What did I learn this week?
Every parent goes through the process of trying to pick the right name for a new baby. Probably everyone finds it difficult. It is hard to pick a name that you like, then even harder to find one your partner likes, and harder still if you are also concerned that other family members [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2008 by apprenticemom
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No, not a spelling error or weird grammatical error. A statement of my frustration.
I finished C’s hat today – Corey says “I thought you were knitting a sweater?” I say, “I am. This is my in-between project; the sweater is green, this has stripes, didn’t you notice?” I guess not…:)
Anyway, all [...]
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by apprenticemom
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Today was a difficult day for C, and consequently, for me too. She had a complete meltdown at playgroup when the coordinator, River, tried to explain the concept of sharing. C typically runs around and hoards the toys she really likes, and River tried to broach the subject of letting others play with [...]
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by apprenticemom
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So yesterday I got an email from Bummis saying that they will send me a replacement for the defective Bamboozle diaper. That is great of course, but I would have been a bit happier if they had decided to do this right away rather than all the rigamarole that occurred.
But, the important thing is [...]
Posted on May 29th, 2008 by apprenticemom
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…or maybe not. According to the doctor, things may progress sooner than expected, but, no one knows for sure. When I was pregnant with C I was 1 cm dilated at 35 weeks, but with this pregnancy, I am 3 cm at the same point. Well, she went right to the end, [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by apprenticemom
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A few months ago I switched C to cloth diapers. It is something that I had intended to do sooner, but never got around to. Also, I was hoping she would take to using the potty on a regular basis, but so far, she is really not consistently interested. By the way, [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by apprenticemom
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Today I got my email invitation to become a member of Ravelry! As explained on the site, it is not that they are trying to be exclusive, just that the site is new, a lot of people want to sign up, and there is only one poor fellow doing all the code.
Anyway, I love [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2008 by apprenticemom
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I can’t tell you how many times I have seen that raised eyebrow. That being said, I have also had a quite a number of moms ask with genuine interest how that has worked for me. I have to say that it has not always been easy, although once I hit about 32 [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2008 by apprenticemom
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