Archive for the ‘Baby Gear’ Category

30 a harrowing tale of theft and babywearing

If you’ll please excuse me, I am in a bit of a state of mourning. I have lost a good friend. {OBaby’s first trip to the zoo} A friend who had been there for me, supported me and my son through multiple trips to more than 4 states, including 6 flights has suddenly left us. [...]

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10 you know it’s been a good day when

~~~~~~ Did you see that O My Family is doing a $50 Vintage Pearl giveaway? O, well now you have!

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27 Yo Gabba Gabba: surely a gateway drug

So this post was written (and meant to be published) before we flew today, but because I apparently couldn’t tell the difference between am and pm when I published this, it is now being published while we’re flying. It’s like I’m speaking to you from the past… OoOoOoOoOo… trippy. ~~~~~~ This is just an assumption, [...]

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21 O My Book Week: Bear Snores On

I was sold on this book the moment I heard our cousin recite almost the entire thing from her memory. We were barely pregnant at the time (and anyone who thinks there is no such a thing as a little pregnant and a lot pregnant has clearly never been pregnant – I’m looking at you, [...]

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15 O My Book Week: You Are Special and 8 months old

Dear OBaby, You are 8 months old today and you are so special to me. I love reading this board book to you when we are snuggling in the rocker in your room. I hope that somehow you are able to absorb its message. It’s a story of a town where all of the citizens [...]

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30 a week of books

It was Tuesday of last week. OBaby and I had just returned home from baby story time at our favorite local children’s bookstore when it hit me: It’s high time I blog about books. We love our books. We love to suck on them, crawl over them, pull them out of Mommy’s hand when she’s [...]

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20 the reason for all of those warning clauses

OBaby and I were enjoying a nice afternoon last week window shopping on Grand Avenue when I ducked into a baby shop. They carried Iron Maiden onesies and pink organza tutus. Quite the spread. And there they were, in a basket by the $60 size 4 purple infant cowgirl boots: some assorted wood baby toys. [...]

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26 the first of many well worn pages

Obaby and I start our day by reading a Bible story. We love theĀ  Jesus Storybook Bible that we were given by sweet cousins and their two baby boys this summer. The book’s subtitle is “Every story whispers His name”, because the author, Sally Lloyd-Jones, uses each story to reveal the preparations God was making [...]

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