about the differences in sleeping habits between the two countries I have the most experience with...
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Knocked Down
Some days I feel like I spend all my time building towers, only to have them knocked down. Right now we have been struggling with a 10-month old babe who, for some reason unbeknownst to us, is having...
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Babywearing Week
There’s a babywearing celebration going on over at the Lusa Organics blog! And I’m so glad that I got to take part. One of our photos is here, and an essay I wrote is here. Check it out and spread the...
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My Seven
Welcome to the May Carnival of Natural Parenting: Role model This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our...
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An Unlikely Lovey
We’ve been in a sort of temperature battle around here. I’m on the side of keeping things chilly, putting on extra layers. First of all, we have a big space and we’re paying to heat it now (I’m a...
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Preparing for Babe – A Sling of Their Own
We are avid babywearers around here. Still finding ourselves, from time-to-time, wearing Ewan. For vacuuming. For a little closeness when the stress of the day is too much. For calming down before...
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