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Baby Milestones: Learning to Stand

When WIll My Baby Learn to Stand Up?

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Standing is a natural instinct for us humans, so baby doesn’t need too much prodding to attempt this milestone. Although a little support is much appreciated! Amanda Edwards gives you a quick overview of what to expect, and how to help, as…
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Why Can’t I Understand My Baby

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The experts say that a mother can decipher the meaning behind her child’s cries from about eight weeks of age. They say a mami should be able to tell when her baby is hungry, wet, tired, lonely, too cold or too hot based on the sound of…
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5 Weird Things That Happened to Me After I Had a Baby

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Pregnant women are bombarded with different expectations of what motherhood will be like. Images dance in our heads of cherubic babies calmly falling asleep in our arms. We look forward to the emotions of hearing their first laugh and the…
Baby Milestones: Learning to Crawl

Baby Milestones: Learning to Crawl

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It’s so comfy to have everything you need delivered into your waiting hands—sometimes baby needs a little motivation to reach the crawling milestone. Amanda Edwards has great tips for new moms who want to mobilize their infants. For more…
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Feeling Guilty for My Fertility

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When my husband and I first married, we talked about our plan for building our family. We both felt strongly that two kids would be our perfect number and there was a part of us that wanted to start trying to conceive right away. So we decided…
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How to Break the News About Santa Without Breaking Your Child’s Heart

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I remember quite clearly how excited I was at age six, looking up into the night sky over our house and seeing a red blinking light. I was certain it was Rudolph. My heart fluttered. He’s coming! I cried to my parents. My father followed…
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How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night

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As a mom of three young kids, I’ve had my share of sleepless nights. Who am I kidding? I’m still not sleeping more than five continuous hours at night! My third child, Baby G, is 9 months old and barely sleeping long enough for me to…
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How Being a Mom Blogger Made Me a Happier Wife & Mother

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Can being a mom blogger really make one happy? This time last year, if you had asked me my opinion on blogs, I would have rolled my eyes and said they were stupid. That’s my composition teacher and journalist snobbery talking—I really…
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How to Exercise When You're a Busy Mom

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What busy mom can find time to exercise? In order to stay in good physical shape, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a minimum of 20 minutes of moderate physical activity per day, plus strength training twice a week.…