We had an autumnal adventure this weekend – apple picking for the first time as a family! Tall Dad and I sampled all of the different apple available. Some tasted fantastic raw, whereas others didn’t pass the taste-test. We found out afterwards that some apples are better baked than raw…oops! Well now we know! What’s more »
3-6 months
Like Father Like Son {video}
Who knew my uterus yeap, thats a diagram of a uterus. was a flux capacitor…. they do kinda look the same shape though…right? Turns out, my pregnant belly was more like a time machine – back to 1983! Why? Because, aside from the few freckles on his cheeks, And the squinty eyes when he more »
I'm As Sullen As Edward Cullen
Sorry that I haven’t written in a while. I’ve been dealing with a severe lack of sleep. Seriously, you should see the amount of concealer that I need to wear under my eyes to make myself halfway presentable. It’s disgusting. I feel like Joan Rivers on a bad surgery day.Ugh. It’s been getting bad lately. more »
Our First Summer BBQ As A Family
Barbeque, beers, wiffleball and tossing around the pig skin. Many of my college friends have gotten together for several years to enjoy one another’s company at Colt State Park – a gorgeous *free* state park by the bay. But this year, it was a little different. Or, should I say, a tiny different. This year, more »
Hair's Worst Nightmare – A 4 Month Old Baby
My four month old tiny baby has a pincer-like grasp that would put cranky Maine lobsters to shame. Remember those toys we played with as kids – the Chinese finger traps? They’ve got nothing on my kid. But it was only after that my hair fell victim to his tiny vice-like hands that I learned more »
I'm A Baby Wearing Mom, And Proud Of It
For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting my darling colicky Itty Bitty, I’ll fill you in on a little secret… My tiny baby has some serious pipes. Like: I’m-going-to-be-the-lead-singer-of-a-rock-band sized pipes. Even the many years of being a music teacher (i.e.: listening to squeaking clarinets, booming bass drums, and pre-pubescent more »
Do Babies Like Playing Air Guitar? {video}
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Fighting Flat Head Syndrome
Poor Itty Bitty has a big problem: His head has started to flatten on the back. And as handsome as I think he is, the flat spot is kinda unattractive. See for yourself… Kinda gross right? (Cue the Debbie Downer sad trombone..waah, waah, waah waahhhh.) Plagiocephaly, otherwise known as Flat Head Syndrome, is extremely common, more »
Baby Essentials: The SwaddleMe
If there is one lesson that parents should take from the great John Locke (no, not that John Locke, this one) it’s that babies love to be swaddled. Swaddling helps your baby feel like they are back in womb – they’re tight, warm, confined, and restricted. True, it’s counterintuitive for an American to accept these more »
The Best Baby Friendly Places in Rhode Island – Blackstone Boulevard – Providence
This post is part of the Tall Mom tiny baby’s Best Baby Friendly Places in Rhode Island Series. One of my favorite places in Rhode Island is Blackstone Boulevard in Providence. It is located on the East Side, with one end near the Lincoln School, and the other end at Lippitt Park. The Boulevard is more »