In the blur of bringing Hannah home from the hospital, the last thing I wanted to do was slap a cloth diaper on her tush. The stack of soft, white, wash-cloth-like inserts resting in the Pack ’n Play taunted me day in and day out. Newborns need around 14 diapers changes per day. The hospital …
Category: parenting
Our Baby Sleep Journey (First Year)
It would happen eventually, right? I was waiting to write about our experience with baby sleep once Hannah was sleeping through the night (and I mean all night). So I waited and waited and after 7 months of being up every single night, without fail, I decided to do something about it. Here’s our sleep journey (so …
Pregnancy and Parenting: Podcast Edition
In addition to reading up on pregnancy and parenting, I did my fair share of listening. Podcasts are one of the great joys in my life (not kidding), so it was natural to turn to this medium for guidance and support throughout my pregnancy and into early parenthood. Below are ones I've listened to, for …
Pregnancy and Parenting: Book Roundup
From the moment I even thought about getting pregnant, I started reading all about it. I went into reading about pregnancy and parenting with these ground rules: 1. wanting to at least know what's out there and 2. not put pressure on myself to absorb every little detail. Basically, I didn't want to go into …
