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Lesson 25: Decide whether or not you want to use a pacifier
We originally chose to use a pacifier because we figured it would be easier to break our son from a pacifier than from sucking his thumb. After all, you can take a pacifier away, but folks frown on the...
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Lesson 72: Sometimes you should take a photo, rather than helping them out…
…they have to learn at some point, right?
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Lesson 84: Mind your business
It’s been quiet over here for awhile, I know. I haven’t known what to write. I considered starting Lesson 84 about potty-training, but then I didn’t know what to write because my son wouldn’t use the...
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Lesson 85: Listen to your wife
My husband has a hard time remembering things. Or maybe he has a hard time listening. Perhaps it’s a combination of the two, I don’t know. I’ve been told it’s a fairly common husband trait but I’ve...
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Lesson 86: Your birth plan may not go the way you intended
Dear S & B, It’s taken me nearly 6 months to write your birth story. I know I should have documented it sooner. I want to be able to remember the day, and I want to be able to share it with you....
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The Tiger’s Trunk
Over the summer I became good friends with my sweet neighbor. We had waved at each other from time to time, but didn’t really know each other. But she amazed me when my twins were born! She brought us...
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Lesson 87: Time management is a thing of the past
Dear S & B, I wrote a little note for J every month. I told him all that he was up to at the time–his likes, dislikes, how he’d grown. With you guys, I snap a picture. That’s it. I’m keeping up...
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Lesson 88: Consider (real life) Baby-Led Weaning
I don’t think I would have been comfortable doing Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) with my oldest son because I was worried about everything—too much, really. I’m much more relaxed this time around, which I hear...
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Lesson 89: Baby-Led Weaning First Foods
Even though we had planned to wait until 6 months to begin any solids, S showed all the readiness signs around 4.5 months. By 5 months, I listened to his signs, rather than the books. I knew I wanted...
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Tonight’s adventure with BLW: Apples!
We tried whole apples tonight and it was….interesting. They’ve had cooked apples before, so they were soft and easy for them to negotiate. But whole, hard, large apples were a tough new experiment for...
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