Posts by CA Country Girl

Oh my goodness- more beautiful babes!  Lyle and Evy are lovely.  And more babies are coming soon.  I am really loving this thread right now.   Boots- seems like you have had more than your fair share of crappy...

My DD1 was below 5% weight for a really long time.  We could not get her to hit 20 pounds until like 18 months old.  She was crazy with boredom before we were able to turn her car seat forward facing (due to the weight...

Just stopping by to say hi. Lilac- good news!

Birdie- I have a friend that says Vit D helps a ton.  For me, daily moderate exercise (a walk) has always been the biggest help for keeping depression (and anxiety, which is more my issue) at bay. Caly- so glad the BFing has...

Belly-Sorry to jump in, but the clogged tear duct caught my eye and I thought I might have a helpful suggestion .  Both my DDs (DD1- now 6 and DD2 1 month) have had clogged tear ducts.  DD1's resolved itself before she...

I morning weaned my older DD (at about 2.25) by replacing morning nursing with a small cup of chocolate milk.  It worked like a charm, but she was not waking up quite so early as yours.  If you are not against a bit of sugar...

We chose a Naturopathic pediatric practice for our DDs and we love them.  I do believe in selective vaccination (for the protection of other peoples' infants and friends' kids with compromised immune systems as much as for my own...

Yeah Boots!  So glad he's here- and pooh to the worries that he was too big- that is a perfect weight.  Welcome baby Lyle.

I love these- not cheap , but the light weight fabric is great for the weather and they are big enough to actually swaddle. DD seems really happy in them.  She still refuses to stay in a real swaddle, and pushes her arms out., but...

Lily- I have kind of a reduced schedule since I choose how many units I teach.  I have 2 intro classes T/Th, both of which I have taught before, and some hours in the writing center.  On M/W I have one Upper Div class I teach...