My lack of imagination makes me work harder. My son needs a haircut and I didn’t have any ideas of my own, so I was going through photos on Flickr, looking for inspiration. Originally I was looking for boys’ cuts, but there were so many great ideas for girl’s hair, especially the simple ones that only require a hair clip, hair bow or a head band that I just couldn’t resist.

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2. Hi, there! Just stumbled your blog (will be bookmarking)! Since you mentioned you flower hair clips being your favorite, I wanted to share some of mine: http://Sophia.Bella.Mia.etsy.com

   Comment by Sophia — February 21, 2009 @ 12:46 pm

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4. Those hair accessories are really great! I absolutely ADORE headbands and hair bows on little girls! Thanks for sharing those pictures!

   Comment by baby bows — May 19, 2009 @ 12:06 am

5. Thanks for sharing your gallery… as your toddling daughterls get a little more hair, I have a great site with many super cute hairdo’s along with instructions and step-by-step photos.

   http://cutegirlshairstyles.com

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Everything was going well - at the age of 11 months we started to get Eric to brush his teeth; we bought him a soft little brush and he liked to hold it in his mouth and chew it. Eric was copying mommy and daddy and cleaning his teeth with our help, showing to his furry puppet friend how it’s done. I know, I know - too good to be true. And then after a couple of months… he just lost interest. Brushing wasn’t exciting any more.

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1. Theres a children’s mouthwash that makes their teeth blue where there’s plaque. Then it’s a game to scrub the blue color away.

   Comment by Joy — January 28, 2009 @ 2:33 pm

2. That sounds like a great idea, but maybe for older kids - my kid is just 15 months old and doesn’t know his colors yet. I’ll try it anyway, and if it works I owe you one :)

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4. This post has made it into Valentine’s Day Carnival of Family Life!

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Our dog is the sweetest, most harmless creature anyone could imagine. We often joke that if a burglar was to break in, she would lick him to death. She never fought with another dog (or even a cat) in her life and I trusted her completely around my little Eric. But one day she growled at him and if wasn’t there to take him away the next second she would have snapped at him.

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1. Great article! I don’t have any kids, but i always keep a close eye on my dogs when kids are around. My oldest dog Linus doesn’t like the awkward nature of young children, but gets along find with older kids. Derby is just a puppy and can get rough with kids (and adults). Stetson does well with kids, but is also a little young and can sometimes be rough.

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3. I’ve come across this website when they added this post to the Puppy in training Carnival . Any dog lover owes it to himself/herself to go and check that site out, highly recommended.

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How do I make sure my baby has a nice round head?

Change baby’s orientation in the crib every day.
One day, place your baby with her head at the head of the crib. The next day place your baby with her head at the foot of the crib.

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1. Hey! It was a surprise to find my picture on your blog! For our son, we tried many things like you suggested but in the end it was to no avail. Our son got fitted with the helmet on our pedi’s suggestion, and was fitted at 7 months. He wore it until he was 12 months.

   There is another reason for flat-headedness too, which is that for some babies, their neck muscles aren’t developing symmetrically, and so one side is weaker, and so they prefer having their head turned one way (towards the strong side). So in addition to the potential flat head, the pedi will also try to take care (or at least observe) that neck condition too. At the orthopedics office we went to there were at least one or two babies like that - and their “flat spot” is on the side of head!

   Interestingly my mom always said that she rubbed my head as if to make it round, daily, when I was a baby. She insists that it works! Heh Heh.

   Anyways, here’s the link to my original, copyrighted picture.
   http://www.flickr.com/photos/40275313@N00/2767365720/
   I have no problems with you using my picture here, just wished you asked for permission next time, or at least gave credit for the photo :-)

   Comment by Vincent — May 23, 2009 @ 11:14 pm

2. Hi Vincent! Thanks for the comment. My hubby’s mom says that she used to press his ears to the head so that he doesn’t get floppy ears :) Sorry if I was out of line using your photo here - I thought linking to your Flikr profile was enough in terms of giving the credit. I’ve added “all rights reserved” and it appear when you hover over the photo, so everyone knows it’s copyrighted.

   Comment by Emma — May 23, 2009 @ 11:48 pm

3. I have a flatted-head baby. he always sleep looking to the right that makes his head flat in right side. my mother-in-law seems a bit dissapointed of how I take care my baby. moreover, he is my first baby.
   I know it’s my fault. Because this is my first time to take care a baby. I never like babies before I have one. So I never asked people how to take care of a baby. And now I get the hardest part of what i’ve never think before. I must to raise my baby without my parents. because I lived overseas from them. So, no one told me how to take care my baby boy. Maybe just the neighbours who visit me sometimes. Moreover, I am just 20yrs old.
   So please tell me what I exactly have to do to make my baby boy has a perfect-round head again. That is now become my obsession.
   thanks for your advice before:)

   Comment by Rissa — July 25, 2009 @ 8:23 pm

4. Hi Rissa, I know exactly how you feel. My parents live overseas too and when I found out my baby’s head was flat, I freaked out.

