<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Baby Blog</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/</link><description>Children are babies for such a very short time, but the learning curve during that time is a steep one.  Help yourself out and learn more about babies here - before yours arrive.</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:44:58 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:44:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>What to Do With A Baby On A Wet, Cold Day</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/what-to-do-with-a-baby-on-a-wet-cold-day</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/what-to-do-with-a-baby-on-a-wet-cold-day</guid><description><![CDATA[It's definitely looking like November out there to me. Those of us who live in northern climates are descending into the depths of damp, cold winter. Here it's more damp than cold, but it looks like night out there and it's only quarter to two.]]></description></item><item><title>Hysterically Funny Baby Videos</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/hysterically-funny-baby-videos</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:49:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/hysterically-funny-baby-videos</guid><description><![CDATA[Ok, it's time for some weekend fun! Who's up for some funny baby videos? 

The sad and difficult scandal of the Balloon Boy has brought to light a lot of the undertones of our fame-seeking society.]]></description></item><item><title>Where Are Your Baby Boundaries?</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/where-are-your-baby-boundaries</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:47:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/where-are-your-baby-boundaries</guid><description><![CDATA[It all begins when they begin to rub your belly without asking, and it continues into babyhood and beyond. Babies are so cute. People love to cuddle them, touch their cheeks and their feet, and even feed them.]]></description></item><item><title>Weird Things That Babies Eat</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/weird-things-that-babies-eat</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:36:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/weird-things-that-babies-eat</guid><description><![CDATA[The other day, some moms and I were talking about what we let our children eat. Now, I'm not talking about pancakes, broccoli, and sushi here - although all of those sound good to me. No, I'm talking about slugs, leaves, and other non-edible objects.]]></description></item><item><title>A Waldorf Doll for Christmas: Sweet Little Fabric Dolls are the Perfect Baby Gift</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/a-waldorf-doll-for-christmas-sweet-little-fabric-dolls-are-the-perfect-baby-gift</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/a-waldorf-doll-for-christmas-sweet-little-fabric-dolls-are-the-perfect-baby-gift</guid><description><![CDATA[It's your baby's first Christmas, or it's the first Christmas of a special baby in your life. What kinds of gifts can you give to a baby? Sweet, small, and huggable Waldorf dolls are an ideal baby gift for Christmas or for a first birthday.]]></description></item><item><title>Nursing Questions: Can You Wear a Baby and Nurse at the Same Time?</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/nursing-questions-can-you-wear-a-baby-and-nurse-at-the-same-time</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:06:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/nursing-questions-can-you-wear-a-baby-and-nurse-at-the-same-time</guid><description><![CDATA[Moms of newborns, fear not! When you first deliver your baby, it seems like you will never, ever move from the couch again.]]></description></item><item><title>Christmas Presents for a Baby</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/christmas-presents-for-a-baby</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:26:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/christmas-presents-for-a-baby</guid><description><![CDATA[My daughter's first Christmas was a fairly easy one. There were no wild expectations, no knowledge of the snow, Santa, and carols that usually accompany the season. I did want to give her a few appropriate gifts, though.]]></description></item><item><title>Nursing Questions: What to Do When One Side Has Low Supply</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/nursing-questions-what-to-do-when-one-side-has-low-supply</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:44:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/nursing-questions-what-to-do-when-one-side-has-low-supply</guid><description><![CDATA[When I was in my early twenties, I had exploratory surgery for breast cancer. I was lucky and did not have cancer, but this does mean that I have scar tissue in one breast. At the time, I wondered what this would mean when I came to nurse my babies.]]></description></item><item><title>The Baby Gourmet: First Utensils For Your Baby</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/the-baby-gourmet-first-utensils-for-your-baby</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:51:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/the-baby-gourmet-first-utensils-for-your-baby</guid><description><![CDATA[I remember the days of yams gone by. I remember them very clearly, and I am sure that my walls remember them too, since they still have the tiny specks of yam embedded in them. This yam will never leave, not unless we strip the paint off the walls.]]></description></item><item><title>Getting Those Baby Laughs</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/getting-those-baby-laughs</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:21:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/getting-those-baby-laughs</guid><description><![CDATA[Last night I was at a meeting. There was a baby boy there, and he was smiling like anything at the person next to him. I love baby smiles, laughs and giggles, but he sure wasn't smiling at me! 

