Recent Baby Blog PostsGetting Those Baby Laughsby tedgarToday at 01:21 AMLast night I was at a meeting. There was a baby boy there, and he was smiling like anything at the person next to him. I love baby smiles, laughs and giggles, but he sure wasn't smiling at me! Since I'm a sucker for baby laughs, I've become a bit of a ham in seeking them. • Play peek-a-boo. When It Gets Too Muchby tedgarYesterday at 12:12 AMHaving a new baby is intense. Especially when it's your first child, there's a need there that you've never experienced before. You're needed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no end in sight. In the beginning, when you're recovering from birth, you are very tired. Ouch! Alternative Ways to Deal With Teethingby tedgar04 Nov 2009 03:08 PMOh, we had a dreadful teether in our house. I remember the Christmas that my daughter was one and a half. She was getting eight teeth at the same time. Post-Baby Fitness On the Playground!by tedgar03 Nov 2009 11:02 PMToday, my daughter and I went to the playground. As I bounced on one of the pieces of equipment with her, I realized that I was getting a decent core workout, as long as I structured it right. Exercise was critical to me when my daughter was a baby. Make Your Own Baby Food: What Supplies Do You Need?by tedgar02 Nov 2009 10:36 PMDo you make your own baby food? Would you like to? Making baby food can be easier than you think. No, it doesn't require hours chopping vegetables, slaving over a steaming hot stove, and then working tediously with a food processor. Ways to Survive a Car Trip With a Babyby tedgar01 Nov 2009 11:47 PMWe have lovely friends who live at least an hour's drive away from us by car. Our extended family is also a short trek away - close enough to make the journey seem feasible, but far enough away to make it seem impossible when you have a child who can't stand the car seat. What's In A Name? Nature Names for Babiesby tedgar31 Oct 2009 03:04 PMI adore baby names. I love the sound of them, I love putting them together into groups of two, three, and four. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I obsessed about the meanings of names. What's in a Name? Naming Your Baby After Someone Elseby tedgar30 Oct 2009 02:19 PMWhen we were searching for a baby name, the most difficult thing to juggle was the connotation that each name brought forth. My husband and I both teach, and so we've encountered just about all of the common names worn by many, many different children. Baby Names: Should a Name Be Easy to Pronounce?by tedgar29 Oct 2009 10:20 PMI'm writing this blog as a mom, but I'm also writing it as someone who works with kids from a lot of different schools. Sometimes it can be challenging to pronounce their names. I guess, and sometimes I guess wrong. Bouncing Babies: We Love Harvey Karp!by tedgar28 Oct 2009 02:20 PMYesterday we visited with a friend who has a newborn. As she bounced her baby from side to side, I remembered the same period in my daughter's life. My daughter needed to be in constant motion in order to sleep or even to be calm. Recent Blog Comments drnewmom says... "I received all our BE DVDs as gifts." redhead31293 says... "Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me or give me their opinion." In Help! What Do I Feed My Baby? -The What ,When, and How Much of Solids |
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