Holidays call for more creative treats! I was checking out the new Kid Cook Book for recipes for my Babycook and spied the Strawberry Swirls recipe. I love strawberries and so does Quincy, so it was a no brainer. Plus, it’s more festive than simply giving her a bowl of strawberries!

I used my kitchen scale [...]

Sometime between 18 and 36 months, you’ll likely decide it’s time to transition your toddler from her crib to a big-kid bed. There’s no “right age” for this important step, but there are signs that your child is ready, and, in both cases, it’s usually the child trying to tell you that she’d like to [...]

Why Interview a Doctor or Midwife While Pregnant?
Many health care providers have different philosophies of birth and care in general. Before taking off your clothes and submitting to a physical exam, it’s a good idea for pregnant women to make sure the doctor or midwife is someone they can feel comfortable working with on a [...]

Monday night as I was picking up Little at babysitting at our gym, one of the sitters pulled me aside. “She’s been hitting tonight,” Angela said. “I’m just surprised because I’ve never seen her do it before.”
I took a deep breath. I’d had a feeling. We’ve always commented that Little “holds her own” very well. [...]

Quincy and I made the easiest treat today – little crackers made out of chickpea flour. I actually think it took longer for the oven to preheat then it did to prepare the dough. Like I said, simple.
We pulled out our NEW!! Babycookin’ Gipsy (isn’t it pretty) and gathered what we needed to make the [...]

What do internal exams during the last month of pregnancy tell me? Why do I need them?
Some doctors and midwives tend to do internal checks routinely during the last month or so of pregnancy, while others don’t do them at all. Internal exams during the last month of your pregnancy are unfortunately a very poor [...]

Traveling can sometimes make things challenging, especially when you are trying to cook regular meals. This past weekend at the ABC Kids Expo in Louisville there wasn’t much time spent in the kitchen.
Now we’re spending a few days with family in the Midwest, which means some home cooked meals. Quincy is grateful, and so are [...]

If you were like me, you saw the end of your pregnancy (ie. labor and delivery) as somewhat of a finish line. I suppose to some degree it is that way in as much as the von Trapps climbed that first mountain, only to see the entirety of the Alps in front of them. Yes, [...]