Most of us wildly underestimate how challenging it will be to maintain our pre-baby speed around the holidays. We used to cook all of the things, make umpteen shopping trips, attend all of the holiday parties, and decorate for days, right? And this first holiday season with...
When my two children were much younger, there came a time when they realized that my Christmas stocking would not fill itself. They knew that it was Mama and sometimes Nana who slipped the goods into their stockings, one thing here and a couple of...
There’s this look about town. And the occasional scent of snow in the air. The barista hands over my latte in a seasonally festive cup and I hear Jingle Bells in every store I enter. The fun of this season is strangely tangible and sticky,...
There are a million blogs and other sources with information and suggestions for what baby’s first foods should be. But this blog post isn’t about that. This post is about how to include your baby during our busy holiday season, with some ideas on how...