Andrea’s Weblog

Here are some of my favorite parenting links:
Ask Dr. Sears for parenting advice
La Leche League for breastfeeding support
Attachment Parenting International to learn about our parenting style
Mama Toto - who knew there were so many ways to wear a baby?
The Baby Wearer more info on how to wear a baby
Peppermint where to find slings to buy
Mothering […]

Elizabeth isn’t much of a TV watcher. She’s in love with Elmo (Melmo) and has a bunch of Elmo toys, but has never seen the show. I keep meaning to Tivo an episode of Sesame Street, but it never seems to happen. I figure it’s a slippery slope. Once she realizes that they make […]

I think this is only the second time Elizabeth has gotten sick. She’s
got a runny nose and cough accompanied by lots of drool. I can’t
figure out if the drool is because she is teething again or if it’s a
side-effect from keeping her mouth open to breathe. For the last 3
days her face has been covered […]

We kiss boo-boos around here. Elizabeth falls down on her hands,
cries boo-boo, I kiss her hands, it’s all better. It’s great that one
kiss can stop the tears in a millisecond. I just had to explain to
her that not all boo-boos are kissable. For example, her diaper rash,
although it is a boo-boo, does NOT get kissed. […]

Elizabeth was in the closet the other day playing with our shoes. It
didn’t take her long to find a nice pair of high heels. She put them
on in the closet and walked a few steps in them and then onto the
tile floor of our bathroom. The look on her face when the loud clip-
clop pierced […]

Yesterday was Elizabeth’s 18 month check-up. She is 35 inches tall
and 23.8 pounds. That makes her a full 3 inches taller than an
average 18-month-old according to the charts. Crazy! She’s still
slightly below average in weight though, so you can imagine how tall
and skinny she is.
Last weekend at a baby shower for Frank’s cousin, Elizabeth was
fascinated […]

Shopping with a toddler is like shopping with a traveling circus -
you never know what to expect and you always attract a crowd. Last
weekend Elizabeth and I headed to Columbia, SC for a much-needed
clothes shopping expedition. It seems that my “mom” clothes (the ones
I buy on sale at Target so I don’t get upset when […]