Cloth Diapers

Considering cloth diapers? Check out Jen's post who absolutely loves them. She spells it allll out for ya :)

Baby cage

There are some moments on a hard day that I feel somewhat of a desire to place my child in a little cage and keep him there till he stops whining.  I would never actually do that though.

Now,  how comfortable would you be with putting your child out on one of these? 

A descrip­tion from Life:

“A nanny super­vis­ing a baby sus­pended in a wire cage attached to the out­side of a high ten­e­ment block win­dow. The cages were dis­trib­uted to mem­bers of the Chelsea Baby Club in Lon­don who have no gar­dens, or qualms about putting a child in a box dan­gling over a busy street.” [June 23, 1937]

Wow, I just don't know about that my friends.

Motherhood 101

My husband and I were reminiscing last night about the many things we learned the hard way when we had our little bundle of love. What we really needed was a little prep course on this thing we call parenthood. Here is what my course syllabus would look like...

- How to really pack a hospital bag - preparation H and Lansinoh included.
- How to gain boob access in almost any outfit.
- How to change a baby’s diaper in a public restroom without catching the plague
- How to breastfeed a crying baby while using the bathroom, cooking dinner, talking on the phone...etc
- How to get a handle on the "fire hose" while changing a diaper
- Differentiating between buttered popcorn and your newborns dirty diaper
- How to cut itty bitty fingernails without cutting off an appendage
- How to react when your child farts in public
- How to drive a car with one arm, while reaching into the backseat to hold a pacifier in your child’s mouth with the other

There are definitely more things that us parents need to become accustomed to after having children, but I think the trick of it all is learning as you go along.

Oh, the joys :)


What would your course syllabus look like? Please do share...I'd love to hear.