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So, lately I’ve been thinking about toys. To be specific, I’ve been thinking about the capital that we build up as parents when it comes to toys. Everyone always says that when it comes to parenting, you get what you give, what goes around comes around, and all that jazz. It’s the theory of parenting […]

As I prepared to become a mother, I thought a lot about what kind of mother I wanted to be. Of course, I wanted to be a good one; that’s a given. I wanted to be a mother to my child like my own mom has always been to me–my rock, my perpetual source of […]

So, a few months ago I wrote an impassioned piece about my experience with breastfeeding. And my experience was…well, at that point, it was not good. I was heartbroken that my breastfeeding experience hadn’t started well. I was frustrated that it didn’t seem to be getting easier when every website assured me that if it […]

Okay, so a few posts back, I got a little sappy (I tend to do that) about things that I discovered that I didn’t need after the baby arrived…because, you know, the only thing I truly need is a healthy, happy little one and all that. Which, of course, is totally true. But in a […]

Baby Owl is now three months old, and growing like a chubby little weed. We’ve settled into a comfortable little routine together. Part of that routine involves cosleeping. Cosleeping is a controversial practice in the United States…and it can get confusing, because the term “cosleeping” can be applied to multiple different practices. Some people use […]

When we first found out I was pregnant, Mr. Owl and I immediately started thinking about things we would “need” for the baby. I suppose that all first-time parents fixate on this stuff to an extent. You don’t have other kids to take care of, so you have plenty of time to sweat the small […]

In my experience, the topic of baby ear piercing has the potential to create some pretty heated arguments, at least in America. There are some who argue that it’s unfair to the baby, because it changes the baby’s body and she doesn’t get to make the choice herself. There are some who even suggest that […]