We've been walking Zari to and from kindergarten. It seemed the most logical of our three options (walk, ride the bus, or drive) sinc...

This article made me want to stand up, raise my fist in the air, and sing something about solidarity and the power of women. If you th...

This is what happens when my toddler skips her nap...

I've been making ring slings for about 8 years now. At first it was just for friends and family, then I got so many requests that I star...

David Stark, producer of the BabyBabyOhBaby Infant Massage DVD that I reviewed a few years ago, recently came out with a breastfeeding DVD ...

I sent Zari off to kindergarten this morning--still with some strong reservations about full-day school. She was really excited to go. On th...

Tonight we had simple but extraordinarily delicious dinner: Dijon chicken with new red potatoes (from our garden!). I went back through the ...

My youngest sister Brittany just had her second baby last week! (Her first was born 2 days before Inga.) She had another natural hospital bi...

I've written about my indecision about home school or public school . (Very short version: I don't have a burning desire to home sch...

A reader from the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State has a few questions. Can anyone help her out? Are there any online resources to ...

Before Inga gets too far beyond 17 months, I wanted to write an update. I've probably said this before, but she's filled with sheer ...

I've been reading Old French Fairy Tales by the Comtesse Sophie Segur to Zari. I love the Art Nouveau illustrations. The stories are s...

I've received some inquiries about how to gain neonatal resuscitation skills, especially for non-health professionals. If there's on...

I'm sitting in the living room of my in-law's house, wrapped in a chenille blanket and eying a plastic bowl next to me. I'm pret...

I wanted to announce a photo contest for World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7), hosted by HealthConnect One , a national nonprofit dedicat...

My friend sent me this link to a Portland woman--and mother of six--who transports her entire family using a Dutch bakfiets . It's prett...

Panel 5: Perinatal Mortality in the Netherlands:  Facts, Myths, and Policy Panelists: Anna Myrte Korteweg : mother and author, Nethe...

Mystery #1: Dead Birds When we came home from France, there were two dead birds in our house. One was in the entryway, the other upstairs i...

Pictures from our week at the cabin... Wheelbarrow rides with Inga's cousin (I love my dad's shirt!) everyone got a turn ...

This past week we... Bought another multi-family property . We spent Saturday ripping out loads of old carpet, layers and layers of floori...