Hello and Happy Earth Day! Between Avery’s teething and staying up late to work on last week’s Beautycounter charity pop-up, I am one tired mama! But, I’m proud to say we raised $966 for the Brooklyn Community Foundation’s COVID Response fund!!! It felt so good to press that DONATE button, so thank you to any of you who shopped for the cause. Now if I could get Avery back to sleeping better at night. Tooth #2 is popping through today,…
Happy week three of quarantine 2020. I hope you guys are hanging in there. The first two weeks were hard, and I’ve been unsure of what to post and write as my feelings have been all over the place. I’m trying so hard to maintain a sense of normalcy and be positive, but things are definitely not normal. And I sure don’t feel very positive when I think about all the people who are sick, caring for the sick, struggling…
I ran across this anxiety presentation my colleague (Dr. Staci Bloom) and I gave a couple of years ago, and thought it might be helpful. It was geared towards school/test anxiety, but most of the information can be applied in other situations. I’ve seen some behavior in Emerson that I later realized was anxiety and have been making sure to give her lots of hugs and reassurance – she’s definitely picking up on some of our conversations/comments/behavior right now and…
How are you guys? Can you believe how much has changed in just a week? A much as I hate having to stay home, I’m relieved that the country seems to be on the same page now. In the big scheme of things, it’s an easy sacrifice for us to make for others in the community, and I’m grateful that staying home is an option for us right now. I can’t stop thinking about all the small businesses that will…
The less important advice I wish I had received before I had kids:) Get an upholstered headboard. You will be thankful you have something soft to lean against in the middle of the night because you will be awake in the middle of the night for various reasons for years. Never get too comfortable with a sleep schedule. It will likely change. Never buy white anything – your clothes, their clothes, household items…just don’t do it. Similar to introducing fruits…
Hello, It’s been a weird week because Matt was traveling and we’ve had a guy here working to update our fireplace! I can’t wait for you to see the finished product. It was a bit loud and our normal play space was out of commission so we’ve had a lot of skipped naps (Em is like every 3rd day now anyway). I’ve been hanging out in our play area upstairs and it’s so nice and sunny. I need to hang…
7:20 – Matt wakes me up as he’s leaving so I have time to feed Avery and jump in the shower before Emerson’s green light alarm clock comes on at 8:00. Avery has been protesting eating from the left side (why??), so she eats from the right and then plays on the play mat in the bathroom while I take a shower. 8:00 – I’m throwing on some makeup when Emerson wakes up, so I go and get her and…
Anyone else glad that January is ending? It’s been a weird month! After I started turning a corner and feeling better from mono, I got hit with a cold (that maybe was worse because of the mono?) and then had a day with a terrible migraine. Fingers crossed, today was the first day in almost A MONTH that I feel normal and ready to go! It’s been so weird not having energy because there have been times (mostly Emerson acting…
Hello, Popping in with some of the things I’ve been loving lately (mostly Christmas gifts, haha). Yeti Rambler I’m not a huge Yeti person, just because of the price, but an ad for one of these displayed on my Elster page when I was looking for things to add to my wish list for my family gift exchange. And I LOVE it. It keeps my tea warm for a while, so I don’t feel rushed to drink it; I’m no…
