A Quickie: Some of My Favourite Parenting Posts

After a week of snowbound staying home with the baby joy, you might think I'd have some original thought to share. I do. I'm just having difficulty deciding how I want to frame it.

In the meantime, here's a new favourite and some old favourites that I'd like to share with you. The first I just got fwd'd today. The others are ones I literally return to re-read periodically. I hope you find them as interesting and wonderful as I have:

• The Inconvenient Truth About Parenting. Monica on dealing with your stuff and letting your kid be themself.
• Mindfully Loving My Children. On the languages of love and how Melodie's kids know she loves them.
• CIO: 10 Reasons It's Not For Us. On crying it out as a baby sleep strategy and the science behind why Annie won't use it.
• On Breastfeeding and Things We Don't Talk About. Arwyn on what makes her uncomfortable about nursing. This post scared me while I was pregnant as I worried I'd experience the same thing. I've not, but I still think it's important to talk about.

I'll leave you with these to chew on and I hope to be back with you soon on some other stuff I'm chewing on.

Would you like to leave me with some of your favourite (re)reading material?

UPDATE: Almost - well, briefly actually did - forgot:

• Venusimo. Honest to Betsy on the female equivalent of machismo. It speaks to a lot my ongoing - not dissatisfaction but - lack of satisfaction with my birth experience.

Lemonade Award

I've been nominated for a Lemonade Award - aww, thank you Mel!

Unlike dear Mel, I've actually been having a great week. I am feeling good. Er, that is, most of me. I'm trying to just ignore my digestive system as it clearly isn't on board with the whole second trimester is wonderful thing concept. Maybe it misplaced the memo? But no matter, my energy level is generally pretty good, and the baby is moving around a lot - I've been joking about her being a little futbolista with DH (that'd be a soccer player to y'all).

I had lunch yesterday with a newly met colleague who is pregnant with twins due a couple weeks after my due date. We had a great time talking about our pregnancies and comparing the side effects and whatnot.

So, these are the rules for the Lemonade Award - they are for blogs showing great attitude or gratitude...

1) Put the logo on your blog or post.
2) Nominate at least 10 blogs that show great attitude or gratitude, (i.e. turn lemons into lemonade)
3) Link to your nominees within your post.
4) Let the nominees know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5) Share the love and link to the person from who you received your award.

~~~Here are my nominees for the Lemonade Award, in no particular order~~~

1. more quality less clutter


2. Vancouver Ethnic Eats


3. Brazen Careerist


4. radiant fracture


5. La Vida Peruana


6. FreeRangeKids


7. Jennifer James


8. DCUM Weblog


9. Motherhood Uncensored


10. The Sampson Family