Carolyn

Homemade Laundry Detergent – An Extreme Follow-Up!

March 5, 2012

Almost two years ago (WOW, time has flown by! I didn’t realize it had been that long!) I wrote a post about our decision to save money by making our own laundry detergent and using vinegar instead of fabric softener. Two months after the original post, I appended an update to the end of it. [...]

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BookSneeze Review – A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears, by Dr. William J. Bennett

March 2, 2012

** I belong to a website called BookSneeze which sends me books to read and review. This book was provided to me for free, but my opinions are 100% my own and were not affected by any outside sources. I was given the book , by Dr. William J. Bennett to review, and I have to [...]

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Bathing A Baby Who (Apparently) Wants To Swim

February 29, 2012

With your first baby, I think there are a LOT of battles that make you wonder, “Is it this hard for EVERYONE? Or am I just doing something wrong?” and my current battle is bath time. Is it difficult to bathe ALL babies, or do I just have an exceptionally dangerous one? When Nathan was [...]

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It Sucked (But It Could Have Been So Much Worse)

February 27, 2012

I mentioned on Twitter and Facebook on Friday that we spent all day in the ER, and said that I’d explain on Monday. I spent all weekend crafting a gloriously dramatic and meaningful post (complete with pictures!) in my head, and now it’s time to tell my story . . . and I’m tired. I’m [...]

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Mama, Dada – What’s In A Name?

February 24, 2012

Nathan is rarely quiet. He started babbling right on time (for him, at least!) and has a variety of sounds he makes. Yet, for all the noise, he still hasn’t said any real words. He says “mama” and “dada” all the time . . . but not in reference to J or myself. “Dada” is one [...]

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Cloth Wipes Aren’t Just For Butts!

February 22, 2012

When we made the switch to cloth diapers, we also made the switch to cloth wipes (because it was just too annoying to have to think about which of the two containers I should be reaching for when holding a poopy item. I much prefer being able to mindlessly toss the offending item in the [...]

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Happy First Birthday, Nathan!

February 20, 2012

Sometimes the time seemed to pass unbearably slowly, but at the end of the first year, I’m baffled at how quickly it went by and how far we’ve all come! I’m so excited to see what the next year holds for us

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If Only Babies Came With Instruction Manuals

February 17, 2012

Babies can be frustrating little creatures who can’t tell you what they want (JUST TELL ME WHY YOU ARE CRYING AND I WILL GLADLY FIX IT! I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG!!) and I really think most of the first year or so is spent trying to figure out what makes them tick. There [...]

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Happy Bloggy Birthday To Me!

February 15, 2012

At the time when most people are preoccupied with Valentine’s Day, I have a different holiday on my mind – the second anniversary of starting this blog! photo credit: Will Clayton As I said last year, “What a difference a year makes!” At this time one year ago, I was pregnant and super uncomfortable (because [...]