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Can Date Night Be Revived?

I’m going on a date with my husband tonight! We don’t get too many of those anymore, so I am really looking forward to it. After talking with a lot of my friends, I have come to the conclusion that for most couples, date night doesn’t just get put on the back burner after a new baby arrives, sometimes it gets taken off the stove altogether. I can count on one hand the number of dates we have gone on in the last year and a half. If you discount all the weddings and group things we have gone to, … Continue reading →

The Baby Week in Review October 21-27

Welcome to this week’s Baby Week in Review as we go over all the stories that were covered in the Baby Blog for the week of October 21 through the 27th. There was a lot of ground covered this week and we’re heading into the end of October and beginning of November. Next month marks my baby’s 6th birthday and I keep wondering how we got so far, so fast. Still, I get to relive some of the great moments and share my memories here in the baby blog. So without further ado, here is our Baby blog week in … Continue reading →

The First Parting – Prepare Yourself and Your Baby

Parents can experience separation anxiety. It can really worry you to take time away from your baby and to leave them in the care of others. For some parents, this is mitigated by the fact that they have family close by and their family is a stable and comfortable source for care giving. But sometimes family cannot provide the care giving or you don’t live close enough to them for it to be an option. This is when you invest in a baby sitter and caregiver. There is a lot to do when picking out a babysitter, but I’m not … Continue reading →