April 10th, 2013 
lcbaker 
Cold and flu season is supposed to be long gone by now, but this year it’s hanging on like winter in Narnia. In my house, anyway. One or another of us has been sick for so long that I’m not sure I remember what healthy feels like. One illness has followed another, blending together so [...]
January 7th, 2013 lcbaker Ah, the new year. Time for resolutions and all that. Which, for 97.52% of moms, means it’s time to lose weight. I won’t lie: I’m on the bandwagon. Mind you, my baby only just turned a year old, and considering I didn’t even start losing pregnancy weight till my daughter turned two, I think I’m [...]
December 17th, 2012 lcbaker 
Last week I was at the grocery store. In the juice aisle. I know, I know — juice isn’t that great for kids, but I started sending juice boxes in my daughter’s lunch as a special treat and now she kind of expects it and at least if she’s drinking juice then she’s not too [...]
November 5th, 2012 lcbaker 
If your toddler will only eat macaroni & cheese, raisins, and occasionally ketchup, you’re not alone. Your toddler is perfectly normal. Every child goes through this stage — and for some, it lasts for years. But unfortunately, that doesn’t make it any healthier. And like every mom of a toddler, you’re probably desperate to persuade [...]
July 5th, 2012 lcbaker My baby has started solids, and I’m realizing now why it’s hard for some families to maintain breastfeeding for a year. Both the AAP and the WHO recommend that breast milk or formula be the primary source of nutrition till age one, with solids serving only as a supplement. But some babies have different ideas. [...]
April 25th, 2012 lcbaker 
Don’t you hate women who look gorgeous postpartum? Okay, maybe hate is the wrong word. I don’t hate you. Really. I envy you. Actually, I might hate you. Especially if you claim that some simple activity, like running after your toddler, breastfeeding, or cleaning house “makes the weight melt right off.” First of all, if [...]
April 13th, 2012 lcbaker 
I have a confession to make. I like pizza. It’s not healthy, and it’s not (usually) organic. But it’s easy. And I like easy, because I am not good at cooking. Pizza is definitely not something I would want to eat every day. But on the weekends, or after a day when I spent too [...]
March 23rd, 2012 lcbaker 
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a neighbor about preschool lunches. The topic came up because I had come home to get my daughter’s lunch and bring it back to school, because I’d forgotten it. Again. This happens to me all the time. “You wouldn’t think bringing lunch to preschool would be such [...]
March 21st, 2012 lcbaker 
Like many preschoolers, my daughter is a picky eater. For some reason I always thought that my excellent feeding choices when she was a baby would result in a child who loved healthy food. And preferably exotic food. I imagined that because her first foods were steamed broccoli and free-range chicken, she’d be enjoying organic [...]
February 6th, 2012 lcbaker 
I’ve been breastfeeding for four years, and last night was the first time I ever used a breast pump. Which just goes to show you that you really don’t need to know how much you’re producing to have a successful breastfeeding relationship. A friend of mine recently wrote a series of posts on her blog [...]
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