Baby Sign Language Update
I realize it hasn’t been that long since I did my original baby sign language post, but Peanut’s signing has exploded so I figured I’d do another post. My favorite sign that she started doing is “I love you”. She mostly does it when people are saying bye to her and it makes me almost … Read more
Baby-led Weaning Wednesdays: Turning Point
It seems as though we’ve come to a turning point in our Baby-led Weaning. From day one, I’ve been handing Peanut very large pieces of food so that she can take bites off. For a long time she didn’t even eat grapes because one time that they made her gag. Now that Peanut is a … Read more
Newsletter — 15 Months
Hello Miss Dea, You are 1.25 years old today! How exciting! Most notably, this month you’ve moved into our first house. Sadly, Mama had to spend a lot of time away from you to paint said house. You did surprisingly well though. You were very happy to spend the day playing with your grandparents until … Read more
Baby-led Weaning Wednesdays: Vegetable Question
How do I get my child to eat more vegetables? The age-old question every parent asks at one point or another. Now, I shall pose this question to you lovely readers. Peanut started off loving vegetables. When there were many different things on her plate, the fruits and vegetables were always gone first. I wasn’t … Read more
Misery Loves Company
I don’t put a gate at the top of my stairs. That’s just what works best for my family. Yes, I am putting Peanut at risk by not protecting her from the stairs. I have decided to assume that risk by not putting a gate up to prevent her. Would I blatantly recommend all parents shouldn’t gate … Read more
Reading Between the Lines
This post is more for my non-lactivist readers. Really, you lactivists out there can try to help people not say it too by spreading the word. The correct wording comes so second nature to me now, but it’s the number one thing that I see people do that shows we’re obviously a bottle-feeding country. It’s … Read more
Baby-led Weaning Wednesdays: Apples
Peanut started doing something very interesting over the last week—she now eats whole apples. I used to cut them into slices, but she won’t even eat those anymore. She must have a whole apple handed to her. It all started when I got out an apple to slice, but had to set it on the … Read more
Maybe I Don’t Loathe Roses After All
I have ten rose bushes. Yes, Ten. Rose. Bushes. Ten separate bushes. Right after I graduated high school, my (future) husband and I rented a house with 4 friends. For some reason I took interest in caring for the yard that hadn’t been taken care of for ages. This included one very large rose bush … Read more
