Standing on his own two feet
on Nov 20, 2009 in Leafy updates Videos Leaf started pulling himself up on furniture about a week ago and I'm pretty sure that's a sign that walking is right around the corner. I swear he is going to be running around the house full speed ahead at eight months and we are going to regret a...

Bob
on Nov 20, 2009 in Favorite things Baby gear I spent nearly my entire pregnancy researching jogging strollers--well, I did get a few other things accomplished during my pregnancy, but I really wanted a good quality stroller since I figured it'd be sticking around for a few years. I also figure...

Co-sleeping...I'm just saying...
on Nov 16, 2009 in Parenting For some reason it's a touchy subject.  We have a pretty strong cultural bias against co-sleeping in the United States.  This bias is more or less unique to the United States and Western Europe, as co-sleeping is a cultural norm in most cou...

Soap nuts: they're strange but they work!
on Nov 15, 2009 in Baby health Randoms This is my review of soap nuts and a follow up to this post.I realize that laundry detergent isn't on anyone's top ten list of exciting topics...but I must admit, soap nuts are COOL.  Seriously, they are...Now that I've used the soap n...

Bye-bye swimming, Hello yoga!
on Nov 13, 2009Last week marked the last day of parent-infant swimming lessons,and the first day of mommy-baby yoga.  Swimming was fun and gave Leaf an opportunity to get a little more acquainted with the water and to spend some time around other little ones,...

He's mobile!
on Nov 9, 2009 in Leafy updates Videos Moving across the room like a champ:We love that Leaf's mobile now--this is an entirely new stage in the baby world for us. It's so much fun to watch him explore and move from one toy to another (this goes on pretty much non-stop all day) at his own...

For daddy
on Nov 9, 2009 in Leafy updates Videos ...

Soap nuts
on Nov 7, 2009 in Baby health My new mission is to find a truly natural (and inexpensive) laundry soap to use for our family.  This is something I've been thinking about for a long time and have finally decided to put into action.  Using a laundry soap with no harsh che...

Grandma and Grandpa are off to Florida for the winter :(
on Nov 6, 2009 in Family and friends    ...

Encounter with a RUDE parent
on Nov 4, 2009So, Leaf and I were innocently enjoying our last parent/baby swim class tonight, when a dad in the group, who has NEVER said ONE word in any of the previous seven classes except his child's name, which he doesn't even know (read on for details) appro...