I so badly wanted to be the "Do It All, Pinterest-Perfect Mom" when I became a parent. I was going to breast feed, use cloth diapers, and make my own baby food. All the things! Reality hit me hard when breast feeding was impossible, cloth diapers were far more disgusting than any experienced mother led me to believe, and there was no time in the day to make organic, good-for-you baby food (much less clean up the mess!). When Charlotte started on baby foods I was SO di[...]
Anyone who has had a small child knows that teething can be painful, exhausting and defeating (and I'm not just talking about for the baby). When Charlotte's first two teeth came in it was so... EASY! She took it like a champ, wasn't crabby, didn't cry and only got a slight fever for half a day. We should have known they wouldn't all be like that. We should have known. With lots of practice we have now figured out what works and what doesn't for our 13-month old. For us, Charlotte[...]