Posts by cloudbutterfly

Quote: Originally Posted by SaturnsMoon You lose the ability to regulate how big of a mouthful of food you will get and you can't see/smell/touch the food first and don't know what to expect (will it be the yogurt I...

We do a mix. I was more comfortable starting with purees, and my son *really* enjoyed being spoon fed at first and was quite definitely ready for solids at six months despite my thought that I'd wait past that point, but as soon as he...

My mom does that when she's rocking my son to sleep, so I occasionally use it when I'm singing him to sleep and need to tell my husband something.

Wooden blocks are a great idea! My plan is to get my son a set of blocks for his birthday and for Christmas every year, with a switch to Lego sets when the time comes for that. I really like the Haba blocks and Uncle Goose alphabet...

Quote: Originally Posted by Oliver's Mama My babe bounced himself to sleep for his morning nap today.. weirdest thing! We borrowed a jumper from the inlaws (it's the fisher price horse, I think). He was quietly...

I think asking the new mom whether or not she'd like offers to hold the baby is a good idea, since I think it's different for every woman and there's no way to predict it ahead of time. I can understand not wanting to give your baby to...

Wooden blocks, wooden shape puzzles, stuffed/cloth animal friends galore (he has special sounds he only uses with them), tons of musical instruments, tons of books (I lucked out...he's always been far more interested in reading the books...

We skipped...and then bought one at one month. It made it much easier to get out and about in the winter. Even if it only was useful for six or seven months, I'm very glad we reconsidered.

That sounds like our first night home from the hospital. Sometimes it's hard to tell why they're crying, and even if you find a reason, it might not be the main reason, you know? It turned out that our son just didn't like not being...

Well, I have noted that other babies' Sophies are far more delicious than one's own Sophie. She's just inherently tempting to steal.