What’s New: First Haircut, Nursing Dolls, and Agriculture
Every Wednesday I write a post to reflect on any big events in our family’s life, along with all of the small changes and new developments I notice with Annabelle during the week. Life moves so quickly, and this is my way of keeping track – my virtual scrapbook, if you will. If you write a post, or put together a collection of photos to record the happenings with your own children or family, I’d love to have you link up below so I can follow along. This year, I’m also participating in Mamatography, a 366 day photo challenge, started by Luschka at Diary of a First Child, and this weekly update seems the perfect time to post the photos I take during the week, so you’ll see them scattered about in each post. Continue reading
Providing Consistent and Loving Care
Those of you who have been around here awhile might remember that about a year ago, I started a series on Attachment Parenting, in which I examined each principle individually and considered how it plays out in our home. I also asked all of you to share with me how each principle fit (or didn’t fit) into your family’s life. I tend to have a short attention span for series and I ended up going over the first five principles and dropping the ball entirely. Recently, this has been on my mind again, and I thought it would be really interesting, at least for me, if I could finish these up before we add to our family. A year or more from now, when we’re settled into life with two children, I’d love to look at how things have, or haven’t changed. So today I’m picking up where I left off and taking a look at the sixth principle of attachment parenting, and how it plays out in our house. I’d love to hear what providing consistent and loving care looks like for you, too, so please feel free to link me to any posts you have written, or just share away in the comments. Continue reading
The Joy and the Frustration
I’m joining with Mon as I reflect on the joys of our week along with its difficulties. The goal is not to complain or dedicate energy to the “negative,” but to acknowledge the significant events of the week from a place of understanding that every experience has something it can teach us, whether we see it is as a positive or a negative one. Continue reading
Montessori and My Journey Through Childbirth Education
Julia of the blog A Little Bit of All of It has started a ten week series on preparing for birth, and her topic this week is Childbirth Education. She has invited other bloggers to write on their own experiences with childbirth preparation, a topic I realized I haven’t discussed much here. I’m grateful for the inspiration, and thought I’d take this opportunity to write about my own journey with childbirth education, which began long before I was considering pregnancy. A portion of this post is modified from a previous article on my old Montessori teacher blog, so if you’ve been with me since way back then, it may sound familiar. I’ll be back tomorrow for Keeping It Real, even if I am a day late!
For most of us, childbirth education begins long before adulthood. We may see women in our lives preparing for their own births and later hear them sharing their stories. Some of us may even have the honor of being present for the birth of a relative or loved one. Even those of us who are not around birthing women will see depictions of childbirth in television and movies, and all of this plays a role, whether we realize it or not, in our subconscious feelings about birth. Continue reading
Montessori Parenting: Unveiling the Authentic Self (Giveaway)
Each year, the American Montessori Society names a “Living Legacy” in what they describe as “an annual tribute to an individual whose dedication and leadership has made a lasting impact on the AMS community.” Last year, that Living Legacy was Sonnie McFarland. As a fellow Coloradoan, I know Sonnie by reputation and had the privilege of attending one of her conferences on peace education in Denver some years ago. I was both impressed and inspired by her passion for helping adults recognize, honor, and encourage the growth of the spirit of love that exists in every child. Continue reading
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