Don’t get me wrong. I love Facebook. But every once in a while, I am reminded that it can be a pain in the ass – kind of like the feeling of 10 feet up my ass, to tell you…
The Things that Come Naturally (Part 1)
The vast majority of parenting choices my husband and I make come from our gut. They feel natural to us. Indeed, this is what the name Family Nature means to me; when it comes to our family and our parenting…
How to Know when You’re Done Having Kids
My baby will be 2 next month. I was thinking recently how the end is in sight to diapers, breastfeeding and co-sleeping (although, given the chance our almost-eight-year old would still *love* to sleep with us, and sneaks in when…
Lowering Expectations about Babies and Sleep
There’s been some talk recently about CIO or cry-it-out on some blogs that I read; Phd in Parenting and Metropolitan Mama are just two of many. I’ve been sitting here biting my tongue. I never meant for this blog to…
The Sweetness of Co-sleeping
How sweet is this? I snapped this picture last night, and I have others like it. This to me is the beauty of co-sleeping. From day one our babies have slept with us. Co-sleeping has seen us through breastfeeding troubles,…