Just last week, I made two dresses out two fat quarter pieces of fabric. One for Penelope, and one for my friend Stacey (who had the awesome post this week about a great outdoor activity for a wild boy!) She is very close to giving birth to a sweet baby girl and I wanted to …Continue Reading »
Mama and Baby Love is Back!
July 27, 2011 By 13 Comments
I started this blog in March of 2010 and named it Mama and Baby Love. I named the blog after my beloved yoga studio I used to own for mothers and children. When I asked Tara to partner with me in writing on the blog, I changed the name to Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby. Recently, …Continue Reading »
Frozen Ice Toy Project
July 25, 2011 By 10 Comments
I have mentioned my friend Stacey, here on the blog before. When we went to California just recently, they are the family we stayed with. We first met them when they were childless and living in Tallahassee. Her husband, Adam, is an engineer and surfs. And ya’ll know my husband is an engineer and surfs. …Continue Reading »
Perfectionism and Yoga
July 21, 2011 By 11 Comments
I just finished reading the book, Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses. My friend Lia, over at The Little Cafe at the End of the World was doing a virtual book club on it. I can’t rave about it enough! It is full of magical personal insights, so it reads like a self-help book, …Continue Reading »
Prenatal Yoga For Back Relief
July 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Doing a lazy post today and simply sharing my guest post over at Code Name: Mama. I wrote about some of the most important yoga poses to do to relieve back pain during pregnancy. What pose helps you the most when you have an achy back? If you don’t practice yoga (if you don’t you …Continue Reading »
Spontaneous Yoga!
July 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
Here a few pictures of Penelope doing yoga on our trip to California. Pretty much where ever she goes, she will bust out into some spontaneous yoga. It’s amazing to watch. Some Down Dog. Some Donkey. And Frog Pose. And a little Rolio, in the middle of a hike. I posted some of our …Continue Reading »
All Natural Kids Bugs Spray Review and Giveaway!
July 14, 2011 By 22 Comments
I was graciously sent Absolute Green’s 100% Natural DEET Free Bug Spray a few months ago to try out. It came just at the right time, when the bugs here in North Florida were starting to peak. Ya’ll know what a freak I am about buying everything organic and chemical free and bug spray is …Continue Reading »
Supplements I Give My Toddler
July 14, 2011 By 8 Comments
Some health experts will tell you that if you eat perfectly then you don’t need any supplements. Other experts say, even if you eat perfectly, you still can’t meet all your nutritional needs without supplements. Although I am certainly not an expert, I am in the other camp, and I am a big fan of …Continue Reading »
Flying with Toddlers
July 13, 2011 By 12 Comments
Last week I got back from an awesome trip with my family. It started out a little hairy with Penelope getting a fever and then Delta canceled all flights on the day we were originally going to leave. But all ended well, with the end result of one happy family. Before this trip, I was …Continue Reading »
This Moment: Happy Family!
July 8, 2011 By 4 Comments
My family and I just got back from an amazing trip to California. My husband drove out by him self and stayed with friends and went to several national parks. Penelope and I flew out to meet him and we all stayed with friends in Ventura, California. We planned on just going to the beach …Continue Reading »
Sort Of Healthy Cupcakes
July 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
These are the cupcakes I made for a July 4th party we went to. I was trying to make a patriotic version of a rainbow cake, but without using food coloring. They didn’t turn out the way I envisioned, but they were so tasty! Everyone raved about how moist they were and my husband devoured …Continue Reading »
Mama Yoga: Legs Up the Wall Pose
July 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
After child’s pose, this is probably my most favorite yoga pose of. all. time. Can you see a theme with my style of yoga? I like my yoga to very restorative (read: lazy and easy). I love this picture so much! I had my husband snap this picture while we were in our room at …Continue Reading »
