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The Hallway Nursery, Part Three: RocketBaby Gets a Door!

By RocketGirl75, on March 30th, 2010%

I bring you our most exciting chapter in our series of The Nursery That Was An Office That Was a Library That Was a Hallway: RocketBaby Gets a Door! As you may recall, up to this point we’ve closed off both entries to the nursery with curtains (and in the case of the living room entrance, . . . → Read More: The Hallway Nursery, Part Three: RocketBaby Gets a Door!

The Hallway Nursery, Part Two

By RocketGirl75, on February 7th, 2010%

So last week I showed you the functional half of our 47-SF converted-from-a-hallway nursery. Here’s the rest of it (sans the rest of the artwork, which RocketMan has neglected to make a priority.).

As you can see, it gets a remarkable amount of sunlight when the curtains are open; we keep them open all day to keep . . . → Read More: The Hallway Nursery, Part Two

The Hallway Nursery, Part One

By RocketGirl75, on January 30th, 2010%

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

Breastmilk, Straight From the Pump

By RocketGirl75, on December 5th, 2009%

As the Agent of Chaos passed her fourth-month birthday, we found ourselves turning to a new chapter in the baby books (literally). She’s moved out of the 0-3 demographic and into the 4-7 months, where parenting actually gets kind of fun. No longer are we Momaton and Dadaton tending to the needs of Newbornaton; we are . . . → Read More: Breastmilk, Straight From the Pump

Holiday Gift Ideas for Newborns; or It’s Adorable, and So Were the Other 10 We Received

By RocketGirl75, on November 27th, 2009%

Disclaimer: Despite my nagging sense that this blog could come back to haunt me in a Miss Manners column, it’s a story that needs to be told. So rest assured: if you think one of the Don’ts below apply to you, it doesn’t. We loved your gift and treasure it deeply.

As the holiday shopping season approaches . . . → Read More: Holiday Gift Ideas for Newborns; or It’s Adorable, and So Were the Other 10 We Received

Newparent Milestones: A Guide to The First Three Months

By RocketGirl75, on October 27th, 2009%

Congratulations! You’re a newparent. As with any newparent, you’re probably wondering how your development should progress. Here’s a general guide to week-and-month milestones through your first three months. Note: all newparents develop at their own rate, so you may not reach these milestones within the approximate timespan. If more than one or two days were spent . . . → Read More: Newparent Milestones: A Guide to The First Three Months

Two months down, two to go.

By RocketGirl75, on October 1st, 2009%

It’s October 1, folks, which means I am officially into my third month of maternity leave (it unexpectedly started July 27, a week early). August was a haze; September was a mad rush of a short vacation, family visits, and Fixing Up the Apartment. Halfway through September I decided to extend my maternity leave a month, . . . → Read More: Two months down, two to go.

Product Review: Moby Wrap; or, How To Get Kid A to Point B Sans SUV

By RocketGirl75, on September 28th, 2009%

When you live in a city, in a neighborhood with no parking, in a small apartment, and don’t own a car (or in my case, drive) transportation is always an issue. When you have a miniature Agent of Chaos living in your home, it becomes a major priority. Stroller today? Bring the carseat in case we . . . → Read More: Product Review: Moby Wrap; or, How To Get Kid A to Point B Sans SUV

Product review: The gDiaper

By RocketGirl75, on September 3rd, 2009%

Update: As of February 9, 2010, we’re still happily using gDiapers. Since she started on solid food, they’ve become much easier to use (poop that stays in one place is good!). We still flush the poopy diapers, although we trash the wet ones; we can’t compost yet in our building. We use one Huggies Overnight at . . . → Read More: Product review: The gDiaper

And RocketBaby Makes Three.

By RocketGirl75, on August 14th, 2009%

It's a good thing she's cute, or we'd never forgive her for all the diapers.

Last I left you, my semi-faithful readers, I’d planned to post about the swell new bed RocketMan built—constructed of plywood and pipe, it’s got plenty of storage space underneath and is our first actual bed (as opposed to a box spring on the floor). But no sooner had we wondered what to do with the now-defunct . . . → Read More: And RocketBaby Makes Three.