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Baby’s First Solid Foods: Should I Go Organic?
Tweet Kavi had her first solid feeding yesterday — and boy was she ever ready. We’ve started her on a brown rice cereal, which is organic and therefore a bit pricier than the usual baby cereal. And...
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Taking Time for Mom: I Got My Hair Done (So What if It Took Six Hours)
TweetLike many new moms, I’ve let my daily beauty regimen slip. And when I say my “beauty regimen,” I mean some face cream, maybe a little blush, and, if I’m feeling really fancy, eyeliner. I’ve never...
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Do You Keep Up With the Baby Book?
Tweet This is what Kavi’s baby book looks like. Isn’t it cute?Before Kavya was born, I had big plans to commemorate every significant moment in her baby book. Her first smile, her first giggle, the...
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Preparing Baby (And Mom) for Day Care
Tweet So this is it. There’s one week left before my little Kavi, at all of seven months old, goes off to day care. And one week left before I put on my work clothes — or maybe some student version of...
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Separation Anxiety: For Baby or Mama?
TweetNext week, little Kavi starts daycare. She’ll be 6 months old. She’s been a happy baby from the start, but lately she’s been getting a bit clingy. It’s almost as if she knows the fate that is...
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My Baby Doesn’t Need Me Anymore
Tweet Kavi is almost 7 months old, and I know it’s a bit early to expect her to be crawling. But it seems like she may get there sooner rather than later. She likes to hang out a bit on all fours and...
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Daycare: Surviving the First Week
TweetSo Kavya started daycare this week. And we both survived. Well, sort of. Of course, there were tears involved. But I have to admit, it was mostly me who was doing the crying. Luckily, it was a...
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Motherhood Means I’m Always Late
TweetI feel like I’m always running behind.Kavi went to day care wearing mismatched socks this morning. They were both pink and white, which made me feel a little better. But the socks are a symptom of...
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I Am Not a Young Mama
TweetThe other day, I was on the phone interviewing a TV star when Kavya, hanging out with her papa in the background, let out a laugh-out-loud squeal. That’s one of the perks of being a work-at-home...
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The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got
Tweet A few weeks ago, I was on the subway with Kavya, whose curiosity would be alarming if it weren’t so charming. A man sat down next to us and, as she babbled in his direction, put down his book for...
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