   So take your baby to the doctor and if he says that this flatness is dangerous for baby, he will tell you what you can do to fix it. But otherwise, just don’t let your baby lie on just one side. Put him in cot on his other side, if you have a changing table - turn it around so that you will stand on another side while changing your baby and he will start turning his head to another side. Depending on how old your baby is, flatness can be fixed this way. Give him a lot of tummy time, when he lies on his stomach and you’re watching him. Don’t worry, you can fix it.

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My baby has a flat head and every time I look at him, I blame myself. How could I have been so stupid? How could I let this happen?

Now, with his hair covering the flat spot on the back of his head it is hardly noticeable, but I know that it is there. Luckily, it’s getting better over time and this little asymmetry is not life threatening, but the fact remains the same - it was an issue I overlooked and it could have been much worse.

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3. That is why tummy time is so important. Our little ones spend so much time on their backs as they have to sleep that way to prevent SIDS that during awake times we need to remember to use tummy time.

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It was really a highlight of my weeks - one of my favorite blogs SimpleMom.net has published my post “Have a Little One? You Don’t Have To Give Up Weekends Away”.

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What should I put in my baby beach bag?

1. Obviously the changing kit - a swim diaper, a regular diaper for after the swim, a towel and a change of clothes. It’s even easier if you put a swim diaper on your baby at home - you won’t have to be fiddling with it on the sand. I use hooded towels for the beach, they are very convenient.

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1. I am so glad you answered the sand question because it was one of the first things that popped into my mind!

   I would also say, if you live near a beach and go a lot, get one of those little baby beach tent things (basically an open dome). Having been to the beach with a 2 year old, if that wind starts blowing sand around they will be very unhappy. Being able to take cover but still hand with everyone and play really helps!

   Comment by Lucie @ Unconventional Origins — January 14, 2009 @ 9:26 am

2. Great tip, Lucie! Sure makes sense, thanks.

   Comment by Emma — January 15, 2009 @ 4:27 am

3. hey there again :)
   Im excited yesterday because I took my baby out for swimming in the pool.
   And that’s his 1st experience to get there :)
   nothing’s troubled me when it was happen and now he’s sick because he’s too tired (according to the doctor’s). Is this thing always happen to baby on their first swim?

   Comment by Rissa — March 1, 2010 @ 12:56 am

4. Hi Rissa! It’s not common for a 10 months old to be tired after a swim, maybe he wasn’t well before and getting sick after a swim was just a coincidence?

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Any parent who loves the beach and lives close to one is probably wondering when they can finally take their baby for a swim in the sea. We live 10 minutes away from the ocean and I was thinking about that a lot. Here are the main questions that were bothering me followed by the answers.

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2. Living in Kentucky, I have never taken my son to the beach. We will probably be going to GA and FL this summer though, so I am going to bookmark this for later!

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4. hi, it’s me again :) Please dont get bored :)
   When I should take my baby for swim? are 3-4months fine for them to swim in the swimming pool?

   Comment by Rissa — July 25, 2009 @ 9:14 pm

5. Hey, that’s fine - if I didn’t like talking about babies I wouldn’t start a blog about them :)

   I started taking my son when he was 3.5 - 4 months old to swim, just after he had his immunization shots to minimize the chance for him to catch some infection in the pool. Read this post about how my baby went to the pool for the first time.

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The second year of your kid’s life is a great time to start new traditions. Well, some will say that “Tradition” is too big a word for this “thing that we do” as a family, but I just like the way is sounds. There is this “family values that stick for life” feeling to it. I can guarantee that any tradition you start when your baby is 12 months old (provided you will keep doing it for at least 6 months), your kid will like and remember.

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1. You are right. My kids love traditions. So much so that even when I think it gets old, they still insist on doing the same ol’ thing because “that’s what we always do.” Kids do like that consistency. It is a great way to pass on family values associated with the traditions.

   Comment by Katy — January 9, 2009 @ 10:47 am

2. Our traditions are things that seem to have evolved without too much conscious thought put into making them.

   Like everyone helping with the garden on weekends, or saturday night movie nights.

   But yes, very important. I think they add to our children’s sense of stability and security.

   Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

   Comment by Mistress B — January 10, 2009 @ 1:14 am

3. @ Mistress B - the pleasure is all mine, I’m glad I found your blog. Didn’t see what it looked like before the makeover, but it sure looks very good now.

   Comment by Emma — January 10, 2009 @ 4:18 am

4. @Katy - Yep, that’s a good point. My friends with older kids are telling me that once when they skipped a regular family dinner at their favorite restaurant the kids were shocked. So I guess the lesson here is that traditions are a responsibility, they matter to kids and are not to be taken lightly!

   Comment by Emma — January 10, 2009 @ 4:22 am

5. I think you are exactly right. Kids love tradition or rituals and the family unit needs them now more than ever. A while back I posted something out on my blog that was called Putting Family First - How do we Make it a Priority?

   In that post I talk about a Professor from the University of Minnesota that had some powerful things to say about that. I hope it is as helpful for you as your post was for me. Great work.

