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I Flew 11 Hours with An 8-Month-Old...And Lived to Tell The Tale!

by Mama HippoAbout a week and a half ago hubby, D, and I made the Big Move from Switzerland back to California. We've had a wonderful time living abroad-- it's been an incredible experience, and it will forever be that …
Back to gDiapers: A Good Mix Between Cloth and Disposable

by Mama HippoI've started using gDiapers with D again (at least during the day, at night we use disposables for extra absorbency... I'm too lazy to change diapers in the middle of the night). Realistically, cloth diapers…
Does Parenting Get Harder as Children Get Older?

by Mama HippoI've often heard parents say that, looking back, dealing with an infant is so much easier than dealing with an older child. This statement used to strike fear into my heart-- it is no secret how difficult an…
Weight Gain Slow-Down: Is My Breastfed Baby Getting Enough?

by Mama HippoSo at D's 7 month check-up our pediatrician voiced some concern over D's weight. D has been following the 50th percentile curve for weight since birth, up to about 5 months or so. At his 6 month appointmen…
Motherhood, Sarah Palin, and the (Vice-)Presidency

by Mama HippoI was glad when John Edwards stepped out of the race for democratic candidacy this year. It's not that I didn't like him-- I would have preferred that he ran instead of Kerry in 2004 as I think he might've …
A Montessori Approach to Toys

by Mama Hippo While working at the Montessori school in California, I avidly took notes on all sorts of things dealing with children and parenting. Each year the teachers would put together a set of parenting seminars. A…
Precious Photos of Father and Son

by Mama HippoAlternate post title: Cutest Photos EVER. Seriously, I about died as I was taking these, they are just so precious. We had just checked into our room and were taking a bit of a break before heading back out…
Wise Words on Baffling Baby Behavior

by Mama Hippo I just wanted to write a short post about something that I found as I was catching up on Google Reader. It's from Ask Moxie, in response to a question about a 1 year old who was waking up at night all over …
Ideal Vacation Spot Before and After

by Mama Hippo One of the comments people make the most when they meet D is what big eyes he has. Which always makes me smile, b/c people used to say that about me a lot. To be honest, I myself get entranced by his big …
Are You Jealous of Other Moms?

by Mama Hippo I try to always be thankful for what I have. Even when I'm having a rough time with D, I think about the stories of babies that I've heard that are much harder to deal with, so I remember that I'm still pre…