I'm a mother of three, five and under. I'm a wife to a perpetual student. (Seriously, just graduate already - I mean, "I support you, honey.") I'm a child to the only Father who can claim to be Perfect, and I study under Him daily in hopes of learning from the Best.
I believe in breastfeeding, natural childbirthing, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and attachment parenting.
Compared to the bottle-feeding, Pampers-wearing, crib-sleeping, day-caring world around me, I thought maybe that qualified me as a Natural Mommy.
I guess I never realized most attachment parents thought their parenting style would make the need to spank obsolete. That keeping their child close and loving them to the fullest extent possible would teach the child right from wrong, leading them to a life of obedience. And, maybe, for some children, that is all it [...]
Filed under: The Attachment Parenting on February 9th, 2011 | 24 Comments »
I’ve been asked quite frequently which babywearing device is my favorite. But truthfully, it depends on the occasion. On some occasions, my favorite is the Moby wrap. If I am wearing a baby for a long period of time, I prefer the Moby. If I am wearing a newborn, I prefer the Moby. If I [...]
Filed under: The Attachment Parenting, The Babywearing, The Reviews on July 14th, 2010 | 17 Comments »
I’ve recently pounded out my co-sleeping, cry-it-out beliefs to you. For you. With you? I said I fully believe in the benefits of co-sleeping with a newborn. However, when my babies reach approximately 12 months in age, I start desiring a bit more room in the bed. And a bit less feet in my face. [...]
Filed under: The Attachment Parenting, The Benjamin on May 5th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
