Transitions

The boys seem to grow larger and larger every day. We generally don't notice until suddenly B is standing on the counter, having pushed over his step stool and climbed up, or L is standing on tiptoe and reaching objects on a table that were previously unattainable.

Since the boys are growing so quickly, we are thinking seriously of transitioning them into more age-appropriate things.

A new love

Like most of the Eastern seaboard, New York had a wonderful spate of 70-80 degree weather in mid-March. I apologize for any posting absences, as we were busy outside enjoying the wonderful weather!  During this time, I introduced the boys to the concept of eating 'al fresco' and spreading blankets in our backyard for lunch. Big B particularly loved this idea and continues to ask for picnics at nearly every meal, and especially on days that Mama and the boys are home together.
Unfortunately for B, the weather has cooled off quite dramatically and now fits the average temperatures for April in New York. Not exactly my idea of a fun picnic! Add into this a wet lawn and gusty winds... we just aren't going to have picnics any time soon.

So we moved the picnic indoors! 

Here are my tips for a perfect indoor picnic:

Birthy stuff

I follow many birth-y blogs, blogs about birth safety, blogs about natural childbirth, blogs which highlight birth stories for different women. Today, my perusal of these blogs in my feed brought up the following articles:

Time for Labor has increased for women and a cord prolapse birth story.