Nursing has had it’s challenges and so many rewards. Because Itty Bitty showed up a few weeks ahead of schedule, I was never able to actually take a breastfeeding class. Luckily, the hungry little bugger army crawled/squirmed across my chest the minute after he was born, and found my right breast. Kid should be a more »
6-9 months
Teething Must Feel Like Being Bit By A Zombie
If you’ve been keeping up with my blog, you may have gathered that I’m a pretty big fan of The Walking Dead on AMC. I probably reference that show more than I really should. Sadly, when one watches this much zombie television, one is also likely to have creepy dreams associated with flesh eating back more »
Baby Essentials: Places For Baby To Sleep
Where does the baby sleep? One of the top three questions I get asked as a new mom is – how does Itty Bitty sleep? My response is the following: …like a baby. Translation: Itty Bitty doesn’t sleep at all well-thank-you-very-much. He has never slept well. Well, there was that one night when he slept for eight 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 »