Since I'm a sucker for baby laughs, I've become a bit of a ham in seeking them. 

â€¢	Play peek-a-boo.]]></description></item><item><title>When It Gets Too Much</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/when-it-gets-too-much</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:12:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/when-it-gets-too-much</guid><description><![CDATA[Having a new baby is intense. Especially when it's your first child, there's a need there that you've never experienced before. You're needed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no end in sight. In the beginning, when you're recovering from birth, you are very tired.]]></description></item><item><title>Ouch! Alternative Ways to Deal With Teething</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/ouch-alternative-ways-to-deal-with-teething</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:08:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/ouch-alternative-ways-to-deal-with-teething</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh, we had a dreadful teether in our house. I remember the Christmas that my daughter was one and a half. She was getting eight teeth at the same time.]]></description></item><item><title>Post-Baby Fitness On the Playground!</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/post-baby-fitness-on-the-playground</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:02:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/post-baby-fitness-on-the-playground</guid><description><![CDATA[Today, my daughter and I went to the playground. As I bounced on one of the pieces of equipment with her, I realized that I was getting a decent core workout, as long as I structured it right. Exercise was critical to me when my daughter was a baby.]]></description></item><item><title>Make Your Own Baby Food: What Supplies Do You Need?</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/make-your-own-baby-food-what-supplies-do-you-need</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:36:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/make-your-own-baby-food-what-supplies-do-you-need</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you make your own baby food? Would you like to? Making baby food can be easier than you think. No, it doesn't require hours chopping vegetables, slaving over a steaming hot stove, and then working tediously with a food processor.]]></description></item><item><title>Ways to Survive a Car Trip With a Baby</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/ways-to-survive-a-car-trip-with-a-baby</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:47:14 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/ways-to-survive-a-car-trip-with-a-baby</guid><description><![CDATA[We have lovely friends who live at least an hour's drive away from us by car. Our extended family is also a short trek away - close enough to make the journey seem feasible, but far enough away to make it seem impossible when you have a child who can't stand the car seat.]]></description></item><item><title>What's In A Name? Nature Names for Babies</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-nature-names-for-babies</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:04:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-nature-names-for-babies</guid><description><![CDATA[I adore baby names. I love the sound of them, I love putting them together into groups of two, three, and four. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I obsessed about the meanings of names.]]></description></item><item><title>What's in a Name? Naming Your Baby After Someone Else</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-naming-your-baby-after-someone-else</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:19:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/whats-in-a-name-naming-your-baby-after-someone-else</guid><description><![CDATA[When we were searching for a baby name, the most difficult thing to juggle was the connotation that each name brought forth. My husband and I both teach, and so we've encountered just about all of the common names worn by many, many different children.]]></description></item><item><title>Baby Names: Should a Name Be Easy to Pronounce?</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/baby-names-should-a-name-be-easy-to-pronounce</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:20:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/baby-names-should-a-name-be-easy-to-pronounce</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm writing this blog as a mom, but I'm also writing it as someone who works with kids from a lot of different schools. Sometimes it can be challenging to pronounce their names. I guess, and sometimes I guess wrong.]]></description></item><item><title>Bouncing Babies: We Love Harvey Karp!</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/bouncing-babies-we-love-harvey-karp</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:20:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/bouncing-babies-we-love-harvey-karp</guid><description><![CDATA[Yesterday we visited with a friend who has a newborn. As she bounced her baby from side to side, I remembered the same period in my daughter's life. My daughter needed to be in constant motion in order to sleep or even to be calm.]]></description></item><item><title>The Baby Dance: Love Dancing With Your Baby?</title><link>http://baby.families.com/blog/the-baby-dance-love-dancing-with-your-baby</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:44:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://baby.families.com/blog/the-baby-dance-love-dancing-with-your-baby</guid><description><![CDATA[I am a crazy, crazy dancer. Now, in those first awkward elementary school dances, I was always the first person to flee to the wall. I remember an excruciatingly embarrassing moment when I was asked to do the Twist in front of my entire grade seven class. The horror.]]></description></item></channel></rss>