looeth's Profile

Hug, Tumble Bumble, Time for Bed, Owl Babies, Secret Seahorse, I Love You Little One, Hungry Caterpillar and the chewed up Pat the Bunny - these are the board books I just can't bear to give away.

My husband and I will be decluttering and paring down in our bedroom. We started a redesign of the bedroom this summer with a lovely friend who helped us start to reclaim the space, and things have just been nuts since then. It feels so on the verge.... It will take a while, but purging the clothes, storing all the miscellaneous things, and getting me a 'real' nightstand will make that room much more soothing.

i do the wall calendar too -- i had been given a 1st year calendar for my older daughter and found it to be an easy way to write things down. after she turned one, i found a blank calendar -- it's intended for children to draw a picture on the top -- and now i write all the cute things they say and do and keep track of milestones that way. i found it be a neat archive when my second was born and we wondered, 'how old was the older one when she walked/sat up etc?' it's great fun to read through all the notes, and i'm sure she'll love it when she's older. her official baby book still thinks her sister is not-quite-born.... and she's two now! the calendar is much easier.

I cannot stand favor bags in general. They are the norm for parties here, but I too try to find one or two quality things to add to the bag instead of the junk that's so pervasive. Printing coloring pages related to the theme (or not!) is easy and popular. My new fave thing to do is to make a CD of the child's favorite songs -- play it at the party and then give a copy in the goody bag. It has been very well-received, and it's a nice little snapshot of the party that's automatically archived for years to come.