• Montessori

    Montessori Pull-Up Bar and Mirror: How and Why

    At the six-month mark, Tate began trying to pull up on things, and we knew it was time to install the Montessori Pull-Up Bar and Mirror.

    The bar is installed at chest-height for the baby, which I think is approximately 17 inches. The baby uses it to pull up into a standing position and later practice cruising.   

    We had a neighborhood handyman install it the first time, but it pulled right out of the wall! The next time we asked our friend to do it. At our little New Year’s Reflection and Resolution-setting party, my friend and I decided that her husband would install our white board and railing for … Read More

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    Baby Food Exchange

    We’ve really been ramping up with Tate’s eating, so I decided to put together another baby food making party. I had an amazing time planning and executing one when we lived in Houston when Henry was a baby. It’s so much more fun to cook with company!
    Seven of us got together in Houston and produced so much food that it essentially lasted from the time Henry was regularly eating solid purees to the time when he could transition to un-pureed food. 
    Sadly, it’s not as easy with the second baby. One of my friends said her weekends are so packed she would rather cook on a Thursday when she’s
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    Closet Organization

    I’ve spent an inordinate amount of my time thinking about closet organization. It started back in our first home in Houston. We needed to maximize the closet space in our tiny bungalow with no garage (hello lawn mower and chicken food right next to the washing machine). I had grand plans to piece together my very own closet system from IKEA pieces, but I never got around to it before we sold our house and moved to Austin. 

    I started thinking about closet systems again when were building our house. I brainstormed different options and decided on IKEA. And then I changed my mind and was going to go with
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