Author Archives: Kristen

Happy Birthday Galen!

Today is Galen’s 1st birthday.  It seems like just yesterday that I posted announcing he was (finally) here.  And now he’s a year old!

Galen was chronicled on Natural Birth and Baby Care from start to finish (in fact, I started this blog because we were TTC him!) I thought I’d share some highlights:
We’re pregnant: [...]

It’s That Special Time Again

I’m trying to think of a really clever way to start this post, and alas, my mind fails me. Luckily for me it generally doesn’t do that. I’m hard at work on my second website and have ideas for a third dancing in my head. That might just explain why I can’t [...]

We have a winner!

The toy giveaway winner is Joanna with Random.org providing us with random #5
Joanna congratulations, and look for an email later today!
Thank you to Linen Kids for sponsoring the giveaway, and thank you to everyone who entered!

Last Day to Enter the Toy Giveaway!

Today is the last day for the toy giveaway – be sure to enter!
Contest will close at Midnight Eastern tonight: Click here to enter

EC’ing Galen, 11 Month Update

I can’t believe that Galen is getting close to a year old. It seems like just yesterday that I was holding a little newborn over the potty. But now I have a little one who crawls everywhere and is pulling up on everything.
Life is busy for us. Since the school year started I’ve [...]

Wooden Toy Giveaway Here at NBBC!

I just love giveaways, especially when I get to send the winner a congratulation message! Linen Kids is graciously sponsoring this excellent wooden toy giveaway.
In addition to their beautiful line of children’s clothing they’ve just added a new line of toys to their offerings. Here’s some more information on the line:
Summer’s [...]

Preparedness Month – We survived the Challenge!

It’s something that people really don’t like to think about – the “what if’s” in life.  But in reality, it’s very prudent to consider “what-if’s.”  Here in the US it’s National Preparedness Month (September).  The government is encouraging everybody to do at least a little bit of preparation for those “what-if’s.”
Now, my husband swears that [...]

ECing Galen – 10 Month Update

I haven’t updated how EC’ing has been going in a couple of months because we’ve been so incredibly busy.
We took a road trip to visit family last month. I offered Galen the potty while we were on the road, though he didn’t use it much. We drove for about 2 days with stops [...]

Birth Day

Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth is an interesting and amusing read. Author Mark Sloan has a great writing style – he combines facts, theories, and personal anecdotes in an engaging way. There’s a delightful a touch of humor sprinkled throughout the book. Not only did [...]

Feeding Galen? Maybe Not.

This idyllic picture is not my kid.  No, this heartwarming photo of a baby cheerfully looking forward to what his mum serves him looks nothing like the picture of me trying to get food into my baby.
The issue is not, however, that Galen refuses food.  In fact, Galen seems to greatly enjoy some things.  [...]