This week, my "baby" officially started preschool. Since we're a Montessori family, Zara had the benefit of a long transition period as she moved from the toddler to the preschool class over the summer. She's been spending parts of[...]
Today is August 1st, which marks the first day of World Breastfeeding Week. For the first time in 5 years, I did not plan a big celebration or orchestrate a walk. I didn't attend a single breastfeeding event, and I haven't been to a[...]
In case you missed my note on Facebook, I got the best news possible when I awoke from surgery: the nodule was benign, which means I still have half a thyroid and am not expecting to have to deal with radioactive iodine. I couldn't h[...]
In a national survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and released last April, 40 percent of parents surveyed said they gave their baby solid food before they were 4 months old, with 9 percent starting as early a[...]
I mentioned awhile ago that I received a $500 grant to start our La Leche League library. I had a lot of fun thinking about the books I would recommend to local moms and what was helpful to me the first or second time around. Of cou[...]
Nursing Zara in the Wyoming mountains.
Yes, that's an arbitrary nursing picture with ***gasp*** a boob in it. Given the topic of this post, it only seems appropriate to share a picture of my little Zara Bea doing her favorite thing. If that offends you, then you might no[...]