The Hallway Nursery, Part One

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So I’ve been saying for months that I’d be posting nursery pics, and as RocketMan still hasn’t gotten around to hanging the rest of the artwork, I figured I’d at least show you the changing station. Which, incidentally, is roughly half of the full square footage in the room (I believe the total is about 47 . . . → Read More: The Hallway Nursery, Part One

Sleep Training Update: Night Weaning!

Poke this kid with a stick, and she ain't waking up.

I am the Agent of Chaos. I eat breastmilk for dinner, a Thanksgiving dinner at midnight, and mommies for breakfast.

So we did things a bit ass-backwards (at least as far as the authors of The Sleepeasy Solution are concerned). We were supposed to wean her, and THEN work on the night sleep training, and then . . . → Read More: Sleep Training Update: Night Weaning!

Remote Control Light Switch, Savior of the Pre-War Apartment!

When Christmas rolls around, most dads and husbands can expect a tie or a World’s Greatest Dad mug, or maybe a cloisonne tie clip in the logo of the favorite sports team. (OK, my dad can expect that.) My husband? I figured he has a few years before the dad gifts roll in, so we’ll go . . . → Read More: Remote Control Light Switch, Savior of the Pre-War Apartment!

Dr. Ferber, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the CIO

Poke this kid with a stick, and she ain't waking up.

OK, not Dr. Ferber. Jennifer Waldburger and Jill Spivack. And not cry-it-out so much as what folks call “controlled crying.” But oh, how I love them all.

One week ago today, we had a baby–the cutest baby pretty much ever, incidentally–who liked a 30-minute session of rocking, singing, feeding, and occasionally for me to lay across her . . . → Read More: Dr. Ferber, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love the CIO