Just this morning I had a cute baby on my lap, typing away, when I heard the telltale putter of a BM in action. It didn’t sound ominous at all, just average size, maybe even on the small end of the spectrum, not too forceful. Still, wise mama that I am, I wasn’t about to […]
The Only Cloth Diaper I Bothered Buying (BEST Brand Newborn to Toddler!) Read More »
Ten years ago, I told one of my third graders that she couldn’t possibly be allergic to food coloring. It was March 2nd, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and I had gotten eggs in green shells from a hobby farmer and thought it would be hilarious to add green food coloring and play it up like the
Green Veggie Pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day (no food coloring allowed!) Read More »
I know parents aren’t supposed to serve a food and expect the children won’t like it, but I totally had this one pegged as an “adult only” meal and had a backup plan for breakfast for the kids. We’re eating grain-free right now for a Whole30 and cavity-healing diet, which can mean having a LOT
When January rolls around, it seems like everyone is making resolutions to lose weight and ready to change their life in the new year. It’s overwhelming at times. Lately I keep seeing people with organized plans for success, including their “One Word” for the year. I didn’t get it. Like I said last week, I
Cloth diapering is a great eco-friendly and potentially budget-saving tactic many parents are embracing, but what about cloth diapering newborns? Are there more pros or cons to using cloth diapers on newborns? Everyone says not to cloth diaper newborns. Now if you’re a super rebellious person, that might be reason enough for ya. But if
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to celebrate Lent intentionally to improve yourself – spiritually, physically, emotionally. Lent has always been a major time of focus for me, and I take it seriously every year. It is to my eating and spiritual habits what January 1st is for most people, except with the
If we can regrow/heal bone, why not teeth? When I posted this question on Facebook last week along with my story, the interaction and reactions were pretty intense, so I realized I need to blog about not only the aftermath of my little experiment, but my plan from the beginning. Note: Erm…I was wrong about
Did I ever tell you I was my husband’s first girlfriend?! Poor fella, Valentine’s Day fell only about 3 weeks after we officially started dating, and I’m sure he felt the pressure to do it up well. He just didn’t realize how to-a-fault practical I was (and still am, moreso yet) and how picky I
On day four of Gabe’s life, we found ourselves in the emergency room getting a quick blood test for bilirubin levels. The kid hadn’t had a bowel movement for 40 hours and was looking a little yellow, and since it was a weekend and labs were closed, the ER was our only option to make
Risks and Benefits of the Vitamin K Shot vs. Oral Dose for Newborns Read More »
For better or for worse, I’ve always turned down the Vitamin D drops that docs say infants should take from birth to six months. I might be completely wrong and haven’t done research on it for quite a number of years – which is not a good practice, given how quickly things can change! – but
Are Babies and Toddlers Getting the Nutrients They Need? Read More »
Two-month-old’s giggles may just cure cancer and create world peace, my husband quipped the other day. We’re in the baby giggles stage now, those amazingly heart-melting “hyuk-hyuks” parents are rewarded with when we smile and laugh with baby, nuzzle his neck with our kisses and tickle his belly. Yes, dear reader, babies do bring joy
Giving Birth at Home: Pros and Cons of our Homebirth Decision Read More »
Chicken with a side of bleach, anyone? I used to have a bottle of diluted bleach water under my sink (which was likely often way too strong because I didn’t realize quite how diluted it could be and still be effective), and I would whip it out when I cooked with raw chicken or killed
Super Safe, Super Cheap Disinfecting Solution for Baby Toys and Your Kitchen Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to hone your senses for green-washing as you up your game with green cleaners. It turns out that although MANY “natural” cleaning products us methylisothiazolinone and sodium benzoate as preservatives, there are still some pretty unnatural risks. The new year is a great time to focus on taking
You’re thinking you might benefit from “healing your gut” and you’re ready to cut grains and more out of your life. How long is this going to take? Is it a long weekend without toast in the morning, maybe a few weeks to really cleanse, a couple months, or are we looking at “bread behind
Part Two: How the Poop Do I Know When my Gut is Healed? (i.e., Bring on the Bread!) Read More »
Parties and potlucks aren’t exactly a bastion of healthy food. It’s not like people usually walk away from a buffet table groaning, “Oh, I feel so nourished and alive!” Rather, one is often over-stuffed and groaning to be sure, that heavy feeling in the gut resulting both from the quantity and quality of the food
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I sure made you wait a long time for part 2! I would say it’s appropriate because I had to wait to meet this baby, but he was only (barely) a day overdue, so that would be quite the exaggeration. Life (and editorial calendars) march on…but now I’m back! Be sure to start with part
Surprises, Being Wrong and Discovering a Name (Birth Story, Part 2) Read More »
After a big meal, the last thing you want to do is prepare more food, right? It seems almost unfair that two huge “food” holidays are so close together. No sooner do we get through the turkey day meal than we have to start planning for Christmas dinner (with a few dish-to-pass parties and potlucks
Ah…baby number four. Poor child has almost no chance of having a baby book – maybe a baby folder with a few things tossed haphazardly in it? – but at least, because his mom’s a writer online, he’ll have a very complete record of his own birth story. ‘Cause that’s super important when you’re a
Mac and Cheese and Having a Baby (Birth Story, Part One) Read More »
Fall is here and so are pumpkins! I love stuffing these nutritious veggies into cookies and more. This sugar-free gluten-free pumpkin cookie recipe is a big hit in the Kimball household. What’s 10 tablespoons divided by (7×12) cookies? Got your Math brain on? I’m running on even less sleep than usual since the arrival of
First time parents quickly realize that suddenly being thrown into THIS new job – no training, no breaks, no going home at the end of the day to decompress and refresh – likely has the steepest learning curve they’ve ever experienced. It can be totally overwhelming just sustaining the new little life, let alone realizing