   Comment by Kakie — January 12, 2009 @ 10:00 pm

6. Wow, that’s one timeless post. I love the way Professor Doherty describes what I call traditions - “rituals that have significant meaning behind them”. One thing I just want to add - it’s OK to have traditions or rituals that are time consuming, after all have you done anything in your life in no time? So when considering a new tradition, time considerations shouldn’t be the main factor.

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Ever since my son was born, every trip we went on I’ve noticed a slight feeling of disappointment. I wasn’t enjoying myself. Can you blame me? Running around chasing a little toddler, changing clothes, changing nappies, feeding, warming his milk, walking around the same tree for the twenty second time, it’s time for his nap but new things are far more exciting and he’s fighting me again as try to put him to bed, all that makes a trip to the most beautiful spot on Earth look like, well, too much work.

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1. It wasn’t really that difficult for me to adjust my lifestyle when my 2 boys came along (they are 2 and 4 now). It just took quite a bit of compromising with hubs that even though I am the main caregiver I still need my time off to re-charge with trips out sans kids for like says once a month to remain sane.
   I feel that I am coping well now with both boys and am able to plan and manage my time better so that I have time for myself, them, the household and hubs all together.

   Comment by Dominique — January 9, 2009 @ 4:13 am

2. Thanks for your comment, Dominique. It is reassuring because my boy is 15 months now and I still don’t have “me” time. Do you ever miss your life before the kids, when you had the total ownership of your time?

   Comment by Emma — January 9, 2009 @ 5:10 am

3. Emma,
   Seriously I don’t really miss the life before kids. It’s more exciting and unpredictable now but am loving it :)

   Comment by Dominique — January 9, 2009 @ 5:48 am

4. I do miss life before my son was born, in part because right after having him I moved 2000 miles to a new city. I am unfamiliar with what there is to do here and I hardly have time to figure it all out while I’m still figuring out how to do everyday things with a baby. Thanksgiving was horrible - I have no idea what people said to me because the little dude wouldn’t stop fussing and squirming no matter what I did. Not only that, but I didn’t spend it with my family (for the first time ever). Christmas wasn’t as bad because the baby was a bit more relaxed and slept through a lot of it. Do we still hike? Are you kidding me? I don’t know where to go, and everytime we go out my husband comments on the amount of stuff I’m bringing. Um, hello! We have a BABY. I know it frustrates him to no end that we can’t be spontaneous anymore.

   Comment by thursday — January 9, 2009 @ 11:33 am

5. Thursday, I am hearing you girl! I don’t know how old your baby is (sounds like a very young infant) but my 15 months old son can still make any trip (even 5-minute stroll to get some milk) unpleasant. Yesterday I received a call in the morning and as I was trying to understand who that was and what it was about he started screaming so loudly I had to tell the caller :”I am sorry, this is a very bad time for me, could you please call me back.”

   As to hubby being disappointed with lack of spontaneity - same here, he is complaining about the dull life we’re living. So we’re in the same boat here. Today was the first day we could go on a hike in a nature reserve near our house, carrying the boy in a backpack. It was only 1.5 hours but - better than nothing! I guess things will get easier over time

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8. Oh I know all about things that change in life after having one (in my case two) baby.
   Read about a recent trip on my blog here:
   http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2008/10/stress-is-ignorant-state-it-believes.html
   And check out my boys here:
   http://tweemannetjes.blogspot.com/

   Comment by Mindful Mimi — January 13, 2009 @ 8:59 am

9. Yes, it’s tough. Sometimes, I do miss the good ol’ days, but when I think of life without my little boy, well, I just can’t. So yes, I can’t enjoy attending a wedding like I used to, I can’t go shoe shopping without my son wanting to try on all the shoes in the shop, including mine, in fact, I can’t go shopping at all without my son demanding that I take him to go see his stuff, but I do enjoy the moments when we cuddle up on the bed together and read a book, when he comes and takes my hand because he has something to share with me, when he sings me a song or tells me a story he’s just made up. No, I can’t imagine life without him.

   Comment by Shen-Li — January 14, 2009 @ 1:18 pm

10. Thinking about it… me neither, I can’t imagine my life without my lil’ one. I remember the good things about being free and not having all the responsibility but on the other hand I have changed since then.

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13. I totally miss the before-baby days. My little one is only 3 months old and I truly feel like I am losing my mind. People say it gets better but I any time we go anywhere I just think that it would have been easier/better for my daughter/better for me to just stay at home. But since I live in a apt, home can also feel limiting quite a bit. I know people say it will get better but I think that I need to change the way I am thinking — I am just mourning the old me and my old life. I love my daughter, don’t get me wrong, and I have had joy with her but I need a break and my husband doesn’t want to hire a babysitter…

    Comment by Colleen — April 20, 2009 @ 9:40 am

14. I hear you! When my son was 3 months old I refused to go to restaurants and the like because it was more work than fun. Instead of enjoying myself I couldn’t even get a bite to eat, because it’s feeding the baby, changing the baby, settling the baby, walking, rocking, you know the drill. So it’s easy to give up on things, but it is also easy to give up on more than you should. Balance is the key here, I think, give things a chance before declaring them “too hard” - that was my mistake anyway.

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