This pose is a Penelope favorite. She soaks up all the eye contact and love. For babies that still don’t mind being on their back, lay them down with their feet going towards your body. Take their hands and bring them into the middle of their chest. This simple action of bringing their hands to …Continue Reading »
Send Me Your Questions!
June 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
I have a dear friend, Lia, who has a daughter three months younger than Penelope. We have been friends for almost 10 years. She started sending me emails with questions about birth even before she was pregnant. And once Lucia actually got here, the emails started coming on a weekly basis. She asks me all …Continue Reading »
Friday Link Love: 6.25.10
June 25, 2010 By 4 Comments
This is a funny blog post in response to Kim Kardashian’s Tweet that the mother next to her in a restaurant breastfeeding was “gross and needed to cover up.” I officially DISLIKE Kim Kardashian now. Here is an article from the Columbia Tribune about moms breastfeeding in public. I think that more moms need to …Continue Reading »
And the Winner Is….
June 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Sarah! Sarah posted on the Breath Awareness link and Sarah said… I go through the same emotional process when I am going through my daughters clothes when she is growing out of them. I feel a bit saddened when I can’t remember everything but am thankful for what I do remember and am trying to …Continue Reading »
DIY: Toy Storage Bag
June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I made a bag with a zipper to house some of Penelope’s wooden blocks the other week. I used scrap fabric I had left over from when I reupholstered a chair when I was pregnant. I also recycled and used the pink zipper I tore out of the Lilly Pultizer skirt I made into a …Continue Reading »
Yoga for Mama and Child: Down Dog
June 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
Oh, how I love this pose! It’s one of my favorite yoga poses. It is a great all over body stretch and you are giving lots of muscles in your arms, back and legs a bit of work out too. Now, its been awhile since I have been in a regular yoga routine for myself, …Continue Reading »
How do you Birth From Within?
June 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
My dear friend Lindsey is the new Birthing From Within childbirth mentor in town. She went to her training this spring and is offering her first class this July. Before she attended her Birthing From Within training, she trained with me as apprentice and has been working as Doula for the last couple of years. …Continue Reading »
At the Beach
June 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This time last year, I was also at the beach, but I looked like this. I was 20 weeks pregnant. We went to California to visit some friends and sight see. It was our babymoon before Penelope arrived. I looked at all my pregnancy pictures the other day, and I still can’t believe I had …Continue Reading »
