• Montessori

    Montessori Weaning Table: The How and Why

    Henry is officially eating solid foods! I chickened out and couldn’t give him juice drops when he was two months old like his Montessori guide recommended. He has a dairy sensitivity. Further, the pediatrician recommended not to give him anything before four months. Around three months, Henry started watching us eat with so much focus and attention. At four months, he started grabbing our water glasses and bringing them to his mouth. We finally couldn’t resist it anymore and decided to start following his lead. He took to it right away. He loves eating anything (rice cereal, avocado, sweet potatoes, banana) and he enjoys drinking out of his glass. … Read More

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    Halloweeeeeeen!

    Super-Ego

    Rainbow Brite

    A Picnic

    Scrabble

    A kindred spirit joined the Feeding the Soil community and started talking about her plans for a homemade Christmas. I loved the post very much (and was inspired by her ideas), but it made me realize, “Eek! I need to get the planning ball rolling for Halloween and Thanksgiving before I can start thinking about Christmas.”

    Last year, I was pregnant at this time and actively trying to keep my stress at bay. I started thinking about Halloween in August and Christmas in October, as a way to spread out my planning and work, since Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas come so close together.

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    Nursing Bra Recommendation

    This is not a picture of me, obviously

    I was going to title this post “Best Nursing Bra Ever,” to go along with my posts about the best chocolate chip cookies ever and the best spaghetti ever, but I figured you all would start to get annoyed with me.

    And rightfully so.

    But the Bravado! Body Silk Seamless Nursing Soft Cup Bra is amazing.

    Don’t get me wrong; I didn’t want to go the route of expensive nursing bras when I first started out. In fact, I headed straight to Target. Even though people warned me that Target nursing bras would not hold their weight (literally and figuratively), I opted

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