My Old TV and The Boy Who Cried Ouch
When I was a single girl of 22, I bought my very first television set. It wasnt flat screen (but in my heart, it was), and it was 21 inches wide. During the years that I lived alone, I had it with me. Comforting me when I was alone (which was often) and waiting for [...]
Read more »Dollhouses and Other Princess Things
We all know about princesses and little girls, don’t we? Now that I am a mom, I am convinced that ALL little girls dream of becoming a princess someday, or even now believe that they are princesses who deserve all pink and fluffy things.
There is a section in any mall that spells P.R.I.N.C.E.S.S. out loud [...]
A Work At Home Mom’s Sentimental Prayer
When I first decided to leave my job and be a work at home mom for real, I was very scared. There’s a part of me that’s doubting everything I was doing. Until I opened one of my pregnancy books and started a prayer written there. Here’s a part of that prayer:
God, please do not [...]
Read more »Self Soothing and Baby Sleep
I’ve been reading some mom’s magazines and stumbled on an article on self soothing. I had to smile and remember how AJ does it, only I never knew that there was such a term as self soothing.
When we go to parties and he feels so sleepy, I noticed that he pats his legs more often [...]
MBC Kitchen: Homemade Baby Food Recipes
You don’t have to be a gourmet cook to prepare your child’s first food. As a working mom, I have relied on the formulae of cerelac or the other powdered baby foodstuffs, but with a twist. I add his milk formula instead of water and grate some cooked (blanched) veggies on top of the prepared [...]
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