Quiet for a little while...

I have two weeks left of maternity leave and I'm trying to enjoy every second so the blog will be a bit quiet for a little while... (Crickets)

The (Baby) Weight is Over!

As they say- nine months on, and nine months off...

Today was the day that I finally reached pre-baby weight!

The Great Outdoors

Everything is better outside! We go for a walk every day and try to go to the park every other day. Keira loves playing with grass, sticks, leaves and dirt. Yup, she plays with dirt. We are lucky to live near so many parks!

Sticks make great teething toys-

A little picnic-

Why does grass taste so good?

And they have swings at the park!

Watching the big kids play-

Selfies are more fun with a baby-

There's a sleeping baby tucked in there-

The chlorinated pool water feels so good-

Being wrapped up and in daddy's arms feels even better-

A little back porch snoozing-

Virginia is just gorgeous in the summer-

And also relaxing-

Baby Products 201

We are past the changing table covers and diapers. We are now into advanced baby products. Some I never even heard of before having a baby. But these are my new favorite things...

Baby Probiotics

Keira had some tummy troubles and these seems to be helping. You can buy these at Whole Foods in the refrigerated section. 

1,000 Books

Earlier this summer we signed up for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. It's a nationwide program but we are participating through our local library.

If you can't or don't want to go through the library, you can participate online via an iPhone App:

http://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org

We just finished our first 100 books (since we started keeping track)!

We now regularly check out books to add a little variety, although reading the same book multiple times counts! 

You can check these out from your local library, or order these books on Amazon:

• Charlie and the Banana Monster
• Baby Loves Spring
• Duck's Day Out
• Baby Animals At the zoo
• THE RAINBOW FISH
• UP DOG
• Hamsters Holding Hands

At this rate (about 100 books over 1.5 months), we will easily finish 1,000 books in the next year and a half. 

Reading is FUNdamental !

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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 7/23/14

Booby Traps

Such a clever name for the hurdles and challenges out there for moms trying to successfully breastfeed.

The term is one of the major campaigns of the Best for Babes organization, a group dedicated to defeating booby traps.