Posts by LeighPF

I though I would update my list with what I actually used. We were in the hospital for just under three hours before baby came and then less than 12 hours after.   Quote: Labour toiletries kit swimsuit and...

Quote: Originally Posted by jr'smom  Congratulations!  I love her name!  I'm amazed that you wrote out your birth story already.  Zoe was born almost a week ago and this is as much as I've...

Eleanor was born last night (her due date) in the water birth tub at our local hospital. I have to say I am in love with that tub and it made labour so much easier. I was getting slammed with contractions with out enough break between...

My son cut back to one nap at about 11 months. He went back to two for the summer at 15 months (with a 5 am wake up and a late bedtime).

I finally got our bed set up. It only too two and a half weeks for Ikea to deliver all the right boxes and then four days for us to get around to doing it. Co-sleeper is all attached and ready to go. I had to crawl around under the bed...

I have one file cabinet (from Ikea) of stuff I access all the time, bills, accounts, medical, this years tax etc. Then I have file boxes for the stuff I access less than once a month. I keep it all in regular file folders with labels...

Life jackets are a totally different category than floaties (which are toys). I think there is value in getting kids comfortable wearing a life jacket both in and out of the water and getting them to trust that it does work if they...

I have had a great time the last few days. With my big belly (40lb plus, but it all seems to be belly) people obviously ask when and I say Tuesday they are quite startled. I really got the lady at Paper Source today when I was buying...

I agree, you will know what you want, and be prepared to revisit it in reverse. After that I drank but just did not want to eat. I was really hungry in early labour and would have loved to have more food easily available (induction so...

Due on Tuesday. The last thing on my must do to do list, is setting up the bed. Not the baby's bed, the co sleeper has been ready for two weeks, but our bed. Ikea messed up the delivery and all the parts only got here today. So I...