From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Letting Go

April 30, 2008

From the time my daughter Erika, now three and a half, was a few months old, I’ve been learning to let go. Learning that I can’t, and shouldn’t try, to protect her from minor bumps and bruises, from small disappointments, from making mistakes. I know that if I try to protect her from [...]

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Volunteer Spotlight

April 29, 2008

In It takes a village, Half Pint Pixie wrote, “I began to realise that a village doesn’t have to be a physical location.” This sentence fits with API on so many levels!
Our organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit supported by memberships, donations, and volunteers. API accomplishes a great deal with efficiency-incurring only minimal expenses by employing [...]

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Planning for a home birth

April 28, 2008

Originally posted on July 27, 2006 – Four months before my son Julian was born at home.
By now you may have gathered that instead of choosing to have an OB-attended hospital birth this time around, we are planning to have a midwife-attended home birth. There are a number of varied factors that have led me [...]

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Attachment Parenting with Twins?

April 24, 2008

Am I an AP parent?
Is it possible to be an AP parent with twins?

I don’t wear them in slings (Two babies @ 30 lbs + sling(s) = sprained back).
They don’t sleep in my bed (Any more. Ask me about their first 3 months.).
I fed them formula in their first 6 weeks of life (Before my [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months.
My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months.
My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months.
My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months.
My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months.
My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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She’s not allowed!

April 23, 2008

Originally posted June 24, 2006, when my son was 4 and my daughter was 16 months.
My kids usually get along quite well. They have their moments of course, as all siblings do, but I’m amazed my son has the patience he does, what with his little sister messing up his cars and his toys [...]

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Tips for Slinging Your Newborn

April 22, 2008

Dr. Maria Blois will be doing a twice monthly babywearing Q&A on API Speaks. If you are interested in submitting a question, please do so by adding a comment to this post. Your question could be answered in Maria’s next post!
Q: I tried putting my three week old, eight pound newborn in my ring [...]

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