Attachment Parenting International recently declared the month of October Attachment Parenting Month. Last year, AP Month was celebrated in July at AskDrSears.com, but this year they have passed the torch to API. This year’s theme “Giving Our Children Presence” focuses on the benefits of spending quality time with our children, especially in the run up [...]

After an absolutely insane week, we are finally packed and ready to go on our Idaho camping adventure! I have never been more ready to disappear into the mountains than I am right now. I’ve been thinking a lot about travel both as we planned this trip and trips over both of the holidays this [...]

I have been watching CPSC recalls for about four years now (you know, ever since I became a parent) and this is the first one I remember that was issued due to the tragic death of a child. In the case of the Simplicity bassinet pictured here, two infants died as a result of slipping [...]

I waited a while to write this post because I wasn’t sure I could truly assess the impact of leaving Gabriel and Lily overnight until I’d been home with them for a few days. Gabriel, especially, is a processor like his father (and grandfather) and it sometimes takes a while for his true thoughts to [...]

My pal Crunchy Domestic Goddess is hosting a great challenge this fall: Ditch the Disposables. Although she mentions things like paper napkins, plastic water bottles, and toilet paper, I’ve opted to participate by trying one thing off of her list and one inspired by Crunchy Chicken’s post on sustainable hair removal. First, I will do [...]

It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I blogged (5 days, seriously?!!?!), it’s time for me to go to bed, and I don’t even want to think about all the posts I need to stock-pile this week to keep you entertained while I’m on vacation next week! So I’ll be quick and start tomorrow (which, [...]