My mom used to call him Sober Joe Our first kid was born full term and came straight home from the hospital. We had trouble nursing at first because it turns out breastfeeding is not at all intuitive despite it being "natural," but we powered through. Jackson was smiley and giggly and sweet, though not... Continue Reading →
My sons were both born early, Jackson was born at 37 weeks and Archer at 36, so when neither of them were reaching their milestones on the parenting books' schedule I reminded myself they were early, so their age was a bit fuzzy. Jackson should reach his milestones three weeks later than the books predicted,... Continue Reading →
One of the biggest realizations I had as a new mom was that milestones are fluid. We are so concerned with the first time our baby accomplishes something, but in most cases that isn't the whole story. Jackson rolled from back to front and front to back at 5 months. So you check that off... Continue Reading →
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