Sweet Beginnings seems to offer very similar services and products as Cherry Creek North's Belly Bliss. Their classes offer anything from yoga to cloth diapering, breastfeeding, and newborn care. Services provided include support groups, massage, lactation consulting, and therapy. They also sell various products for mothers and babies.
We decided to go on a "Baby Moon" last weekend and had a great time.
A babymoon is basically a vacation for expecting parents before the baby comes along and puts a real cramp on the trips you can take. Of course, being pregnant cuts down on where you might be willing to travel, the things you can eat/drink, and the activities you can do. So, a baby moon is most likely going to be a relaxing vacation to somewhere easy to get to.
At work I use a system of charting called burn down charts. I thought it would be fun to "burn down" Nikki's weight gain during her pregnancy.
So, here is the current chart:
See more at http://burndownart.com/images/pregnancy-burn-down-chart
We don't know what name we are going to choose. Heck, we don't even know the baby's sex. Here are some names (serious and otherwise) that we are not going use.
We've been asking parent friends for their baby gear recommendations, and below are a few lists.
The short-list (must-have right away)
the other list
It may seem that making the decision to use cloth diapers was the hard decision. These days, there's so many choices in cloth diapers, or systems if you will, it's hard to decide which is best for you. Diaper Jungle provides some great information to learn about benefits of various systems.
According to a recent study about babies and language explored by NPR, babies may start to imitate their native language much earlier than previously thought: from their first cries.
Scientists recorded 30 French babies crying in their first days of life and compared them to the sounds of 30 German babies. They found that French babies tended to cry with a rising melody while German babies had a falling melody true to the sound of their native language pitch difference.
You may think you know how a baby is formed but NOVA knows better.
You can watch their amazing videos online: NOVA Life's Greatest Miracle. I actually learned stuff!
Most women probably don't want to spend an excessive amount of money on maternity clothes since they'll only be wearing them for a limited time, so it's helpful to know where to go.