Posts by Lore Slaughter
Learning About My Child
If you have been following my past blog posts you know that my three year old has been quite a challenge lately. (Read more here!) Preschool has been a Godsend to our family and my son loves it there. His teachers are amazing. Remember, if you need info on preschool you can check out my…
Read MoreBaby Registries
There seem to be a lot of “social rules” regarding baby registries and some people have very strong feelings about them. When I was pregnant with my first son, my husband and I set up registries at both Babies R’ Us and Target but we didn’t widely share that we had them. My mom felt…
Read MorePregnancy After Loss
Every pregnancy is different and my currently pregnancy has been difficult for a number of reasons unrelated to my previous miscarriage. A pregnancy after a loss however, has its own unique set of challenges. To begin with, for the first two months of my pregnancy I pretty much lived in a state of denial. It…
Read MoreLoss
October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month (it’s also babywearing month so if you interested in babywearing check out my post from last year here!). Miscarriage and infant loss is really difficult to talk about and often it’s considered a taboo topic – inappropriate for public conversation. The truth is that loss is very…
Read MoreBelly Wrapping and Pregnancy
Babywearing month is next month (in October) but did you know that if you have a baby wrap or sling carrier that you can use it DURING pregnancy before baby arrives? Some of you may know that I am a volunteer with Babywearing Connecticut (Formerly BWI New Haven) and over the last three years have…
Read MoreLife with a Threenager
If you follow my posts, you might remember that my toddler just turned three in June. In the last three years I have heard time and time again that three is a difficult age but I never really paid any attention, after all, every age is difficult in its own way. That said, nothing prepared…
Read MoreGrowing Your Family
One of the topics that pops up in my mom groups (both in person and on Facebook) all the time is how to know when the time is right to grow your family. When do you know it’s the right (or wrong) time to add another baby? The tough part about this question is that…
Read MoreTraveling WITHOUT Kids
My husband and I were recently blessed with the opportunity to take a trip to Niagara Falls in Canada; without our toddler son. My mom, bless her heart, offered to fly out from Texas to stay with our son so that my husband and I could go just the two of us and recharge our…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Preschool
If you read my post last week and are considering sending your toddler to preschool, this post is for you. Here is the link if you would still like to check it out here: LINK. Choosing a preschool is daunting task. Two years ago when my son was one, a few moms told me that…
Read MorePreschool: Is Your Child Ready?
Last month, my newly turned three year old son started preschool. I can’t believe he is already old enough to go. Time flies. On the other hand though, my son was more than ready to go. I often get asked how we chose his preschool and how we knew he was ready. I firmly believe…
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