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The last baby shower I went to, I bought up all the medicine cabinet necessities from our “dream baby registry” and put them in a multi-purpose laundry basket. Useful: yes. Adorable: not really. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never seen a diaper cake in real life. After reading about how to make this cool [...]

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The last baby shower I went to, I bought up all the medicine cabinet necessities from our “dream baby registry” and put them in a multi-purpose laundry basket. Useful: yes. Adorable: not really. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never seen a diaper cake in real life. After reading about how to make this cool [...]

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I was so very proud that I made these baby shoes until Whitney pointed out that I did not actually finish them (oh no, another craft project unfinished, somebody tell my mom to come back with her sewing machine!). Well, I gave them to someone who gave birth 10 days ago, so it’s [...]

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I was so very proud that I made these baby shoes until Whitney pointed out that I did not actually finish them (oh no, another craft project unfinished, somebody tell my mom to come back with her sewing machine!). Well, I gave them to someone who gave birth 10 days ago, so it’s [...]

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Aside from The Rookie Mom’s Handbook (of course), this new book from Chronicle has got to be my favorite baby shower gift idea this year. Porn for New Moms is a collection of photos of hunky, shirtless guys doing the things that turn women on: holding babies, folding laundry, and preparing food. [...]

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Aside from The Rookie Mom’s Handbook (of course), this new book from Chronicle has got to be my favorite baby shower gift idea this year. Porn for New Moms is a collection of photos of hunky, shirtless guys doing the things that turn women on: holding babies, folding laundry, and preparing food. [...]

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First, my apologies to any pervy googlers. Next, the activity: At least for a little while each day, allow baby to have some time naked, unencumbered by the shackles of a diaper. Just think, this is how your kid lived inside you, just last month in fact. You may want to put an underpad (chux [...]

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First, my apologies to any pervy googlers. Next, the activity: At least for a little while each day, allow baby to have some time naked, unencumbered by the shackles of a diaper. Just think, this is how your kid lived inside you, just last month in fact. You may want to put an underpad (chux [...]

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The first year, four-month old Julian slept through the whole thing, but when he got his first taste of Easter, Julian never looked back. Since he is not actually Christian, his experience of Easter was limited to the hunting of plastic and hard-boiled eggs. And hunt he did. It was so much fun, that I [...]

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Think retainers are just for fancy folks like the legal counsel of large corporations? Well, I think if you have a wobbler or toddler at home that they’re for YOU. Find a caring person you can trust and schedule a regular date-night. I know one family that pays their evening sitter a set amount each month [...]

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We know there are those people whose infants start sleeping eleven or twelve hours a night around four months old. These so-called “babies” take three daily naps at 8, 12 and 4.30. And then there are the rest of us. At one point my moms group’s weekly discussion was so dominated by sleep that we [...]

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AKA Attend a private puppet show. Because of a little known program called InfantSEE (a public health initiative spear-headed by former President Carter), Holden’s eyes were checked for major vision problems by a nice person playing with hand puppets and shining lights in his face. If you ask him, I think he liked it only ok, but [...]

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I know Julian is fond of beads and Holden loves to dance around with scarves, but I haven’t gone to the trouble of setting up a dress-up area. I don’t know why… wouldn’t a little treasure trove of costume fun mean that I could sneak a few extra minutes in front of my computer sending instant [...]

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My very smart friend Joanne actually used to be my employee. Now she is both a mama and the sole proprietor of her own online store, PenolopePoet.com, and sells beautiful jewelry. (Click here to see my favorite item.) Joanne just emailed me her take on “how to cope when baby doesn’t nap.” There are [...]

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Go to baby time at your library. Space out while someone else entertains your baby with a new voice and stories. Here are the Berkeley options. “Baby Bounce and Toddler Time” is for 6 - 36 month olds: North Berkeley Branch: 10:15 on Mondays South Branch: 10:30 on Tuesdays Berkeley Central Library: 10:15 am and 11 am [...]

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When we started the “week in” section of our site, it was an attempt to not be so Berkeley-focused. If you’re not our neighbors, there are still a ton of great options that are better than wiping someone’s tushy, right? We’re so happy to share another one in Europe — where neither of us has (yet) [...]

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I love Apartment Therapy. Probably it’s not the style of everyone who reads this blog, but it’s full of stuff I love. For the most part it’s a blog about decorating, from storage solutions to wall art to paint colors. One of the most fun parts of the site are the tours. You can look at [...]

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I was never much of a beer girl in my twenties. Blech, I thought. And then I got pregnant (with boys if that matters) and sipped a little iron-rich Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day and changed my mind to YUMMMM! Guinness is still my beer of choice. In fact, my mom was kind enough to [...]

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I’m sending you on a scavenger hunt as your activity for the day. Take a picture of your baby that captures the essence of the city or town in which she was born. Maybe a famous landmark is in the background, or maybe she’s sitting on the shoulders of a local celebrity. So far we [...]

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I got this activity from Savvy Source, the web site that helps you find the right preschool for your child.?? Not only do they have all the info you need to know about preschool, the site also offers about two bazillion activities for 2-6 year olds.???? How do you pick one? Well you can browse [...]

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I got this activity from Savvy Source, the web site that helps you find the right preschool for your child.  Not only do they have all the info you need to know about preschool, the site also offers about two bazillion activities for 2-6 year olds.   How do you pick one? Well you can browse [...]