As parents of an adorable, busy little toddler, we are always looking for Baby Hacks to make life a little easier or make things happen a little faster. Therefore, we have become pretty creative in our home and during our travels.
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Mommy’s First Weekend Away
I knew it was coming, in fact, I was the one that suggested it, even as my closest friend asked if I was sure I wanted to do this.
My mom said it was necessary for my sanity.
My first few days away from Baby W.
We were meeting in San Francisco on Friday evening and staying the weekend for a beauty convention and some sight seeing. Despite being stoked to have a full couple days with Megan, and come home with a ton of beauty loot, I was also terrified.
Changing Area Conundrum
The other night, we were at one of our regular restaurants with Baby W. It’s a great little family joint, where the waitresses call you by name, and if they …
Babywearing With Mountain Girl Handwovens
Happy National Baby Wearing Week!
Babywearing is one of those all around great ideas. It’s beneficial for bonding, great to have your hands free but still be able to carry your baby close, and saves the hassle of a stroller, when you just need to get out of the house for a bit. If your REALLY good at it, you can even breastfeed while babywearing.
I was lucky enough to spend some time with Stacy of Mountain Girl Handwovens, and a local member of the So Cal Baby Wearers last month at the American Adventurist Mountain Rendezvous, and she gave me a tutorial about how to wear Baby Wagon.
Maneuvering Through Maternity Leave
HR Speak is Confusing. It’s a whole different language full of options, but never advice.
My particular HR person at work is very good but still is not legally allowed to tell me what options I SHOULD choose, or even what would most benefit me, only what options there are available. Unfortunately, even she gets confused wading through the company benefits, VS the California state options VS the federal options sometimes. Especially since our home office is across the country from where I am located, and laws are different in many states.