Not that it’s a competition
Posted in General (non)parenting, Toddler on Jan 13th, 2008
I’m in the San Francisco Bay area this week, down from Portland for the annual Macworld trade show. If you’re at the show, come say “hi” at booth S313. (It’s a crazy week for those of us who work in the Mac industry–if I don’t get a chance to blog again before January 20, I […]
Posted in Babysitting hacks, General (non)parenting, Toddler on Jan 7th, 2008
If that title makes you squirm, sorry, but that’s what I saw last night. I was playing with Violet and Dash, when Jack-Jack calls me to look at him. He was holding his right hand out, and it was literally dripping blood. I have seen a few scrapes with kids before, but not that much […]
Posted in General (non)parenting, Music on Jan 3rd, 2008
Like most people, I have some personal resolutions for 2008. I thought it would also be interesting to come up with some aunt-related resolutions.
1) Get more pictures taken with the niece/nephews
I don’t have enough photos of myself and the niece/nephews. Instead of wishing I had more from when they were younger, I’m going to make […]
Posted in General (non)parenting, Gifts for Kids, Gifts for Parents, Music, Preschooler, Toddler on Dec 5th, 2007
Last year, my brother (Uncle Bob) introduced us all to a DVD called Dan Zanes & Friends: All Around the Kitchen! Crazy Video and Concert Songs We watched it with the kids a kajillion times. And, I now confess, I’ve watched Dan Zanes even without the kids. He is that adorable.
From his website: “Once the […]
Posted in Babies, Babysitting hacks, General (non)parenting, Gifts for Parents on Dec 3rd, 2007
When Jack-Jack was born, I learned of a fantastic book and video called The Happiest Baby on the Block by pediatrician Harvey Karp. It changed the way I approach the crying newborn problem. Dr. Karp talks about the five S’s: swaddling, side (or stomach) swinging, shushing, and sucking. In a nutshell, babies are happiest when […]
Posted in General (non)parenting on Dec 1st, 2007
“Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.” - Voltaire
I registered the domain “thefavoriteaunt.com” well over a year ago. For at least a year before that, I starting thinking about creating a resource for aunts. As Voltaire said (more or less), “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Most writers suffer from this problem.
I finally decided […]